Rick Gessler is Vice President of Engineering at Delkor Systems, a leading U.S. manufacturer of advanced robotic packaging systems. Based in Minneapolis, MN, Delkor employs 350 employees in its state of the art, 300,000 sq.ft. manufacturing campus. Delkor is Rockwell Automation's OEM of the Year, a Fanuc Level 5 Certified Service Provider and a top North American manufacturing partner for yogurt, ice cream, and dairy case packing and cartooning equipment.
In his role at Delkor, Rick has led a multi-year development effort that enables robotic equipment to meet the ever-changing packaging requirements of today’s mass merchandisers and e-commerce retailers. He has been recognized by Walmart as a thought leader on the topic of retail ready packaging and has travelled to their Bentonville headquarters on numerous occasions to speak on this topic with Walmart executives and suppliers. Rick has been awarded several important package patents for new retail ready shipper concepts, the most notable of which is his invention of the Delkor Cabrio Case®, the preferred package at major mass merchandisers. In 2023, over 1 billion Cabrio Cases were produced across many product categories in North America. Rick has 20+ years of experience in the packaging industry and is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas (MBA) and Minnesota State University (Mechanical Engineering).
