Eric Patefield's Contact Details

Eric Patefield's Company Details

Fluence Automation, a BlueCrest Company

Arlington Heights, Illinois, US • 65 Employees
Industrial Equipment

In 2021, Fluence Automation was acquired by BlueCrest, the global leader in the high-volume print, mail and parcel insertion and sortation space. This strategic acquisition harmonized both companies' solutions – hardware, software and imaging – and accelerated their growth in the eCommerce fulfillment and Parcel sortation markets. Fluence has become part of BlueCrest, and in the short-term will be referred to as Fluence Automation, A BlueCrest Company. Fluence has a global install base covering government, postal services as well as many of the Fortune 500, built over the last 30+ years. With a depth of expertise in high speed imaging, sorting and linerless labeling, the company is well known in the industry for robust, advanced equipment designed for round-the-clock operation, supported by one of the best service teams in the industry. Products include high speed imaging, sorting and software for both outgoing and inbound mail across many verticals, mail ballot processing for election officials (Vote by Mail), parcel sorting and linerless labeling for various parcels automation segments, including CEP (Courier, Express and Parcels), distribution centers and 3PLs (Third Party Logistics providers).