Family-owned and operated since its founding in 1990, Orics Industries remains a key supplier of packaging machines for just about any product that is packaged in tubs, trays, or cups. De-nesters, fillers, and sealers are at the heart of the firm’s offerings, though in recent years horizontal form/fill/seal machines and robotic pick-and-place systems have been added to the mix. Also playing a central role in the firm’s origins and continued growth is modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) equipment.
Speaking of Orics’ origins, they were humble to be sure, says founder and president Ori Cohen. Fresh out of engineering studies in his native Israel and equipped with two years of experience in the sprinklers and irrigation industries, he got a student visa to further his studies at Farleigh Dickinson University and then Columbia University Graduate School of Engineering. Soon he found himself working in the Long Island town of New Hyde Park in the engineering department of Autoprod, a packaging machinery manufacturer that specialized in cup filling and sealing equipment. When that firm was acquired and relocated to Florida, Cohen chose not to go.
