Nick Turner, David Mackedanz, and John Murphy explain Salas O’Brien’s stainless steel solutions, proprietary fabrication, and integrated engineering for food, pharma, and other industries that require complex solutions.

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Nick Turner

Nick Turner

Nick Turner is a leader in stainless technologies and fabrication. He delivers packaging and process upgrades for food, beverage, and industrial manufacturing clients worldwide, leading teams from planning through commissioning on greenfield builds and complex retrofits. Nick serves as director of operations for Salas O’Brien’s stainless technologies team. Contact him at [email protected].

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John Murphy

John Murphy

John Murphy leads a team of automation and robotics experts delivering practical solutions across food and beverage, consumer goods, paper, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. With more than 25 years of experience, he combines plant-floor perspective with engineering leadership. He began his career at a Fortune 500 manufacturer as a papermaking project engineer and later an electrical maintenance leader—experience that grounds his work in real-world operations and commissioning. John guides teams through complex automation projects from concept to startup, helping clients adapt to evolving technologies while improving reliability and performance. John serves as a Managing Principal at Salas O’Brien. Contact him at [email protected].

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David Mackedanz

David Mackedanz

David Mackedanz oversees fabrication of proprietary stainless steel equipment for food, beverage, pharma, and industrial clients, bringing extensive hands-on experience in welding, polishing, and precision machining of hygienic-grade stainless components. David serves as an operations supervisor for Salas O’Brien. Contact him at [email protected].

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