Matthias Kümmerle President Juan P. Montes Vice President Logistics & Manufacturing Patrick Crous Vice President Technology Werner Gessner Vice President Sales & Marketing Reto P. Semadeni Vice President Finance About Us Company Profile When you choose Bucher Emhart Glass, you are choosing a partner with a century of proven stability and professionalism, even on the largest projects. Vision & Mission Bucher Emhart Glass is the world's leading international supplier of equipment, controls and parts to the glass container industry. History Emhart Glass began with a dream shared by three US entrepreneurs, Karl E. Peiler, William H. Honiss and William A. Lorenz, who aimed to find new ways of making and using glass containers. Making Glass Containers Since glass-container production began to be automated in the early 20th century, huge advances in automation, efficiency and inspection have been made – many as a direct result of innovations made by Emhart Glass.