Location: Hutchins, Texas Functional or Operational Area: Outbound Scrap Objective: Receive a better price per pound rate for recycling scrap by selling crushed metal instead full cages Result: Improved price per pound of metal scrap by 4x and increased pounds per shipment by manufacturing a custom crusher for IBC cagesThe NAIP Reconditioning facility in Hutchins, Texas recently designed and built a …
Leveraging Technology for Process Improvement and Cost Recovery – Employee Award Program Feature
The Mauser Employee Award Program provides recognition to employees for exceptional individual contributions.Homerville, Ga. Ryan Mott, Accountant at the Homerville, GA facility, developed an intuitive data collection tool that is resulting in process improvements and cost recovery. The tool tracks customer returnable packaging (pallets, top frames, chip board) and identifies cull-out percentages by customer. The tool enables the sorting vendor …
Global Market Drivers: Private Fleet vs. Commercial Carriers
Quick insights on global forces impacting cost, supply, and operationsIn today’s environment, rapid shifts in global markets, geopolitics, and supply chains are shaping our industry in real time. The Global Market Drivers series is designed to make sense of these changes. Each update offers a brief, easy-to-understand look at external forces—such as raw material costs, transportation volatility, supplier dynamics, and …
2026 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Every day, millions of Americans get behind the wheel and head out on the highways to get to work. But for 3.6 million Americans, and over 140 Mauser drivers, the highways are their workplace. They are the professional truck drivers who deliver the goods that keep our country, and our company, moving. Collectively, American truckers drive over 330 billion miles …
Turning Ingenuity into Savings with In-House Conveyor Project – Employee Award Program Feature
The Mauser Employee Award Program provides recognition to employees for exceptional individual contributions. Clarkston, Mich. Paul Burton and Jason Pendegrass of the Clarkston, Mich., maintenance team recently completed an ergonomics project by repurposing two existing conveyor sections and a turntable recovered from the facility’s former Large Packaging production area. Rather than purchasing a new turnkey conveyor system, the team designed, …
Introducing the ProTect Plug and Seal Cap: A New Standard in Plastic Drum Closures
As customer demand for high-quality, automation-ready closure systems continues to grow, Mauser Packaging Solutions is proud to introduce the ProTect plug and seal cap, an innovative all-plastic closure designed for plastic drums. The new ProTect plug design has been successfully installed on PE drums and will be rolled out in phases across key regions. Key Features: Tamper-evident seal protects against …
Indianapolis Facility Celebrates 15-Year Safety Milestone
The Indianapolis, Indiana (NASP-Plastics) facility achieved an outstanding safety milestone in July – 5,475 consecutive days, or 15 years, without a Lost Time Accident (LTA) – and celebrated with cookouts last week. This accomplishment reflects the team’s unwavering commitment to workplace safety and its goal of ensuring every employee returns home safely each day. Over the past 15 years, the …
EIP Implemented: Memphis Team Improves G6 Liner Reliability with Innovative Finger Redesign
Location: Memphis, Tenn. Functional or Operational Area: Press Production Lines Objective: Reduce maintenance by improving longevity of G6 Liner fingers Result: Redesigned existing aluminum fingers to incorporate a hardened steel insert which eliminated the weekly replacement of aluminum fingers saving both cost and laborThe G6 Liner supports two press production lines that manufacture completed ends for gallon F-style cans at the …
Recognizing Innovation Across the Organization – Employee Award Program Features
The Mauser Employee Award Program provides recognition to employees for exceptional individual contributions. The Mauser Employee Award Program provides recognition to employees for exceptional individual contributions. Two recipients from North America Small Packaging demonstrate that innovation can come from anywhere within the organization and sometimes the best ideas come from individuals working directly with our equipment and products every day.Improving …
Recognizing Excellence Through Leadership, Commitment, and Teamwork – Employee Award Program Features
The Mauser Employee Award Program provides recognition to employees for exceptional individual contributions.Demonstrating Excellence through Commitment and Teamwork Anniston, Ala. Patricia Adams, Quality Technician at the Anniston facility, was recently recognized through the Mauser Employee Award Program for her willingness to help others and her commitment to quality. Patricia’s quality inspections are consistently thorough and accurate, helping to ensure that …