Fiber drum producing facilities are required to take additional measures to clean new units for customers in the food, pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries. Until recently, the Large Packaging Chicago Fiber facility met the higher hygiene standards by manually wiping top chimes and vacuuming the interior of each fiber drum produced. In 2018, the drum cleaning process at Chicago Fiber …
Automation Engineering Team Supports Small Packaging
Automation is broader than the implementation of new machines or equipment. Automation also includes investing in existing machines to perform for a longer period, more efficiently, and with greater focus on safety measures. At the LaGrange, Georgia Small Packaging Plastics facility, the Automation Engineering group provides an internal solution for full rebuilds, intensive repairs, and production challenges. The benefits of …
International Packaging Leads the Way in Automation
Mauser Packaging Solutions continually seeks to utilize our greatest assets, our people and machinery, to provide the best products and services for our customers. Throughout the International Packaging business unit, automation provides many benefits including improved workplace safety, workforce stabilization, and quantity. “The targets we want to achieve over the next 5 years are ambitious. The expansion of our automation, …
Safety in Action – A safer workplace starts with us (video)
Everyone has the right to go home at the end of the day as fit and healthy as when they arrived. But a safe workplace doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of effort from everyone involved. At Mauser Packaging Solutions, safety is our number one priority. We encourage employees to participate in safety training and safety activities to …
Automation: Investing in Improving Operations
Automation is a characteristic of modern manufacturing that improves production and increases employee safety. Manufacturing operations that utilize automation typically see improved productivity, efficiency and safety measures. The primary benefits of automation include: Safety — Automation can be used to perform tasks that are potentially dangerous to people. The use of automation for repetitive or labor-intensive tasks prevents workplace injuries. …
Small Packaging Increases Focus on Leading Indicators for 2019 Balanced Scorecard
Small Packaging has introduced self-audits as an important metric for the 2019 Balanced Scorecard. Self-audits aim to ensure compliance with government regulations while preventing accidents, injuries, and negative environmental impact. The Small Packaging balanced scorecard provides EHS measurements for each facility based on a blend of lagging and leading indicators with greater emphasis placed on leading indicators. In 2019, 50% …
Introducing ‘The Total Package’ – our new Global Newsletter
We are excited to announce the first edition of our new global newsletter ‘The Total Package’. ‘The Total Package’ is a quarterly newsletter aimed at keeping employees informed of business information, direction, progress, and goals. It also provides information about company programs, initiatives, and recognition. The newsletter is available electronically in 11 languages:DutchEnglishFrenchGermanItalianMandarinPolishPortugueseRussianSpanishTurkish
Combined European Sales Teams Meeting Fosters Collaboration
The European International Packaging and Reconditioning Sales teams met in Frankfurt, Germany on March 6-7 to align objectives, optimize bundled offerings, and identify collaboration opportunities. The meeting marked the first time this group, of 40, has met since the creation of Mauser Packaging Solutions. Michael Steubing, International Packaging President, and Charles Veniez, Reconditioning President, began the meeting with a global …
Voice of Mauser: Kamel Ouaren
Mauser Packaging Solutions is a global company driven by our people to move the world forward through sustainable packaging. At the heart of everything we do is our people. Through the “Voice of Mauser” campaign, we want to introduce you to the people of Mauser. People who are committed to our Cornerstones and to delivering the best products and …
Reconditioning Tallies Big Wins for Customers and Environment—Again and Again
Our worldwide network of 96 reconditioning facilities collects and processes various types of used industrial containers from steel and plastic drums to Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs), with reuse as the primary goal. And, the more times these containers get reused, the more value customers get, the more energy and raw materials we help conserve and the healthier we make our …