Held every October, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure that resources needed to be safer and more secure online are readily available. Cybercriminals know that the best time to turn a phish into a catch is when life gets overwhelming. They see COVID-19 …
Manufacturing Day 2020
Held annually on the first Friday in October—Manufacturing (MFG) Day—helps show the reality of modern manufacturing careers. MFG day celebrates the skilled workforce and empowers manufacturers to come together to address collective challenges. With more than 7,000 manufacturing employees globally, Mauser Packaging Solutions is committed to reinvigorating manufacturing for our communities and for future generations.Over the next decade, manufacturers seek …
DrumGuard – A Load Securing System that’s Safe, Secure, and Sustainable
In recent years, industrial packaging users have faced increased challenges with regard to load securing due to new legislation and transport controls. Often times, companies will use large quantities of load securing materials such as stretch or shrink wrap and strapping to ensure products arrive safely to their destination, in good condition and without damage. However, there is an alternative …
Message from Mark Burgess
Dear colleagues, I have now visited even more Mauser locations and have had the great opportunity to get to know more and more colleagues. The time I have spent with our operators, front line leaders, and plant managers is simply, irreplaceable. It will take time to cover our vast international footprint, but I am excited to visit each and every …
Automation Additions Improve Reidsville Reconditioning Facility
This week, the Reidsville, NC recycling facility launched a new automated material flow and storage system for PCR production. Replicating automation that already exists in the South Plainfield, NJ recycling facility, the new system improves the safety and efficiency of the Reidsville facility. This new automation moves cleaned grind material from the wash line directly into internal silos then onto …
Life Saving Rules: Energy Isolation
Life Saving Rules are essential safety principles that when followed, will protect employees from serious injury or death. These rules were developed around hazards specific to Mauser Packaging Solutions and are focused, clear and simple, actionable, and observable.ENERGY ISOLATIONWorkers who service equipment, perform maintenance, or clear jam-ups can be exposed to the release of hazardous energy. Some common energy sources …
Mauser Packaging Solutions acquires EuroVeneta Fusti Srl in Mira-Italy
We are pleased to announce the acquisition of EuroVeneta Fusti Srl (EVF) through Joint Venture NCG-Maider in Italy. Via this acquisition, Mauser Packaging Solutions will extend the offering of current plastic industrial packaging as well as steel drum packaging and reconditioning IBC services within the Italian market. From two strategic reconditioning locations, Villastellone (near Turin) and Mira (near Venice), Mauser …
Mauser Packaging Solutions Announces Preferred Vendors for Office Supplies and Power, Transmission & Bearings
Identifying preferred vendors for common indirect spend categories is an important element of our strategic efforts to optimize and streamline our indirect procurement process. Mauser Packaging Solutions (MPS) has identified preferred vendors in North America for two indirect spend categories – Office Supplies and Power, Transmission & Bearings (an MRO sub-category). Office Supplies Staples has been identified as the preferred …
Life Saving Rules: Line of Fire
Life Saving Rules are essential safety principles that when followed, will protect employees from serious injury or death. These rules were developed around hazards specific to Mauser Packaging Solutions and are focused, clear and simple, actionable, and observable.LINE OF FIREIn safety, “Line of Fire” means the direction of movement (or potential movement) of an object. Incidents or injuries occur when …
Redefining Sustainability – Delivering Solutions Across the Full Packaging Life Cycle (Infographic)
We believe that packaging should be used more than once. Through the largest global reconditioning and return network, our unique closed loop system has helped customers reduce their impact on the environment for more than 30 years. In 2019 alone, we reconditioned more than 10 million IBCs and drums and generated more than 100 million pounds of recycled resin. Promoting …