Increasing employee communication across business units is a key part of our sustainability initiative focused on our people, our customers, and our continued success. As one of the world’s leading industrial packaging manufacturers, it is our responsibility to deliver internal communications to all levels of the organization regardless of network accessibility and job function. As we continually look for ways …
Benefits of Community Involvement at Mauser Packaging Solutions
Today’s consumers expect more of their companies, and one of those things they expect is more community involvement. As a company, Mauser Packaging Solutions accepts our role and responsibility as a good corporate citizen and takes interest in the well-being of our communities. But what is community participation? The answer— it can be anything from sponsoring a road race to …
Organizational Announcement – Reconditioning Executive Leadership
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Vergo as President of Reconditioning, one of the four operating units of Mauser Packaging Solutions (MPS). Dave joins our company today and will be based out of the MPS headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. Dave will report directly to me. Charles Veniez has elected to pursue other opportunities outside of MPS. …
Automation of Repetitive Tasks Leads to Improved Safety for Employees
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