Congratulations to the Cedar City, Utah NASP – Plastics facility for receiving the Golden Key Award from Utah’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Each year, this committee, along with its partners, presents this award to honor people and businesses who help promote employment for people with disabilities. The award is given in five different categories and recognizes businesses …
2026 Vanguard Virtual Educational Series OPEN for Quarter 4 Sessions
Each month, Vanguard offers a free one-hour webinar to help you take control of your financial life. This educational series can help you learn more about top-of-mind retirement topics. All you need is a computer or device with an internet connection to watch and listen to either the live broadcast or a recorded version on demand, which is available for …
EIP Implemented: Custom IBC Cage Crusher Improves Scrap Value
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 …