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MAAG Americas - Message from VP Integration News Employee Appreciation Our People Make the Difference: Naresh Kalakata New Hires
0Dover 5S Implementation at EGR Pet Picture Contest coming soon Health Tips MAAG Americas Interns Anniversaries Hobbies Safety Message Road 2 K-Show Favorite Recipes and Best Friends
July 2025 Newsletter MAAGAZIN
Dear MAAG Americas Team:
As most of you are enjoying some well-deserved time off during the summer months, we just passed the half-year mark for 2025 and will soon be heading into the budgeting phase for the coming year! I wanted to begin this message with a big “thank you” for all the contributions you have made so far this year. Despite the headwinds we have been facing since the start of the year, we can see performance improvements coming from all the projects you are working on! Our 0Dover implementation is well underway and we are on track to become certified for Driving Change in the coming year! Even now we can already see the positive impact on OTD, quality, and productivity! All focus for the rest of the year will be on execution and shipping of our backlog, no matter for equipment or spare parts. Our sales and aftermarket teams had one of the best months ever in June with record bookings for both teams, and it looks like the market is slowly picking up. As of now we are still booking orders into this year, and it is crucial that we turn projects and orders around as quickly and efficiently as possible, without sacrificing the quality our customers expect. With all your efforts, we have a chance to exceed our previous forecast and get closer to the budget we originally got for this year! I am very proud of everything you have achieved so far this year!
Please keep up the good work!
Paul Merich
INTEGRATION NEWS The Integration Team continues to make great strides in preparation to manufacture the new product line in the future. Engineering continues to implement the drawings into our system. The housing for the D1050 dryer has been released from engineering to production and has started in welding. Members of the assembly team participated in hands on training in Minnesota where they built a D1050 dryer from start to finish and assembled two (2) AUDU 4000’s.
AUDU 4000’s
MAAG Assembly Team in hands on training in Minnesota
First D1050 Rotor welded at EGR
INTEGRATION NEWS
House cleaning continues at the Granby facility and installation of the new LED lighting is complete.
The owner of the building has conducted demolition of the wash bay wall and removed piping and electrical from the area that will be used for balancing the rotors. The columns for the rotor assembly crane have been laid out. Meetings have been conducted with third party engineers for design of the footers for the cranes as well as with the contractor that will install the footers.
MAAG IT/Maintenance are installing new conduit runs to relocate the main core switch rack and wireless access points.
Everyone’s support and efforts are truly appreciated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. George Benoit Integration Manager
Employee Appreciation
June Raffle Winners Kent: Greg Piper and Tasian Harrington EGR: Nic Gabay and Paul Boggess
Congrats our winners!
Tickets for July are BLUE Good luck to everyone!
Winning through customers
Our People Make the Difference!
We are very proud of our talented people, who are making a difference every day. our Manufacturing Engineer, Naresh Kalakata , from our Kent, Ohio facility. He has been traveling to support our 0DOVER implementation at EGR by A recent example is spearheading the completion of our first fleet of 17 flow carts. These carts are being tried, aiming to improve our floor space utilization, ergonomics, and material flow.
Along with our maintenance team, Naresh put up long hours every day to ensure these carts were completed on time for the next project’s phase.
This project was quoted at $20K but this expense was avoided thanks to Naresh's expertise and support.
We celebrate this exceptional effort and its impact on both our processes and business goals.
New Hires
Jason Gerak CNC Machinist, Kent
Nick Fertig Project Manager, Kent
Scott Campbell Fabrication, EGR
Bret Worley Shipping & Receiving, EGR
Jacob Reese Operations Intern, EGR
Joshua Howard Mechanical Engineer, EGR
Jacob Price Shipping & Receiving, EGR
Farewell We wish the following people who left in June the best of luck in their future endeavors: EGR: Angel Cravello
0Dover 5S Implementation at EGR
5S is a part of 0DOVER initiatives aimed at improving processes throughout an enterprise. 5S consists of 5 parts: Sort, Shine, Standardize, Set in order, and Safety. In short, 5S is a workplace organization method focused on creating a clean, efficient, and well- organized environment. As part of 0DOVER OPEX initiative, our Eagle Rock, VA Assembly Area Team (Scott Craft, Ethan Persinger, Tyler Broughman, Mason Kincaid, Andrew Fridley, Adam Zieler and Brian Broughman) attended the 5S training and started practicing the 5S methodology under the leadership of Scott Craft. The team produced innovative ideas and solutions to eliminate waste, improve safety and boost productivity. Our Operation's Director David Jewell congratulated the Assembly Area Team for their success and self-driven efforts. Below are the pictures of before and after implementing 0DOVER 5S strategies in assembly area.
BEFORE
AFTER
Pet Picture Contest
Best Pet Picture Contest is Coming soon! Please check Viva updates for more information
Health Tips
Dover Wellness Links My Well-being topic page link (click here) U.S. myDover phone number: 1-877-DoverHR (1-877-368-3747)
MAAG Americas Interns
July is the month to recognize and celebrate our interns! Interns are the future of industrial manufacturing and are important for the future of MAAG Group. MAAG Americas currently has four interns in manufacturing, die plate, and electrical engineering departments: Brian Moran, Jonathan Anderson and Daniel Anderson, and Jacob Reese. Brain Moran has been working with the Die Plate Engineering team for about 1 year. He is currently attending Virginia Western Community College and plans to transfer to Virginia Tech next year. He supports the die plate teams with creating bill of materials for customer orders, updating and maintaining drawings, and helps with various tasks in engineering and the machine shop. Jonathan and Daniel Anderson are gaining hands-on experience in the design and documentation of electrical systems for industrial control applications. Their responsibilities include creating and updating electrical schematics, selecting appropriate components, and supporting the development of control panel layouts. They are also learning to ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and to maintain organized documentation and bill of materials. Jacob Reese joined the assembly team as an intern on June 16th, 2025, to assist with all mechanical aspects of assembly. Jacob will be assisting with the builds on all aspects of our equipment along with tear down and clean up prior to crating.
Jacob Reese, Operations Intern
From left to right: Brian Moran, Die Plate Designer Intern Jonathan Anderson, Operations Intern Daniel Anderson, Operations Intern
July Anniversaries
Yrs. Of Service
Department
Location
Name
Paul Kay
27
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Steve Lavinder
25
Engineering
Eagle Rock
Lorrie Breeding
25
Sales & Marketing
Eagle Rock
Chris Theimer
19
Sales & Marketing
Eagle Rock
Tim Hiner
15
Engineering
Eagle Rock
Drew Thompson
11
Sales & Marketing
Charlotte
George Lloyd
10
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Greg Stinnett
10
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Elijah Patterson
8
Engineering
Eagle Rock
Ken Newby
8
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Ray Starkey
7
Sales & Marketing
Charlotte
Christian Newbury
6
Engineering
Eagle Rock
Jeremy Tabatchnick
6
Engineering
Charlotte
Beatrice Williams
5
Human Resources
Eagle Rock
Seth Shreve
4
Sales & Marketing
Eagle Rock
July Anniversaries
Yrs. Of Service
Department
Location
Name
Don Brosius
4
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Ria Jordan
3
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Bryan Gomez
3
Engineering
Eagle Rock
Sam Hostetter
3
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Kelly Rumplik
2
Manuf. & Operations
Kent
Sam Craft
2
Sales & Marketing
Eagle Rock
Daniel Anderson
2
Engineering
Eagle Rock
Alex Reed
1
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Ryan Dressler
1
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Isaac Craft
1
Engineering
Eagle Rock
Brian Moran
1
Engineering
Eagle Rock
Heather Hutson
1
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Gannon Halsne
1
Manuf. & Operations
Kent
John Deisher
1
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Devin Terry
1
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
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Hobbies Riley Coleman (Operational Excellence Analyst) decided to take a trip to Costa Rica over the month of June. He and some of his friends from college were looking to go there to commemorate the summer of 2025. They were looking to go on a cheap international trip and discovered Costa Rica is in its rainy season. About 2 days after the discussion, the group booked tickets to Costa Rica and began planning where they will stay and what they will do.
The next few days. The group visited Manuel Antonio National Park, where they had the opportunity to see hordes of monkeys, sloths, Costa Rican deer, and iguanas within arm's reach. It was a beautiful park, and they stayed until closing. After the park closed, the group took a private tour with a guide through the jungle at night in the rain. The trails were flooded so much that all of their shoes got sopping wet. During this jungle tour, they got the chance to see wild scorpions, tarantulas, sloths, bullfrogs, and Poison Dart Frogs. In this rainforest there also was a swinging bridge that was 148 feet tall. After the trek through the jungle, the group went back to the tin to relax. Thank you, Riley, for sharing your exciting experience with us! After the plane landed in San Jose, Riley and his friends landed they took a rental car to Jaco, CR, where they stayed on beachfront property. Over the many days they were there, Riley got to explore La Paz Zoo and Waterfalls. There were 5 waterfalls in the zoo which had a trail that led up to it. In the zoo, they got to see up close capuchin monkeys (the same monkey from the Night at the Museum), Jaguars, sloths, Toucans, and Scarlet Macaws. His favorite animal was the Scarlet Macaw, which is one of the most common birds found in Costa Rica. A Scarlett Macaw has red, yellow and blue plumage and is known for its big personality.
Safety Message
Road 2 K-Show
MAAG Group is getting ready to exhibit at K Show in October 2025.
K-Show is the world’s largest event for plastics and rubber, which happens every 3 years in Dusseldorf, Germany.
To learn more about it, click on the picture to watch MAAG Group’s main LinkedIn page post.
Employee Interests
Recipe
Furry Friends Beatrice Williams, Eagle Rock This is Sebastian, he is a 12-week orange tabby cat. He is full of energy and very vocal. He follows my family around the house to make sure we aren’t excluding him in anything fun. He is a pizza slice stealer, and bacon muncher. he knows the sound of a to-go bag! He is a super sweet boy.
Lemon Blueberry Cake
For the Cake: 2 C. Granulated sugar ½ C. Vegetable oil 3 lg. Eggs 2 Lemons, zested and juiced 1 tsp. Lemon (or vanilla) extract ½ C. Light sour cream 2 ½ C. All-purpose flour 3 tsp. Baking powder 1 tsp. Salt 1 C. buttermilk (or milk) ¼ C. fresh lemon juice (from lemons above) 9 oz. Fresh blueberries 2 Tbsp. All-purpose flour
For the Frosting: 2 ¼ C. Heavy whipping cream 1 C. Powdered sugar 1 tsp. Vanilla extract 16 oz. Mascarpone cheese, cold 1 jar Lemon curd
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare three 8-inch round pans, line bottom with parchment paper & grease sides. 2. In mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs, & lemon extract. Beat on medium until eggs and oil are incorporated & batter is lighter in color, about 2 mins. Scrape down bowl as needed. 3. Zest 2 lemons into the band then juice the lemons to get ¼ C of juice. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice and sour cream to the batter and beat until well combined. 4. Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl then add half the dry ingredients to the batter, beat on low speed while pouring in half of the buttermilk, and mix until the flour starts to incorporate. 5. Add the remaining dry ingredients and remaining buttermilk and beat until all ingredients are well combined. 6. Scrape down the sides and stir from bottom to top to ensure it's well mixed. 7. Toss the blueberries with 2 Tbsp. Of flour. Gently fold blueberries into batter, saving a handful to drop on top of the cake batter. 8. Divide batter between the three pans, about 1 2/3 C. batter per pan. Drop remaining blueberries on top. Bake at 350 for 20-23 minutes. 9. Test for doneness. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. 10.For the frosting: Beat mascarpone cheese in a chilled mixing bowl on medium speed. Slowly pour in heavy cream, allowing mascarpone to turn to a liquid consistency. Increase mixing speed to high and beat until soft peaks form, Add powdered sugar and vanilla on low until incorporated. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. 11. For assembly instructions please visit https://beyondfrosting.com/blueberry-lemon-mascarpone-cake/
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