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December 2022 Newsletter MAAGAZIN
VP/GM Message New Hires Service Anniversaries Farewells Employee Hobby
One Maag America – Together, as a team, we can accomplish more Dear Team MAAG Americas, November turned into a slightly better month as forecasted. While below our average shipment $ and below our average EBIT % we did well enough to position us for great December that will pull us most likely over the finish line. The focus of the coming weeks, in the interest of our customers and meeting our financial goals, is to get as many systems as possible out the door, with proper quality standards. I do appreciate everyone’s efforts to achieve such. MAAG Americas did sell a small portion of our business on December 1 st . The blasting business that was original part of the Reduction purchase by MAAG has been sold to another company. The company intends to grow the business, as it fits much better with their operations compared to MAAG’s. Our on-time performance and long lead times continue to cause headaches, and not only internally. We have lost some underwater pelletizing systems sales to competitors. The next newsletter we will already be in the New Year. We all will be part of bringing improvements, especially regarding on-time, in year 2023. We do not need to worry at this point in time about orders, yet we do not want to lose more systems to our competitors. Improving on-time performance is important for every part of our business. Thank you! Merry Christmas - Martin
In Fincastle (VA) the local community puts on a large Christmas Tree light display. Local companies, including MAAG, sponsor and decorate a tree. Over 25 trees are lit every night. Enjoy! Merry Christmas
MAAG Group – Our Assembly & Crating Team (EGR)
Where it all comes together – after hours of engineering, purchasing components the final stage is with the assembly and crating team. In Eagle Rock we build on average 8-10 systems per month and another 12- 15 stand-alone dryers. For the past 18 months the team has been challenged with a constant change in build schedules and late components. Despite those challenges, systems are leaving the building every week. One key aspect of getting them to our customers is the crating team. Taking care of properly securing and protecting our products before they go onto a truck, ship or airplane is never a small task. In the past two years the number of larger and more complex MAAG systems has increased. We have built huge watertanks for Farrel Pomini and complex “everything after the extruder” lines that contain pumps, diverter valve, filter, pelletizer and dryer. Size, complexity and late components are putting a strain on available assembly space that needs to be addressed in the coming year. Within the team we do have a wide variety of skills – project coordination, dryer assembly, TWS assembly, Pelletizer assembly, electrical, testing (with support from programming) and crating. The team does help each other and frequently crosses from one task/skill into another to get the job done.
Scott Craft (Planning & Mfg. Manager)
The final quality of our systems is verified during the assembly and testing process. Any issues mechanically, electrically, or with programming are typically corrected during final testing and prior to shipping to our customers. Hence final testing is important to assure proper functionality, smooth start up and avoidance of warranty expense. This year we had to ship some systems prior to final testing at the request of the customer—a practice we do not support as it puts extra burden on our service and programming teams as we address issues in front of our customers at their plant sites. We need to continue to push back on customers that want the mechanical portion of the system ahead of the controls for these reasons.
Adam Zierler (Assembler)
Eddie Huffman (Assembler)
Rob Dudley
(Project Coordinator)
Anastacio Guerra
Ethan Persinger
Steven King
(Assembler)
(Tester)
(Project Coordniator)
Brian Broughman (Electrical Assembler)
Jacob Dean
Taylor Landram (Crating Operator)
(Electrical Assembler)
Andrew Fridley
Jim Christian
Travis Smith
(Electrical Assembler)
(Crating Operator)
(Material Handler)
Bryan Gillispie (Assembler)
Lewis Ford (Assembler)
Tyler Broughman
(Electrical Cell Coordinator)
Chriss Anderson
Matt Graham
Willie Hurt (Assembler)
(TWS Cell Coordinator)
(Crating Operator)
Doug Shires
Nicholas McReed
Dryer Cell Coordinator
(Assembler)
Willie Hurt
Matt Graham, Taylor Landram, Jim Christian & James Markham
Andrew Fridley
Jacob Dean
Chriss Anderson
Nicolas McReed
Tyler Broughman
Bryan Gillispie
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The Year 2022 in Review
Welcome to our November New Hires Please join us in welcoming new employees that started in November 2022. When you see them, check in, see if they have any questions, ask them how they are doing and give them a warm Maag Americas Welcome!
Matthew McMinn Project Manager (Kent)
Nick Meadows Welding Intern (Eagle Rock)
Ryan Larson Field Service Technician (Eagle Rock)
Adam Zierler Assembler (Eagle Rock)
November Raffle Winners Kent: Jim Bretzin, Gregory Piper EGR: Bryan Buchanan, Kevin Bell
Congrats to our winners! Tickets for December are Red Good luck to everyone!
Farewell We wish the following people who left in November the best of luck in their future endeavors: Michael Brown (EGR)
December Anniversaries
Yrs. Of Service
Name
Department
Location
Todd Foxx
Charlotte
32
Sales & Marketing
Travis Sarver
Eagle Rock
25
Engineering
Mike Fridley
Engineering
Eagle Rock
24
Pawan Kumar
Eagle Rock
18
Sales & Marketing
Mike Moran
Eagle Rock
18
Manuf. & Operations
Sheila Newcomb
Eagle Rock
18
Sales & Marketing
Lewis Ford
Eagle Rock
8
Manuf. & Operations
Brian Mervine
Kent
7
Manuf. & Operations
David Dobson
Eagle Rock
5
Sales & Marketing
Sales & Marketing
Eagle Rock
Bradie Elliott
5
Kimberly Lott
Manuf. & Operations
Kent
3
Manuf. & Operations
Eagle Rock
Jacob Dean
3
Sam Dungan
Manuf. & Operations
Kent
1
MAAG Team Hobbies
When you first meet Paul, his energy and drive radiates. After learning about Paul’s hobby, there are many parallels giving insight into Paul’s success as a Sales Leader. Riding and racing motorcycles is clearly Paul’s passion. At age 15, Paul experienced his first ride-along on the German Autobahn on one of the fastest motorcycles of that time. That first experience started his addiction to motorcycles. Over the years Paul gravitated to track day events as his escape. Staying focused and improving his abilities, Paul eventually had the opportunity to ride along with Mat Mladin (top AMA driver) at a Suzuki Track Day Camp event, Mid-Ohio. Even Kevin Schwantz was wandering in the paddocks, Paul’s MotoGP hero. Having the opportunity to ride “alongside” with the professionals gave Paul a true appreciation for what it takes to compete on that level 15 motorcycles later and many continued trips back to Europe, Paul still visits with friends and rides through the Alps. While Paul no longer races, he does enjoy his adventure rides on his BMW. His continued passion for motorcycles also serves as a great conversation ice-breaker with customers.. Paul’s mother, specifically, is pleased he no longer rides pushes his luck on the tracks. However, she will state there were early signs of this passion as he pushed his BMX to its limits, often resulting in unfortunate consequences. As with many sports, motorcycle racing creates an internal sense of competition which stuck with Paul throughout his career. Paul’s philosophy is to never give up, and that mindset has worked well for him, indeed. Paul started his career in plastics when he was a teenager working for his father in the injection molding business. Paul’s father could see that recycling had a bright future and wanted Paul to learn the industry. This eventually led to a three-year Industrial Electronics program in Germany. Little did Paul’s family know that through this career exposure, he met a fascinating group of motorcycle fanatics who also significantly shaped Paul’s forward path. Paul joined Maag Group three years ago during the integration of Ettlinger acquisition. He currently leads the Recycling Solutions team. Precision, Commitment, and Speed Paul Hueter, Business Lead, Recycling Solutions
Facts about Paul’s Motorcycle Racing Days: 180 MPH speeds require extreme physical and mental strength Braking perfection is critical. Paul stated, “If you’re off by 1/10 of a second at 180 MPH, it changes everything.” Track Days run the same tracks as the professional American Motorcycle Association Groups. Paul grew into the Advanced rider group. Safety is always paramount – inspecting the bike pre-ride was completed only by Paul himself. He mastered his equipment and knew every aspect of the bike to ensure safety for himself and others. Paul experienced 1 accident in his earlier days yet was at work Monday morning. Road Atlanta brought hot, long, grueling days which lessened the desire for racing over time.
Road Atlanta: Click Below to Watch the Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sqOp0s94Y4
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