Greetings!
Welcome to the April 25 issue of Swing the Bat! Spring is finally here and we've got some wonderful stories coming your way. Thank you to everyone who has submitted content and ideas. This newsletter depends on you, so please keep the great ideas coming! Sincerely, Lauren Myrent Sonoco Protective Solutions |
| Sonoco Heads to Atlanta | |
 Sonoco Protective Solutions recently exhibited at the Modex Material Handling Show in Atlanta, GA. The show was a great place to showcase our TransGuard and Firma Brand pallet lines. We received 134 leads and continued to make our presence know within the material handling community.
Thank you to those who came out to help work the booth! We already have our booth for next year's show in Chicago, so be thinking about cool projects to display.
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| Product Protection for Packaging Solutions | |
 A new project was done with Packaging Solutions for Mercury Marine. The exterior portion of their outboard engine has a Class A surface, and needs to be shipped to their final assembly in Fond du Lac, WI.
A unit was designed that includes a sheet of plastic corrugate as the base of the pallet, along with molded EPP to help support and protect the product. 
The geometry of the port and starboard sides are different, so the EPP was speckled to help the customer differentiate between their two parts.
Please contact Ken Smith for more information.
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| Quality Performance in Mt. Pleasant | |
 Toyota held an award ceremony to recognize its top North American Suppliers for 2013. Carl Kraus and Victor Rioux attended the presentation last month in Kentucky.
Mt. Pleasant was 1 of only 21 plants to receive Toyota's Quality Performance Award. This award is only given to suppliers who demonstrate quality in production, performance, delivery, warranty and service. Congratulations to the entire Mt. Pleasant team!
Please contact Masao Oka or Victor Rioux for more information.
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As always, thank you for reading this issue of Swing the Bat! Please keep the great projects, ideas, news stories, and wins coming. Please send all your ideas directly to me.
Thank you,
Lauren Myrent
Sonoco Protective Solutions
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Production has begun at our Hayward,CA facility for the automotive company, Tesla. This new EPP component was a cost saving opportunity for their current Model S electric vehicle.