Freudenberg Aurora Plant Tour

APICS Fox River Chapter

March 18, 2015

Freudenberg Household Products (FHP)                  

2188 Diehl Road

Aurora, Illinois 60502

• Register on-line early as attendance will be limited to 50 participants, on a first come basis.

• Due to these space limitations, no more than 4 people from the same company may attend.

•  Walk-ins will not be accepted. 

Employees from Freudenburg competitors will NOT be allowed to attend.

This includes the following: Jarden or Libman

Protective eyewear, hearing protection and steel toe shoes are required for portions of the tour. Please bring this safety equipment with you if you have it. Otherwise, FHP does have this equipment on-site.

Agenda:

5:30-6:00 Arrival / Networking

6:00-6:30 Dinner (Pizza with beverages)

6:30-8:00 Presentation / Tour

8:00-8:30 Wrap up / Q&A / Announcements

About the company: Freudenberg Household Products (FHP) is the world’s leading manufacturer of mops and brooms. Come tour the US facility located in Aurora, Illinois where FHP manufactures the O-Cedar brand of mechanical floor cleaning products sold to major retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target. This facility, built in 2009, encompasses over 600,000 square feet and includes the North American manufacturing, distribution and corporate headquarters facilities.

Participants will be able to view FHP’s state-of-the-art facility including newly added injection molding, and fiber extrusion (broom bristle) lines. FHP utilizes SAP for their MRP, WMS and forecasting needs.

Freudenberg has fully embraced the Lean Manufacturing methodology. On this tour you will see both Lean capabilities and vertical integration being applied.