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Gage Gives Back
June 8, 2015 2:23 pm Comments Off on Gage Gives Back
At Gage Products it is incredibly important for our company to not only to contribute to more sustainable businesses, but to also provide for our community as well. At our global headquarters in Ferndale, MI we participate in several different events throughout the year to help our community grow and thrive.
We recently hosted local fire departments at our facility as they conducted training exercise. We partnered with Oakway – South in early May to host 50 participants as they conducted a mock incident designed to improve preparedness in our community. Oakway Hazardous Materials Response Team – South is a mutual aid organization comprised of equipment and members from Ferndale, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Southfield, Birmingham, West Bloomfield, Bloomfield Township, Pontiac, and Waterford Fire Departments. Sargent Robert Farrar (Ferndale Fire Dept. and foam trailer trainer) coordinated the training with Scott Gardner, Royal Oak Fire Dept. (Vice Chairman, Oakland County Hazardous Materials Response Team – South). The exercise allowed the firefighters to plan and execute response for a gasoline tanker truck spill and subsequent fire and included classroom and hands-on training to address the repair of tanker dome hatches and extinguishing foam application.
Gage Products provided the foam trailers used in the exercise and we have voluntarily invested in the fire extinguishing foam trailers in 2009, and has provided cooperative training with the Ferndale Fire Department and Oakway – South ever since.
Each year we also sponsor the Rainbow Run, a 5K run in downtown Ferndale, which helps to foster diversity and acceptance in the community. The run took place on May 30^th and this year we were one of the color station sponsors where our employees volunteered to share in the fun of covering runners in the colors.
Finally, each year we grant a scholarship to a local high school student. We recently updated the requirements to expand the pool of students who are eligible to apply. Previously, it was only applicable to students wishing to pursue a chemistry degree, but as the need for more STEM and STEAM education grows, we have update the requirements. Recipients can continue to receive money for up to four years as long as they stay in a related program.
To learn more about Gage and our commitment to our community, visit our website. We also share more pictures and event updates on our Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Gage Products Highlights our Closed Loop Remanufacturing Process in USA Today’s Green Living Guide
May 4, 2015 9:00 am Comments Off on Gage Products Highlights our Closed Loop Remanufacturing Process in USA Today’s Green Living Guide
At Gage Products we have been providing our customers with the best chemical related products and for over 75 years we have focused on pioneering new technology and techniques to do so. We are a fully licensed Resource Conservation and Recovery Act facility that remanufactures chemical waste and “off-spec” solvent streams to original product specifications. We have been recycling solvents and chemical waste for over 25 years and were pioneers in developing a sustainable closed-loop recycling systems and toll blending capabilities. We’ve spotlighted these capabilities and their benefits in the recent USA Today’s Green Living Guide on page 49. This process helps to reduce costs and increase effective resource management. To date, we have successfully and safely recycled and remanufactured over 100 million gallons of liquid organic materials at our facility since we began our sustainable manufacturing program.
Our closed-loop remanufacturing process involves removing the recovered purge solvent and paint mixture to the receiving tanks at our remanufacturing plant. We then use an evaporation process that separates the solvent and the paint. The paint waste is repurposed as cement-kiln fuel. The solvent moves along to the distillation process and then the distilled solvent moves to our lab for analysis to ensure solvent quality is the same as raw material quality. It then moves to the purge solvent blending stage and final quality inspection. From there it makes its way once again to the customer’s facility as a virgin quality remanufactured purge solvent blend. This process keeps materials in use that would have otherwise gone to a disposal or landfill facility and helps to reduce VOC’s and HAPS.
Our products are all designed, formulated, and manufactured under the guidance of our own chemical researchers and engineers with the care of our natural resources and our entire planet in mind. By having sustainability ingrained in our process and product mix, environmental management, and corporate culture, we are committed to meet or exceed regulatory standards. We employ the guiding principles of corporate social responsibility to drive continued performance improvement in our programs.
To learn more about our fuels, solvents, and recycling process, visit our website.
Gage Products Announces 2015 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge Winners
April 1, 2015 2:16 pm Comments Off on Gage Products Announces 2015 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge Winners
Each year in March engineering students from the US and Canada come together in Michigan to participate in the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge. Student teams work throughout the year to re-engineer existing snowmobiles to improve fuel economy, lower emissions, and reduce noise levels all without sacrificing performance.
This year 21 universities brought together over 200 students who competed in a variety of events, which rated emissions, noise, fuel economy, endurance, acceleration, handling, static display, cold start, and other design factors. This was Gage Products’ 14^th consecutive year sponsoring the event where we provide alternative fuels to the participating teams as well as award one team for Best Fuel Economy. This year we’re happy to announce that the Kettering University team earned the award for achieving 25.0 mpg on the program’s Endurance Run event.
Other teams that participated in this year’s challenge include Clarkson University, Ecole De Technologie Superieure, North Dakota State University, Northern Illinois University, Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Michigan Technological University, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Iowa State, South Dakota School of Mines & Technique, SUNY – Buffalo , the University of Idaho, University of Waterloo, University of Wisconsin – Madison and University of Wisconsin – Platteville.
As a leader in test fuels, our division maintains a significant inventory of custom-blended gasoline fuels for use in automotive test programs such as SAE as well as ASTM fuels and OE-specific fuels. At Gage Products we believe it is important to not only work towards a sustainable future but to help train and support the next generation who will continue our work. To learn more about our fuels and our commitment to STEM education, visit our website.
Gage Products’ Chairman and President Honored as Executive of the Year
March 10, 2015 9:30 am Comments Off on Gage Products’ Chairman and President Honored as Executive of the Year
Gage Products’ own Chairman and President, Dan Finkiewicz was recognized as the 2014 Executive of the Year by the Ferndale Mayor’s Business Council. Each year the council honors local business leaders and companies that have positively impacted the Ferndale community and we’re very happy to be acknowledged along with the other companies and community members.
At Gage Products we are very proud our Chairman and President is being recognized for the hard work he has been doing for the company. All of our employees have been focused on helping our company grow locally and globally. As an industry leader in purge solvent development, our closed-loop solvent reclamation program, and custom fuel blending we are constantly working towards improving our products and services. This benefits our customers, our community, and the environment. We are currently focused on the research and development of test and reference fuels, emissions and endurance testing. To enhance the success of these goals we’re building a new, state-of-the-art laboratory that will help our company with in-house product development which is also dedicated to improving our analytical capabilities and quality control processes.
Since our beginning in 1936, Gage Products has had a flexible approach with has helped us continually grow and adapt to the needs of an ever-changing marketplace. As we grow we will remain an active partner with the community of Ferndale.
To learn more about our products visit our website and to stay up-to-date with our company follow Gage Products on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+.
Students Showcase Innovation at NAIAS
February 26, 2015 2:33 pm Comments Off on Students Showcase Innovation at NAIAS
NAIAS always showcases the latest and greatest in the auto industry. This year’s event boasted over 102,000 attendees who witnessed vehicle reveals, exclusive previews, and key industry events. At Gage we love to attend to show each year to see trends and new concept cars. However, there is another very important section that can get looked over. Hall E of the event was a select area of the NAIAS which features work done by universities, nonprofits, and the Army.
College and high school students from all across the Americas were able to attend the show to compete in creating hybrid vehicles, which they then get to race. This portion of the show is very important to our company as we place a strong focus on STEM education and sustainability. This competition allows students to get real world experience with building and racing their vehicles and get to meet and interact with racing and automotive professionals. We were able to see some innovative hybrid vehicles, including the Solar Car from the University of Michigan.
To view more photos from the show, visit our Facebook page. We are also active on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ where we post more auto industry news. You can also learn more about how we help the auto industry by visiting our website.
Gage Products Company: Year in Review
December 29, 2014 9:29 pm Comments Off on Gage Products Company: Year in Review
As we welcome in the New Year we wanted to take some time to reflect on some of the events that occurred in our company in 2014 and what we hope to bring to our customers in 2015. In 2014 our company saw growth consistent with that of the automotive industry and we also expanded the reach of our website where we’re happy to share with our readers that our website is now available in seven different languages. We also participated in some educational and fun events. Around this time last year we were preparing for the National American International Auto Show (NAIAS). This auto show is extremely valuable to our company as it allows us to meet with automotive industry professionals from all around the world.
We also sponsored the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge. This event encourages STEM education by allowing engineering students to re-engineer existing snowmobiles so that they will be more fuel efficient, promote lower emissions, and reduce noise levels while maintaining high performance. As a company that is strongly focused on sustainability we love to be a part of this challenge and to help future generations discover the value of being environmentally conscious.
Finally, we co-sponsored the Ferndale Rainbow Run last summer. This 5K run/walk is to encourage acceptance and diversity within the community. As we mentioned as a part of our Corporate Social Responsibility we try to play an active role within our community and build on our tenets of community service and environmental sustainability.
Our goal for 2015 is to build on these principles and continue to demonstrate responsible behavior towards ourselves, our community, and our environment. This will be achieved through our business model, which is designed to adapt to developing and changing market conditions. Equally important is that it focuses on sustainable practices, which allows us to deliver superior value to all our stakeholders. To learn more about Gage Products, visit our website or follow us on Twitter.
Gage Product’s Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
December 22, 2014 9:30 am Comments Off on Gage Product’s Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
For over 25 years, Gage Products has been guided by the principles of corporate social responsibility. For us, it’s really the only way to conduct business and we have committed ourselves to following the principles to improve our company. We have designed, formulated and manufactured all or our products under the guidance of our own chemical researchers and engineers with the care of the natural resources and the environment in mind.
We focus our Corporate Social Responsibility in five areas to help us achieve our goals. The first area is our workplace where we value, respect, and engage with our employees. The second is our supply chain where we actively partner with other suppliers who are focused on providing solution-based alternative options. The third area is our community. We understand that we must work with the community to build trust and we have a long standing tradition of community service and environmental sustainability within our community. Fourth, is the public policy realm where we work to lead the way towards progressive environmental stewardship. Finally, the fifth area is the marketplace where we prove ourselves by meeting the need of our customers.
Using these five areas to guide our company we have implemented sustainability measures, including Gage Product System, Global Quality Management System (QMS ISO 9000), Global Environmental Management System (EMS ISO 14000), and QS leadership initiatives.
To find out more about CSR and our commitment, visit our website. We also actively post more company news on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+.
Solvent and Sustainability Optimization
December 16, 2014 1:57 pm Comments Off on Solvent and Sustainability Optimization
At Gage Products we specialize in solvents. We have worked hard to design high performance solvent and water borne purge solutions and all of this is done with our customers in mind. To further our dedication we also offer our customers solvent optimization services. This involves working closely with our clients and providing in-plant technical expertise to monitor performance. We offer on-site support as well as perform a solvent process parameter audit. By inspecting the product and performance systems we are able to help our customers reduce costs and help build a sustainable system for reducing environmental impact.
Solvent sustainability is incredibly important to us and as an industry leader and provider of closed-loop processes for solvent recycling for a variety of applications we are able to help our customers minimize their waste and therefore reduce costs. We have safely recycled over 100 million gallons of solvents and our process allows for the products to be re-used in the same industry. Most importantly, our solvent and sustainability optimization services allow our clients to perform better without sacrificing quality.
To learn more about our solvent optimization services or our closed loop solvent recovery process, visit our website. We are also active on Twitter and LinkedIn where we post more company updates and industry news.
A Look at What Gage is Up to Globally
October 20, 2014 2:46 pm Comments Off on A Look at What Gage is Up to Globally
UK: Gage Global Service was recently awarded a significant volume of automotive purge solvent business in the northern region of the UK with full time supply commencing in July 2014. With approximate annual volume of 1.5 million liters, this represents a boost in customer confidence for Gage in the UK. The business award is based on a purge solvent supply and recovery program to be fully implemented by early 2015. The program contains a series of cost reduction measures through efficiency and equipment optimization savings. We are very proud of our record in our global locations and are committed to providing the best service and value possible for our customers.
Brazil: Gage do Brazil continues to provide its customers with our extensive range of products and solutions in the Brazilian auto industry despite a recent downturn in vehicle production. We are committed to providing our current customers with the best possible service and welcome the opportunity to provide the market newcomers such as BMW, Chery, JAC and new assembly plants built by Honda and Mercedes Benz, with the same value and service we have always delivered.
Mexico: Gage de México has provided an alternative means of supply and services to our customers for the past 16 years. The Mexican automotive market continues to expand with news that automakers such as Kia, Mazda, Honda, Audi, BMW, Renault, Nissan and Daimler have either begun manufacturing light vehicles in the past year or have disclosed plans to do so. With this confidence to expand as a backdrop, Gage de Mexicohas recently launched its solvent closed-loop recycling program at two key automotive plants in the region with additional plans to expand and provide the same benefits it has to other auto makers in previous years.
The Woodward Dream Cruise
September 17, 2014 9:00 am Comments Off on The Woodward Dream Cruise
Last month, several Gage employees enjoyed one of the highlights of the summer for not only many Ferndale residents, but for automotive fans from around the world. The 20^th-annual Woodward Dream Cruise was held beginning on August 16^th this year. With an estimated annual attendance of over 1 million people, and some 30,000 collector cars displayed for all to enjoy, the Dream Cruise is the largest show of its kind in the world.
The fun began the night before, when downtown Ferndale was turned into a celebration of vehicles roles in first-responder preparedness with the 14^th annual Emergency Vehicles Show. The show included over half a dozen retro fire trucks dating from before WWII through the lemon-lime colored vehicles of the 1970s. The Ferndale Fire Department offered free “bucket” rides that rose as high as 70 feet — a favorite for the children in attendance. Historical police vehicles from Auburn Hills were also displayed.
The next day, the one day event officially began, with 1,400 classic Ford Mustang’s comprising Mustang Alley beginning at Woodward and East 9 Mile Road. Other highlights included antique ambulances, the GM Design Staff Show, original Jeeps, and, for the first time, the cruise driving through part of Detroit. Perhaps most impressive, the 20 year tradition boasts a perfect record when it comes to serious accidents or injuries. That streak continued this year, with no such incidents reported.
We at Gage love that our city takes part in an event that reveals all the best things about the auto industry and the local community. It’s one of the many reasons we’re still thrilled to call Ferndale home.