Best Manufacturing Practices: Report of Survey Conducted at Mason & Hanger Silas Mason Co., Inc., Middletown, Iowa

Abstract

During the week of July 18, 1994, a Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) survey was conducted at Mason & Hanger (M&H) - Silas Mason Co., Inc. at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAP) in Middletown, Iowa. M&H is the country's longest-existing engineering and construction company. The IAAP is a 19,000-acre load, assembly, and pack facility that provides munitions and high explosives development, processing, production, testing, and demilitarization. The plant encompasses 1.7 million square feet of manufacturing space and 1.9 million square feet of warehouse area, for a total of over 4.3 million square feet within the confines of the facility. These efforts are supported by almost 1,000 M&H personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA397700

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