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How a New Manufacturing System Improves Employees’ Lives
When A&K Finishing, a provider of plastic paint solutions for the automotive, office furniture, electronics, and commercial industries, selected the Plex Manufacturing Cloud as its system of record in 2016, the team expected to see improvements in their scrap rates, inventory management and quality control....
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How A and K Finishing Delivers On-Time, Defect-Free Products Every Time with the Plex Manufacturing Cloud
When A&K Finishing, a provider of plastic paint solutions for the automotive, office furniture, electronics, and commercial industries, opened its doors in 1990, they set out to be the “first to finish, with quality.” Nearly 30 years later, this philosophy remains true and they’re leveraging technology and lean manufacturing philosophies to deliver quality, just-in-time products to a list of…
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Auto Bolt Undergoes Digital Transformation with the Help of Cumulus and Plex
Auto Bolt is a proud American cold-heading bolt manufacturer with over 65 years of experience in quality bolt-making. In 2017 the company took the leap and decided to take on the implementation of the Plex Manufacturing Cloud as the foundation for the company's digital transformation....
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Family-Owned, Precision Metalforming Company Ready for IIoT, Wearables, and What's Next
The phrase “manufacturing leader” often conjures images of large, multinational companies that are household names. Unfortunately, you rarely hear about leaders among smaller, often family-owned operations. Yet small manufacturers make up the majority of the market—98.5% of US manufacturing firms have less than 500 employees1—and have positive effects on local communities for generations....
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The Plex Manufacturing Cloud Helps Argent Empower Employees to Grow the Bottom Line
When you think about traditional ERP configurations, access is usually limited to a select few. This is usually because the system requires coding expertise or the licensing is limited to a small number of users....
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How Kamco Takes On-Time Delivery to the Next Level
In the world of automotive suppliers, delivering what customers want, when they want it is key to survival. Delivering “how” they want it puts you in a class above all others. This strategy is what led Kamco Industries to win American Honda’s on-time delivery award—nine years in a row. Kamco, a subsidiary of Kumi Kasei, provides full-service product design and manufacturing of injection, sheet…
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Plex Powers Fast Food Industry Giant Hausbeck Pickles
If you enjoy pickles or peppers on your fast food meals or pizza, you’ve probably had a Hausbeck. Located in the heart of Michigan, pickle and pepper manufacturer Hausbeck Pickle Company has grown from providing pickles to local grocers to operating on an international scale. ...
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Argent Sparks Growth and Employee Satisfaction with New Manufacturing Technology
They’re under the hood of your car, on the medicine you take, and on the groceries you buy. They help shop floor operators make things like phone chargers, and you use them to figure out which flowers you should plant in your backyard. What are they?...
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BRC Rubber and Plastics Continues Reputation of Dependability with Plex
If you don’t hear much about a company’s supply chain in the news, it typically means that it’s working just as it should. Keeping a supply chain running efficiently (and silently) is solely dependent on suppliers all doing their jobs well—including responding quickly to any changes, updates, or challenges that may arise as part of the day-to-day manufacturing process....
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Wisco Employee Enjoys Fourth of July Thanks to Inventory Planning in the Cloud
Imagine one of the biggest U.S. holidays of the summer. Your family, friends, and coworkers have lots of activities planned including picnics, BBQs, games, swimming, and of course, fireworks. Everything is decked out in red, white, and blue ready to celebrate. Even the warm weather signals that the weekend will be something to remember....
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