Southco experiences a 33% increase in OEE with Solarsoft’s MES
Before deploying Solarsoft's MES, Southco's internal scrap was up as high as 15,000-16,000 parts per million (PPM) some of which was unrecorded issues due to manual systems. Within just four months of using Solarsoft MES, this ratio had shrunk four-fold. Now, the business has had several months with Zero PPM
With Solarsoft's MES now nudging overall equipment efficiency up
to 85%, Southco is getting so much more production from its
equipment that it has been able to retire five old molding machines
without having to replace them. "We had been on the verge of buying
two new machines, at a cost of around £50,000 each, but we haven't
needed to. In fact, we've been able to give up floor space to a new
assembly line," comments Tobi Parker, Manufacturing Engineer ,
Scouthco. "This is all thanks to the ability to see precisely
what's going on, enabling us to maximize yield and
productivity."
The payback for the business has been substantial. "We have a
savings calculator for the UK deployment, which is showing a net
gain of US$ 700,000 at the moment," says Tobi. "That's a very
significant return on our investment."
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