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Progress and scrap per line
Output, scrap and downtime recorded during processing, not at the end of the shift.
Solutions · Plastics
Software for the plastics industry
Extruders and presses to keep running, mould and colour changes to plan, raw materials and line refills to manage. materialSUITE® connects planning, shopfloor and warehouse with always up-to-date data.
Industry challenges · Plastics
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Planned mould and colour changes
Sequences that group setups and keep delivery dates, recalculated in seconds.
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Raw materials and line refills
Granules, masterbatch and semi-finished goods tracked from the warehouse to the machine.
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Manual operation times
Finishing and assembly captured with tablets and badges for real job costs.
Applications for your industry
Start with the one that solves your most urgent problem, add the others when you need them.
MES software
Production management
- Real-time order progress
- Batch and material traceability
- Actual job costs
SCH software
Production planning
- Interactive drag & drop Gantt
- Finite capacity of machines and people
- Priorities and due dates
WMS software
Warehouse management
- Warehouse map and locations
- Handheld-guided picking
- Stock and stock-out management
MTM software
Labour times
- Mobile time logging
- Manual operation times
- OLE KPI
Case studies · Plastics
Case studies in this industry
Production progress and logistics
Custom MES connected to production and logistics, with product configuration (lengths, colours) and management of reserved and consumed goods. Completed by the SCH module.
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From paper to digital in one year
BOMs, work orders, job progress, line refills and cost KPIs in the materialSUITE® MES, integrated with the Business Cube ERP (NTS).
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Barcode-driven warehouse
Warehouse management with barcode scanners to streamline intralogistics and cut waste and costs.
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Process scheduling
A tailored version of the SCH module to schedule production BOMs dynamically, aligned with resources and deadlines.
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Time and methods in plastics
Times and methods of manual operations monitored with a clear goal: collect data to optimise, not to police.
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Industry 5.0 machine connectivity
materialBOX® collects data from seven cutting machines and the cooling system and brings it into materialSUITE®, to check process parameters in one place.
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