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Plex Systems Customers Receive Manufacturing Leadership 100 Awards
March 29, 2012Plex Systems, provider of Plex Online, Cloud ERP for manufacturers, announces five of its customers have been selected by Manufacturing Executive to receive its 2012Â Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML100) Awards.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 29, 2012 -- Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, Cloud ERP for manufacturers, today announced that five of its customers have been selected by Manufacturing Executive to receive its 2012 Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML100) Awards. Recipients include Cast Aluminum Solutions, Clips & Clamps Industries, EaglePicher Technologies, Hiawatha Rubber Company and Spring Dynamics Inc. All ML100 Award winners will be honored on May 2, 2012, at a gala reception during the Manufacturing Leadership Summit in Palm Beach, Fla., which takes place April 29-May 2, 2012.
The ML100 Awards, formerly known as the Progressive Manufacturing 100 (PM100) Awards, honor manufacturing companies and leaders for using advanced technology to achieve business transformations. All five customers are recognized under the Information Leadership category for the following key achievements through the implementation of Plex Online:
- Cast Aluminum Solutions achieved 25 percent increase in production and sales, 99 percent inventory accuracy and streamlined production.
- Clips & Clamps Industries replaced six disparate systems and achieved immediate return on investments.
- EaglePicher Technologies dramatically improved the speed and accuracy of its financial tracking and program management operations.
- Hiawatha Rubber Company developed product for a new market and improved inventory accuracy by 87 percent.
- Spring Dynamics Inc. improved traceability, inventory management, and resource forecasting and decreased inventory discrepancies from 5 percent to 1.5 percent.
"Keeping ahead of the competition and staying lean are critical challenges for today's manufacturers," said Plex Systems Vice President Patrick Fetterman. "We are pleased that our customers are being acknowledged for their successful efforts in transforming their operations through the implementation of Cloud ERP."
About Plex
Plex, by Rockwell Automation, is a leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, empowering the world's manufacturers to make awesome products. Our platform gives manufacturers the ability to connect, automate, track, and analyze every aspect of their business to drive transformation. The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ includes solutions for manufacturing execution (MES), ERP, quality, supply chain planning and management, asset performance management, production monitoring, process automation and analytics to connect people, systems, machines and supply chains, enabling them to lead with precision, efficiency and agility. To learn more, visit http://www.plex.com.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 29,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.
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Mario R. Martin
Senior Manager, Global Public Relations
Rockwell Automation
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