When Motus Integrated Technologies — an award-winning automotive industry staple that produces products like headliners, trays, panels and trim — carved itself out from Johnson Controls in 2014 with support from a private equity firm, it didn’t just mean taking on a new corporate identity. It also meant moving from Johnson Controls’ highly customized ERP & MES systems to a new solution to manage its manufacturing process. And the transition and go-live had to happen quickly, with penalties looming if the company missed the deadline.
As it evaluated potential solutions, Motus knew it didn’t want to be burdened with implementing and maintaining on-premise systems that would require application, database and infrastructure management teams. Moving to a cloud solution just made sense – and so Motus chose the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform.
Over a four-month period in 2015, Motus converted four of its plants to the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform. And when Motus purchased Leon Plastics, the company moved its three newly acquired plants to Plex in Q3 of 2016. In 2018, Motus divested two plants to another investor. Today, all five plants, as well as its corporate headquarters, run their business on Plex.
“Plex CSS had some very strong players who not only led our first implementation but also coached us so that by the time we were integrating Leon Plastics, we were doing most of the work ourselves. I think that’s a testament to the level of service Plex provides and the intuitiveness of their software,” said Pomeroy.
