Plex MES is Smart Manufacturing, Sustainably
The importance of today’s sustainability initiatives cannot be overstated. Not only do these efforts reduce a company’s negative impact on the environment, but they also increase operational efficiencies that can deliver a competitive edge. In the Plex 2024 State of Smart Manufacturing report, 98% of the manufacturers surveyed said they have some form of sustainability policy. Not coincidentally, technology investment is up 30% as companies increasingly use updated technology to guide sustainability programs and mitigate risks, including the burden of rising energy costs.
As companies strive to achieve more sustainable production methods, smart manufacturing is providing a multitude of advantages:
- Achieve Sustainability Goals
A corporate sustainability policy encompasses how an organization uses natural resources and, in turn, how this impacts energy efficiency, climate change, carbon emissions, biodiversity, air and water quality, deforestation, and waste management. Plex connects digital data from top floor to plant floor, giving you real-time access to the enterprise-wide information that ensures your company stays on track to meet its sustainability commitments. - Find New Efficiencies
When digital data plays a central role in reaching sustainability benchmarks, it also opens new possibilities for increased productivity. As you use smart manufacturing software to control production, inventory, waste, and labor, the data it yields can provide a clear picture of where improvements can be made. With better data connecting your entire enterprise, your team can make better decisions that streamline processes and minimize waste of both time and materials. Ultimately, your environmental sustainability efforts can lead to a more agile, profitable, and competitive company. - Support Certification
Running Plex means having access to the digital data that not only helps you improve processes, but also enables you to easily track the information you need in order to attain — and retain — sustainability certifications. Whatever your certification requirements are for your industry, your customers, and the municipalities where you do business, Plex helps you report information from across your operations with speed and accuracy.
A Closer Look: Sustainable Practices with Beta Technologies
“Batteries are one of the most important processes. Even though we’re still in development phases, it’s very important to capture the traceability and know what parts are going into the product, who they came from, and collect some quality data around those parts.”
Kathleen Murri, ERP Mananger, Beta Technologies
Leveraging Plex MES has empowered Beta Technologies to track their production from end-to-end. Plex’s sustainable technology offers incredible control:
Energy Monitoring
- Track consumption during production and stoppages
- Monitor spikes caused by operations
- Automate power controls
- Integrate AGVs
- Track non-production equipment usage
- Customize with DataMosaix Energy Manager
New Efficiencies
- Scrap tracking and reporting
- Operational reporting
- Incident management
- Inventory management
- Yield management
- Machine connectivity
- TMS integrations
- Supply Chain Planning
- Plex Extend data fields
- Safety reporting
- Skills training and tracking
- Paperless reports in real time
Cloud Advantages
- Reduced waste — no hardware to replace
- Save energy by not running and cooling servers
- Unlimited scale
- Threat monitoring
- Multilayered data security
- World class uptime
- ISO 27001 Certified
To learn more about how Plex supports sustainable manufacturing by optimizing yield management, reducing scrap waste, and upskilling the workforce, be sure to watch the video featured on this page.
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