February 2019

ANYTHING BUT PAPERLESS WITH PRESSES   As the leader in industrial digital printing supplies, Agfa Graphics needed a solution that could manage its quality and performance in their Suzano, Brazil plant. Agfa needed a software solution that could eliminate production; inaccuracies, scrap, loss, and variability.   Agfa Graphics drastically improved the performance of their manufacturing operations of offset printing plates. Agfa is now able to use accurate and reliable...

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INCREASING CAPACITY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT   As a leading global pharmaceutical and biologic company, AstraZeneca needed a system that could simplify and enhance their complex processes as well as work with their current Lean Operation initiatives. AstraZeneca improved flexibility, responsiveness and quality by aligning TrakSYS™ to DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) principles. With OEE improvements of 10-40% reported across multiple lines, AstraZeneca increased capacity without...

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Discrete manufacturing operations depend on their ability to manage a high mix of products with unique routings. Even with a flexible workforce and interchangeable equipment, there are complexities when it comes to scheduling capable equipment, assigning employees who possess the required skillsets, and organizing unique work instructions for a variety of products. Manufacturing Operation Management systems manage product definitions, resource capabilities, and work instructions...

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MORE THAN GOING PAPERLESS   Before the implementation of TrakSYS™, Bush Brothers had a homegrown software solution in place that showed them the benefits to be gained by relying on a software solution to log downtime. As with many homegrown solutions, the process became cumbersome, leading Bush Brothers to seek out manufacturing operations management software providers.   TrakSYS™, by Parsec, proved to be the comprehensive solution that best suited...

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