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Automating All Facets of Injection Molded Part Production with SOLIDWORKS and DELMIAWORKS Solutions
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Plastics
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Predictive Quality Analytics
Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
SEA-LECT Plastics Corporation, a leading supplier of injection molding manufacturing, design, product development and tooling services, was facing the challenge of automating all facets of injection-molding production. This included estimating, quoting, sales, order processing, planning, scheduling, tooling, design for manufacturing, production, inventory, procurement, and delivery. The company aimed to increase efficiency and improve quality, as well as to better understand actual costs per job to maintain profit margins while improving the company’s competitive position. The company initially relied on Sea-Dog’s custom-developed enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and Excel spreadsheets to manage its injection-molding operations. However, the manufacturing services provider needed to find innovative solutions to streamline and improve all functions related to injection molding production to support growth.
About The Customer
SEA-LECT Plastics Corporation is a leading supplier of injection molding manufacturing, design, product development and tooling services. Based in the Pacific Northwest, the company was established in 1987 to support the injection-molding needs of the Sea-Dog brand of marine products. Originally the SEADOG Plastics Division, SEA-LECT Plastics has gradually forged its own identity by taking on additional customers in the marine and defense industries, and growing its injection-molding production business. The company initially relied on Sea-Dog’s custom-developed enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and Excel spreadsheets to manage its injection-molding operations. However, the manufacturing services provider needed to find innovative solutions to streamline and improve all functions related to injection molding production to support growth.
The Solution
SEA-LECT Plastics implemented the DELMIAWORKS® ERP system in 2012 because of its integration with SOLIDWORKS design and manufacturing software, and its ability to be configured to SEA-LECT Plastics’ specific automation requirements. The DELMIAWORKS system is specifically tailored to the injection molder’s unique environment, it streamlines processes across sales, order processing, finance, human resources, planning, production, inventory, procurement and more, enabling visibility, execution and communication of manufacturing activities and data throughout the organization. This tight management of data and automation of processes has allowed SEA-LECT Plastics to increase productivity, boost throughput, improve profit margins and consistently achieve on-time delivery.
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