By consolidating on a single, advanced ERP,
HI-LEX expects to cut scrappage rates, increase uptime and reduce
IT support costs
BRUSSELS, March 10,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to
industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced
that global precision-auto parts maker HI-LEX is deploying the Plex
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system across all its sites
in the northwestern hemisphere.
HI-LEX manufactures mechanisms for operating vehicle windows,
doors and hatches. Used by some of the world's biggest auto-brands,
these precision parts must be made and delivered just-in-time,
across complex, international supply chains including Europe, the United
States and Mexico. To
maintain peak efficiency and cost effectiveness, the company must
always have total, real-time inventory visibility.
As part of its efforts to maintain peak supply-chain efficiency,
and high customer satisfaction, HI-LEX has streamlined
manufacturing operations with Plex ERP. Using the platform's
advanced resource planning capabilities and seamless connectivity,
the company now has a far more precise, detailed and holistic view
of stock levels and material needs, updated in real time.
By enabling the company to improve process- and
inventory-related operations, Plex ERP is helping HI-LEX increase
transparency and traceability. Using real-time data, it's given
HI-LEX stakeholders a holistic view of operations, across sites and
function. This is empowering them to accelerate workflows, minimize
stock levels and optimize quality control.
This ensures that it can always meet customer needs, while
cost-optimizing by retaining the minimum inventory. Through greater
inventory transparency, the company also expects to be able to
improve performance against metrics such as scrappage, overall
equipment effectiveness (OEE) and productivity.
"Ease of use was a big factor in our decision to opt for Plex,"
explained HI-LEX IT lead for Europe Raffaella Bagliano. "Choosing a
system that was as intuitive as Plex and could be deployed with the
same interface across all sites, has helped to make factory floor
workers and IT support technicians more productive. And by
consolidating on a single, modern ERP system, we expect to
significantly reduce waste, increase production efficiency and
continually meet or exceed customer expectations."
"HI-LEX is one of the most innovative operators of just-in-time
supply chains in the world," said Asa
Arvidsson, regional vice president central, east & north
region, Rockwell Automation. "We're proud to work with the company
to help it maintain its commitments to meeting and exceeding
customer expectations, even in these times of enhanced market
fluctuations. By using Plex ERP, HI-LEX will be able to improve
performance against key inventory and productivity metrics and more
than hit its customer SLAs."
Hi-Lex also benefited from expertise and support from the Europe
Customer User Group, which provides a community for all Plex users
across the region, enabling them to share innovative use cases and
real-world expertise.
Throughout the process of design and deployment, HI-LEX worked
closely with Plex consultants from Rockwell Automation. "We were
very happy with the support from Rockwell Automation," said
Bagliano. "The Plex consultants were key to ensuring that we
delivered the deployment on time and to budget, even though some of
the roll-out happened during lockdown. The broader Plex community,
with the opportunity to exchange ideas with other Plex users across
EMEA, was also an important benefit for us."
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 27,000
problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100
countries as of fiscal year end 2024. To learn more about how we
are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial
enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.
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