Thai Summit Stamping Increases Throughput 70-112% with Plex MES Automation

Thai Summit's Michigan sheet metal stamping facility faced labor shortages and could not track downtime or micro-stoppages. Customers demanded greater manufacturing transparency, and the company needed to differentiate itself through data while improving operational efficiency amid reduced labor availability.

Thai Summit expanded its existing Plex MES implementation with Plex MES Automation & Orchestration (MES A&O), a no-code tool that automates processes and orchestrates complex workflows. This enabled automated production monitoring, downtime tracking, and customer data reporting.

Mean time between failures increased from 10-20 minutes to 40 minutes. Throughput increased by 70-112% across lines. Line revenue rose substantially per hour, and employee-led projects using Plex data delivered over $3M in annual savings. Day-to-day downtime decreased by 80%.

• No-code MES automation tools enable plant-floor employees to identify and execute improvement projects delivering millions in savings
• Tracking micro-stoppages through automated monitoring reveals hidden capacity that traditional methods miss
• MES data transparency with customers can become a competitive differentiator in automotive supply chain relationships