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Mar-Bal Inc.

Delivering annual cost savings of $270,000 and 5,000 machine hours

DELMIAWorks helps Mar-Bal reduce machine, inventory, labour and raw material costs.
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About Mar-Bal Inc.

Legacy back office software severely restricts Mar-Bal’s ability to scale manufacturing operations

Mar-Bal is North America’s largest manufacturer of BMC moulded standoff insulators. They are considered a market leader for thermoset compound extrusion, providing engineered BMC and thermoset composite materials for a wide range of industry applications.
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Over 5,000 potential machine hours saved

DELMIAWorks real-time production monitoring identified ‘spare’ capacity within Mar-Bal’s manufacturing operation.
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Managing complex composites

DELMIAWorks Bill of Materials (BOMs) replaces manual processes to create and manage complex compound mixes accurately.
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Managing inventory across multiple plants

Managing, moving and visibility of inventory across four manufacturing sites at the click of a button.
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"DELMIAWorks has the functionality to support not only our moulding operations but also our other manufacturing needs. DELMIAWorks’ support capabilities and experience in manufacturing, plus their impressive cooperation with users, made the choice of DELMIAWorks clear."
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Increasing manufacturing capacity

Legacy ERP software severely restricting ability to increase manufacturing capacity

Despite growing demand, Mar-Bal’s legacy ERP was causing the business significant issues including non-existent outbound EDI and inefficient inbound EDI; a manual and time consuming inventory management process; limited performance monitoring, reporting and forecasting tools; and time-consuming manual processes on the shop floor.
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Improving all operational areas

A search for a plastics specific manufacturing ERP system

After deciding not to pour more and more money into their legacy application, Mar-Bal compiled a list of ERP providers offering software for the plastics industry. Priding itself on being a one-stop manufacturing provider, Mar-Bal required a software system that could handle multiple manufacturing types. Following an exhaustive process, DELMIAWorks was selected as their preferred solution.
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Gaining a competitive advantage

DELMIAworks delivers immediate results with true understanding of costs and profitability

Mar-Bal has benefited from a host of operational improvements since implementing DELMIAWorks, including automated invoicing and two-way EDI; elimination of physical, monthly inventory counts; and real-time production monitoring with remote access capabilities. Significantly, Mar-Bal has been able to identify over $270,000 in annual cost savings and 5,000 spare hours of machine time.
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"A culture of continuous improvement, coupled with the capabilities DELMIAWORKS offers, gives us a distinct advantage over our competitors. We are able to process an order at less cost, more accurately and without increasing headcount."
Mar-Bal Inc.
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