Apple Rubber Products, Inc. Case Study
Company Size
200-1,000
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- DELMIAworks
Tech Stack
- ERP
- MES
- MRP
- WMS
- CRM
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Aerospace
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
- Quality Assurance
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Apple Rubber Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of rubber components, such as o-rings and seals. The company serves the medical device and aerospace industries. As an AS9100C, ISO 9001 and RoHS compliant manufacturer with a Class 7 (10000) cleanroom, Apple Rubber understands the importance of quality control, full lot traceability, safety, and part reliability. The company's manufacturing facilities run on the ERP solution, DELMIAworks, a comprehensive software program that integrates every aspect of the business.
The Challenge
Apple Rubber Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of rubber components for the medical device and aerospace industries. The company was facing challenges with its paper-based quality control program which involved multiple filing systems. Information was stored in various locations, leading to wasted hours keying duplicate data into different places, searching through file cabinets, and sending paper documents around to different buildings for approval. The company needed a centralized quality system to streamline its operations.
The Solution
Apple Rubber implemented DELMIAworks, a comprehensive ERP solution that integrates every aspect of the business, from ERP to MES, MRP, financials, order management, quality, WMS, CRM, and more, in one single database. With DELMIAworks, Apple Rubber was able to migrate all of its quality processes under one centralized system. The range of quality offerings is robust, allowing Apple Rubber to manage CARs, MRBs, document control, control plans, PPQ submissions, FMEA, gauge calibrations, and SPC analysis all in one place.
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