The Never-Ending Pursuit to Remove Waste (Muda) at Toray Plastics

Toray Plastics (America), Inc. is a world leader in high-performance films and other products. At Toray , the Information Systems team premise is that when the flow of information is delayed or not available, the cost of doing business rises. Toward that premise, the team relentlessly removes waste (muda).

MES Lifecycle Replacement

Toray’s action: Achieve standardized, simplified, integrated and secure IS including lifecycle replacement with a commercial MES working with GE and partners for unparalleled expertise and exceptional implementation.

The solution includes GE Digital’s Proficy Plant Applications plus Proficy Historian for industrial data management, iFIX HMI/SCADA for plant visualization, and Proficy Workflow for operator work instructions.

Outcomes
Over $7 million in cost avoidance per year
37 siloed systems eliminated
Best practices driven across divisions
Removed costly manual processes and limitations – example, product traceability in seconds versus hours

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