2. Challenges to Profitability Cost of Labor Cost of Machinery Cost of Materials Device Tax/Business Tax FDA Regulations Product Traceability

4. The Answer is Real-Time Data and Integrated Systems

6. Real-time Production Data

7. Shopfloor Data Input

8. Integrated Documentation

11. ERP Integrated Scheduling

12. Pareto/Pie Charts

13. Machine Process Traceability

14. Part/Process Synchronization

15. Bar Code Labels User Defined Product Traceability Forms including UDI, AIGA, GLIA Multi-Sizes Real-Time Standard Printers

16. MES System Suppliers Integrators—GE Intellution, Rockwell Automation, WonderWare (designed to your specs. Expensive.) Home Grown—(IT depts. Long timeline, expensive, lack machine and process knowledge) Off the Shelf– SYSCON-PlantStar (flexible, lower cost, some custom engineering available)

17. PlantStar Results We have the same number of Supervisors today on 74 machines that we had on 24 when we implemented the system—Dir. Of Plastics, UT Medical Device Molder PlantStar helped us increase OEE by 13% across 200 machines-VP Manufacturing, Hunter Industries

18. PlantStar Results We reduced internal and external corrective action requests by using PlantStar with $400k in gains in 5 months—Corp. VP Automotive Supplier I can see all my machines in all seven plants real-time from my desk and help my managers do a better job—CEO EVCO Plastics