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Eurotranciatura Mexico Improves Inventory Accuracy and OEE with MES

Case study showing how Eurotranciatura Mexico replaced an aging AS/400 system with Plex MES to raise inventory accuracy to 99%, cut scrap from 2.5% to 1.5%, and reach near-100% on-time delivery.

Published
June 4, 2026
Read time
3 min read
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Eurotranciatura Mexico produces electrical steel laminations for motors and generators. After rapid growth and rising automotive customer demands, the company moved from its legacy AS/400 to the Plex cloud MES. The implementation delivered real-time traceability, statistical process control, and production scheduling. Within two years the firm reduced scrap rates, eliminated premium freight costs equal to 0.7% of sales, and improved overall equipment effectiveness by five points without adding safety stock.

Key takeaways

Inventory accuracy rose from 85% to 99% and obsolescence was eliminated

Scrap rates fell from 2.5% to 1.5% through real-time statistical process control

Overall equipment effectiveness increased 5 points across automated and manual lines

Premium freight spend was removed while on-time delivery reached nearly 100%

Cloud MES enabled rapid rollout to over 100 daily users and supported Industry 4.0 readiness

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