A Midlands-based manufacturer that can trace its roots back more than 200 years is using Industry 4.0 machine monitoring software from FourJaw to drive efficiency. Cast-nylon and plastic components manufacturer Westley Plastics has improved cycle times and achieved more consistent and efficient 24/7 production after adopting smart technology, which has given the company greater visibility of its manufacturing process.
Westley Plastics is a family-run business that specializes in taking engineering plastic products from concept and design to final manufacture, utilizing its on-site design, casting and CNC machining facilities. It works across several heavy industrial sectors including construction, defense, automotive, rail and steel.
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Mahmood Haq is a professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and serves as director of the MSU Composite Vehicle Research Center (CVRC) in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University. His research interests include multimaterial joining, nondestructive evaluation (NDE), multiscale-reinforced hybrid/tailorable composites, and computational simulation of materials and structures. His research has been supported by the U.S. Army Tank Ground Vehicle Systems Center, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the Office of Naval Research, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and the American Chemistry Council.