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How manufacturers like Eaton, Acuity Brands, and Baxter solved sourcing, logistics, and quality problems with MES — from eliminated inventory to fully managed global programs.

Acuity Brands: 12 Weeks of Inventory Eliminated
Logistics & ConsolidationFeatured · Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands: 12 Weeks of Inventory Eliminated

The part was fine. The supplier was fine. The logistics structure around them was quietly burning cost and time. One consolidation decision eliminated 12 weeks of inventory without changing either.

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How MES Supports Eaton’s 20+ Global Locations with Fully Managed Inventory
Managed InventoryEaton Corporation8 min read

How MES Supports Eaton’s 20+ Global Locations with Fully Managed Inventory

200+ part numbers, 20+ locations, suppliers in 5+ countries — and Eaton’s facilities operate without owning or managing any of the stock. Inside a decade-long managed inventory partnership.

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How Consolidating Global Sourcing Improves Manufacturing Reliability
Global SourcingRJS Corporation7 min read

How Consolidating Global Sourcing Improves Manufacturing Reliability

RJS’s tension controllers depend on castings across iron, aluminum, and steel. When casting, machining, logistics, and quality each ran through separate channels, inconsistency built quietly. MES unified the flow.

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Securing Supply for a Critical Medical Lift Component
Investment CastingBaxter International7 min read

Securing Supply for a Critical Medical Lift Component

A steel component weighing less than 200 grams bears the full weight of a patient every time a hospital lift is used. When deliveries from China faltered, Baxter asked MES to build a European supply solution.

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How GCX Strengthened Supply Stability for Precision Medical Stampings
Metal StampingsGCX Mounting Solutions7 min read

How GCX Strengthened Supply Stability for Precision Medical Stampings

After two decades with a single Taiwanese supplier, GCX needed geographic balance without visible change — matching tight tolerances, controlled bend radii, and 30+ powder coat colors exactly.

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Preparing a Critical Rotor Housing for Scalable Production
Casting & MachiningThompson Pump6 min read

Preparing a Critical Rotor Housing for Scalable Production

A 63-kilogram aluminum casting in a high-pressure hydraulic system — produced for years without a documented leak test standard. MES formalized quality before scaling production.

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Why Battery Mounting Details Matter More in Electric Vehicles
Forging & MachiningHarbinger Motors6 min read

Why Battery Mounting Details Matter More in Electric Vehicles

When batteries mount directly inside the chassis, retention brackets become structural components. How Harbinger applied production-level discipline to forged battery brackets from day one.

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Every one of these stories started with a conversation about a part, a supplier, or a supply chain that could work better.

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