Saflex, a division of Solutia, is a world leader of performance interlayer for laminated glass serving the automotive, architectural, and aerospace industries. Saflex protective interlayer for laminated glass is used to protect some of the world's most precious artifacts, including the US Constitution and the Mona Lisa. Saflex interlayer is found in over 50% of laminated architectural and automotive glazing applications globally.
Maine Pointe successfully worked with Saflex to achieve annualized savings of $17.8M, comprised of $1.7M in energy savings, 15% reduction in overtime and $1.37M annualized savings in maintenance costs.
Excessive mechanical downtime, considerable rate loss and poor planning put the Trenton, MI plant at risk of closing until Maine Pointe implemented a Management Operating System (MOS), maintenance management process, and inventory management policy help to reduce costs, increase production and keep the plant open.
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