# Dexter Fastener Technologies

> Dexter Fastener Technologies replaced an AS/400 with Plex and runs scheduling, label validation, MES and WMS on Fuuz for just-in-time OEM deliveries.

Source: https://www.fuuz.com/customers/dexter-fastener

Customer story · Automotive


Dexter Fastener Technologies replaced an AS/400 with Plex and implemented Fuuz on top for scheduling, label validation, MES and WMS, keeping just-in-time deliveries to Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru on schedule.

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The challenge

## Where They Started

- Replacing an AS/400 with Plex
- Plex could not schedule their in-house process operations
- Plex could not pre-print and validate production labels; doing it in Plex would have meant a six-figure annual hardware and maintenance cost
- MES and WMS functionality needed for routing, storage and picking
- Just-in-time deliveries to Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Subaru and others, across several facilities
At a glance

**Company** Dexter Fastener Technologies

**Industry** Automotive

**Results** Put Plex in while keeping what made them special on the plant floor.

The story

## How It Came Together

Dexter Fastener Technologies, in Dexter, Michigan, ships fasteners just in time to automotive OEMs including Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru. A late shipment can stop a customer's line, so the warehouse has to route, store and pick material exactly when it is needed.

When the company replaced its AS/400 with Plex, two gaps stood out. Plex could not schedule Dexter's in-house process operations, and it could not pre-print and validate production labels; doing that within Plex would have added a six-figure hardware and maintenance cost every year.

Dexter implemented Fuuz on top of Plex for scheduling, label pre-printing and validation, MES and WMS, with integrations into and out of Plex across multiple facilities. Fuuz filled the gaps Plex presented and helped avoid costly shutdowns at customers during the initial launch. Plex went in, and Dexter kept what made it special on the plant floor.

What they built on Fuuz

## The Solution

### In-house process scheduling

Scheduling for in-house process operations, which Plex could not do.

### Label pre-print and validation

Production labels pre-printed and validated on Fuuz, avoiding a six-figure annual hardware and maintenance cost.

### WMS on Fuuz

Routing, storage and picking through the warehouse, built for just-in-time shipping.

### MES on Fuuz

Production execution alongside Plex.

### Plex integrations

Integrations into and out of Plex, across multiple facilities.

### Gap filling

Capabilities Plex did not cover, delivered on the platform instead of customizations.

Results

## What Changed

Put Plex in while keeping what made them special on the plant floor.

Avoided a six-figure annual hardware and maintenance cost for production labels.

Avoided costly shutdowns at their customers during the initial Plex launch.

Just-in-time deliveries to Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Subaru and others supported across facilities.

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