"We are achieving a significant first time pass rate for the finished products which has increased from 85% to 97%. This means a drop in failure rates to just 3% and that adds up to significantly lower levels of waste product having to be thrown away and substantial cost savings in terms of raw material consumption. In addition, our knowledge of the process is now far more in-depth, as the data we can extract from the control system informs us exactly of the type of key and highly accurate information we require to ensure product consistency and drive improvements to our efficiencies - such as around how we can reduce cycle times. This allows us to plan our production scheduling far more accurately, as well as driving flexibility.”