-90%
Unidentified waste
Case Study
Case Study: Plastonium
How a Mexican thermoset manufacturing company gained full control over production, waste, and profitability with Ugroo
1 day
Reports in 1 day (before: 2 weeks)
Profitability
Real-time profitability by product
Implementation
Smooth, step-by-step implementation
About Plastonium
Plastonium is a Mexican company specialized in the manufacturing of thermoset materials, operating production processes that require precise control of formulations, raw materials, curing times, and industrial scrap handling.
Its operation involves multiple critical variables: material consumption, batch production control, reusable scrap management, and traceability between operational and administrative teams. In this context, having reliable, real-time information is essential to protect margins, optimize processes, and sustain business growth.
Before implementing Ugroo, Plastonium already had an administrative system — but it didn’t reflect the reality of daily operations. Information was incomplete and inflexible, making it difficult to analyze true costs, product profitability, and operational efficiency, limiting leadership’s ability to make confident strategic decisions.
Challenges before Ugroo
Incomplete and inaccurate information
The previous system failed to capture all the data needed to understand the real operation. This made it impossible to generate reliable metrics for production, inventory, and costs.
Scrap with no real control
In thermoset manufacturing, scrap is a natural part of the process. Without accurate data:
- They didn’t know how much scrap was actually generated
- They couldn’t decide what to do with it
- They had no visibility into how much scrap was being stored
This caused double losses — from unmeasured waste and from poor decisions.
Unknown product profitability
They knew some products generated more waste and were less profitable, but:
- They couldn’t identify which production lines
- They didn’t know in what quantities
- They didn’t know which products were truly profitable
Slow processes and operational risk
In a time-critical market:
- Products could get stuck in production for weeks
- Delays increased customer risk
- Delivery errors were frequent
Late reporting
A consolidated report could take up to two weeks, making it impossible to react quickly to operational or financial issues.
The solution implemented with Ugroo
Complete capture of operations
Ugroo enabled Plastonium to register all relevant production, inventory, sales, and logistics data — reflecting the real business for the first time.
True scrap control
With Ugroo, Plastonium was able to:
- Measure exactly how much scrap is generated
- Know where it is generated
- Make informed decisions about how to manage and reuse it
Real-time product profitability
Ugroo made it possible to calculate:
- Profitability by product
- Profitability by production line
- The real impact of waste and downtime
This completely changed how decisions were made.
Fast, reliable reporting
Reports that once took weeks are now generated in a single day, with data consolidated across Sales, Logistics, and Production.
Guided and flexible implementation
The rollout was smooth because:
- Ugroo guided them step by step
- The system adapted to their real processes
- Workflows were refined without friction
Record-time implementation
1. Operational diagnosis
Identification of key processes and critical points.
2. Module configuration
Production, inventory, sales, and logistics aligned.
3. Initial data load
Real, structured information from day one.
4. Guided training
Operations and leadership aligned quickly.
5. Live operationo
Immediate, usable information from the first day.
Tiempo total:
smooth implementation with no operational disruptions.
Results
-90%
Unidentified waste
Thanks to real visibility into scrap and production processes.
1 day
Reports
Before: up to two weeks to consolidate information.
Clear
profitability by product
Decisions based on real data — not assumptions.
Business
expansion
Operational clarity enabled Plastonium to open a new company — something that was not possible before without reliable information.
What the client says
“Ugroo is reliable and affordable. The advantage is that it’s designed for Mexican companies. Everything is coherent, everything fits.”
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— Saúl,
CEO, Plastonium
Your company can achieve these same results
When you have real visibility into your operation, decisions stop being intuitive and become strategic.
