PMT also procured auxiliary equipment for the new presses, including several HY Robotics 3-axis robots and sprue pickers, Novatec dryers with central conveying systems, and conveyors with part separation. Two new Gorbel overhead crane systems will provide safe mold transport and set-up in the company’s white room space and on the plant floor.

“Several of our customers are experiencing record growth within their respective industries to support infrastructure in the USA,” said PMT CEO and owner Charles A. Sholtis in a prepared statement. For its part, PMT is projecting a double-digit increase in sales this year. It’s putting that extra money to good use by investing in new injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment that will, in turn, support booming customer demand.

Recognizing the inefficiency of hosting critical and sensitive workloads in a disparate environment, Sunningdale sought a consolidated digital platform that would allow it to continue hosting some applications on-premises while ensuring uncompromised costs and security.

Implementation support to help Sunningdale with their migration process was provided by Microsoft FastTrack, a service that helps customers onboard Microsoft cloud solutions and drive user adoption. SAP S/4HANA on Azure was Sunningdale’s pick to ensure maximum operational performance and scalability without compromising capacity, as it could run in both local and cloud environments.

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PMT now has a total of 72 injection molding machines in its 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, and operates 24/7 in its strategic border location in El Paso, TX.

That proverbial rising tide that lifts all boats? Contract manufacturer Plastic Molding Technology (PMT) is riding that wave. The company announced today that it has invested close to $1 million in new equipment this year to support new contract awards that will require additional capacity.

To reach its goals, expand its resources and skill sets to increase its expertise, Sunningdale will continue to work Microsoft for both hands-on and online training for its employees.

PMT has taken delivery of 10 new Maruka USA Toyo injection molding machines so far this year, including three 55-ton, four 110-ton, and two 200-ton presses. PMT also invested in its first injection molding machine under 40 tons, with a new Toyo 20-ton horizontal machine. The new investments will support key customers in the telecommunications, medical device, and electrical industries.

Benson Ang, Manufacturing Program Lead at Microsoft said “As a leading manufacturer and trusted strategic partner, we believe that digital transformation is key to helping enterprises future-proof their business. We’ve seen impact at scale in the Microsoft Cloud with Sunningdale, as it shaped its culture of collaboration while boosting business productivity. We hope to continue working with Sunningdale to accelerate transformation as we empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.”

Sunningdale previously relied heavily on an on-premise infrastructure for its operations, which included incompatible third-party applications. This was compounded by complex licensing, with each app or platform requiring a different license.

The system encrypts data both at rest and in transit, with technologies including Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer (TLS/SSL), Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) which runs regular updates automatically. The security upgrade is in line with Sunningdale’s new focus on security and threat protection as they gear up to service bigger clients.

With 17 manufacturing plants across nine countries – USA, Mexico, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, China, and Latvia, Sunningdale provides one-stop turnkey plastics solutions for industries including healthcare, automotive, consumer and IT. Through processes such as mold fabrication, injection molding, and precision assembly, the plastic components manufactured have various uses including medical devices for COVID-19 testing, robotics surgery, genome sequencing, and automotive parts such as stereo systems, navigation systems and speedometers.

With its migration to the cloud, Sunningdale can connect its on-premise networks to Microsoft 365 (M365) with Azure ExpressRoute. This enables Sunningdale employees from various locations around the world to collaborate conveniently and efficiently – they can hold meetings online and share files through SharePoint with anyone within the company.

As enterprises become increasingly distributed in a world of hybrid work, online meetings and the exchange of business-critical documents and information have become a vital part of employees’ workflow. Sunningdale’s transition to the Microsoft Cloud helped empowering employees to collaborate securely and flexibly in a hybrid world of work.

Projecting a double-digit increase in sales, Plastic Molding Technology has invested close to $1 million in new injection molding and auxiliary equipment this year.

To ensure a seamless transition and migration to the cloud, Sunningdale worked with Microsoft and its trusted partner SoftwareONE. This collaboration allowed Sunningdale to simplify its product licensing management process, so it could now pay for a single software-as-a-service subscription instead of going through different channels and payments for separate software licenses.

This new cost-efficient solution has given the company flexibility to scale operations based on evolving business needs without impacting costs or capacity. With the cloud transition, on-premise servers in Sunningdale’s headquarters effectively downsized from 94 to 62, which optimized resources and saved costs.

While supply chain disruptions have been exacerbated by current macroeconomic conditions, Sunningdale Tech Ltd, a Singapore-based precision plastics engineering company has taken to the cloud to weather evolving global supply chain challenges.

Besides hardware and software upgrades, Sunningdale recognized the importance digitalization would play in building an empowering culture by providing employees with the right collaborative tools and resources to work and connect securely, no matter where they were located in the world.

As technology continues to enable change and improve productivity in the workplace, Sunningdale also plans to leverage mixed reality through HoloLens for business visits, so virtual meetings can take place even when participants cannot be present in person. This will allow Sunningdale to develop a wide variety of HoloLens-driven use cases in the future with a combination of Microsoft cloud solutions, including the enablement of smart manufacturing using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist as well as more realistic virtual visits. This was made a reality when one of Sunningdale’s engineers conducted a demo for a customer who was unable to travel to the Singapore factory.