Rubber Industry

The rubber industry typically operates on a process manufacturing model, with production recipes built on chemical formulations. Variables such as temperature, mixing time and pressure must be kept under control throughout production. The ERP system therefore needs a quality control foundation that monitors not only production orders but also process parameters.

Product traceability must be maintained at the production batch level, and variant management is essential for products of differing consistency, color or hardness. With recipe management, batch tracking and integrated quality control, IFS ERP covers the needs of this demanding, technically intensive industry end to end.

Challenges We See in the Field

Compound batches scrapped between mixer and press because of their limited standing time

Recipes living in foremen's notebooks and scattered files, with no certainty about which version is current

Temperature, time and pressure deviations discovered only after the batch is finished

Mold and press capacity invisible to planning, with mold changeover times breaking the schedule

Customer complaints that cannot be traced back to which raw material lot went into which compound

What You Gain with IFS

Version-controlled recipe management keeping formulas in a single, governed source of truth

Batch-level traceability in both directions, from raw material lot to finished product

Process parameters recorded together with the shop order, enabling fast root-cause analysis on deviations

Scheduling that sees mold and machine capacity, keeping mixing, press and vulcanization lines flowing steadily

Laboratory test results tied to the batch, with unapproved product blocked from shipment by the system

Operational transactions carried out far more effectively in the field on handheld terminals and tablets through applications like WisePortal

Recipe and Raw Material Management

Accurate stocking and procurement of rubber raw materials, additives and other components

Version-controlled management of chemical-formula-based production recipes

Full traceability by linking raw material batch data to each recipe

Production Scheduling and Planning

Efficient scheduling of mixing, pressing and vulcanization lines

Planning optimization based on mold and machine capacities

Dynamic production plan updates driven by order priorities

Quality Control and Traceability

Monitoring of process parameters such as temperature, mixing time and pressure

Defined in-process quality control points and laboratory test records

Batch-level backward traceability and rapid root-cause analysis

Variant and Product Lifecycle Management

Variant management for products of differing consistency, color and hardness

Tracking of new product development and engineering changes (PLM)

Controlled transfer of formula changes into production recipes

Supply Chain and Procurement Management

Uninterrupted raw material flow through timely, accurate ordering

Supplier performance monitoring and evaluation

Integrated management of stock levels and the production plan

Sustainability and After-Sales Management

Environmentally responsible production through energy, water and resource tracking

Reporting of waste and recovery processes

Management of product maintenance and after-sales service processes

From recipe to vulcanization, every batch on record: with IFS, quality in rubber is never left to chance.

Let's walk through your processes around Rubber Industry and see the value IFS ERP creates for your business — live.

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