Cabot Improves Quality by 30% and Reduces Variability With Global Manufacturing Execution System

Cabot standardized on Aspen InfoPlus.21 as its MES across all 39 manufacturing sites. The solution’s flexibility, level of integration and services-oriented architecture are key to successful enterprise-wide deployment and the ability to share data and applications. Aspen InfoPlus.21 allowed Cabot to implement the solution to their specific business context and standardize on a common structure for every site. An important aspect of Cabot’s solution was the ability to roll up site information across the enterprise to top-level corporate views, facilitating the sharing of best practices across all sites. Over time, Cabot has used its MES foundation to create an enterprise performance management network across their plants. The network has grown to include AspenTech advanced process control and production scheduling solutions and additional applications involving recipe management, grade changes, emissions reporting, dryer controls, manufacturing process compliance, product and process metrics, lab data and ERP systems.