Case Study: MRT Castings achieves greater operational agility and real-time order visibility with Exel Computer Systems plc's EFACS E/8

EFACS E/8 Helps MRT Castings To Grow, Adapt And Diversify

MRT Castings, a family‑owned foundry on the Andover site since 1965, faced rapidly growing complexity from a broad customer base, wide-ranging batch sizes and multi‑stage processes that strained its bespoke green‑screen system. The lack of real‑time visibility, traceability and centralised process knowledge made scheduling, capacity use and customer responsiveness difficult, so MRT selected EFACS E/8 from Exel Computer Systems plc to replace its ageing in‑house system.

Exel Computer Systems plc implemented EFACS E/8 with shopfloor touchscreen/barcoding, document management and customised BI reporting to provide real‑time job tracking, tool lifecycle control and subcontractor flow management. The solution cut visibility windows from a week to a single shift, shortened production meetings, and delivered measurable gains — MRT doubled output in a year with only a small resource increase, reduced lead times by 30%, improved time‑to‑market and achieved the traceability needed to win medical and defence contracts.

MRT Castings

Phil Rawnson

Managing Director