Case Study: Vulcan, Inc. achieves real-time visibility and 15‑minute monthly tax filing with Plex Systems

Vulcan, Inc. Finds That Plex's Cloud-Based Platform Checks All the Boxes

Vulcan, Inc., a metalforming manufacturer based in Foley, AL with roots dating to 1935 and an employee stock ownership plan since 1975, faced growing pains as its 80‑year expansion outpaced its systems. A heavily customized, 20‑year‑old ERP left the company with poor visibility into inventory and transactions, paper‑based processes and spreadsheets, slow month‑end accounting, and a time‑consuming sales tax process.

Vulcan moved to the cloud with the Plex platform, working with Control+M and Avalara to modernize ERP, inventory tracking and tax automation. The change delivered real‑time visibility across plants, stronger accountability, reassigned staff from administration to value‑adding work, and a sales tax process reduced to about 15 minutes per month—improving efficiency, profitability and continuous improvement efforts.

Vulcan Inc

Will Rice

Chief Financial Officer