Case Study: US Synthetic achieves reduced scrap and real-time production visibility with Qlik

US Synthetic Cuts the Scrap with Qlikview Business Analysis

US Synthetic, a Dover Corporation subsidiary and a leading producer of polycrystalline diamond cutters for oil and gas, faced slow, inflexible reporting from its Made2Manage ERP and custom tables. Managers lacked timely, usable data—monthly reports took five days to prepare, ad hoc queries were time-consuming, and production visibility was poor on a non-linear shop floor, making it hard to track yields, scrap and lead times.

US Synthetic deployed QlikView to 50 users, building the first Yields & Production dashboard in five days and rolling out additional dashboards (safety, timecards, lead time) in hours or days. The result: real-time access to production and yield data, a significant reduction in scrap, report prep time cut from five days to zero, elimination of two data-entry roles and avoidance of hiring 1–2 analysts, faster self-service analysis across the organization, and measurable ROI alongside improved morale and decision-making.

USSynthetic

Todd Graham

IT Business Analyst, US Synthetic Corporation