Case Study: Sanwa Group achieves fully automated production and significant productivity gains with Schneider Electric EcoStruxure

Sanwa Group - Customer Case Study

Sanwa Group, a Singapore-based plastics manufacturer operating nine factories, faced mounting regional competition, a shrinking labour pool and rising costs and set out to digitalize and automate its operations to achieve zero defective parts per million. To prove the concept, Sanwa piloted a single production cell and engaged Schneider Electric, adopting EcoStruxure solutions to improve traceability, transparency and enable data-driven predictive maintenance.

Schneider Electric implemented an EcoStruxure architecture—using Compact NSX breakers, Power Tag sensors, Harmony Hub components, EcoStruxure Machine Advisor and Augmented Operator Advisor—to connect production cells, enable machine-level energy monitoring and provide AR diagnostics for operators. The solution delivered 80% live data analysis, transformed cells into fully automated units (allowing one worker to oversee multiple cells), reduced energy and production costs for customers, and produced a replicable model Sanwa Group will roll out to other facilities.

Sanwa Group

Ricky Souw

Chief Executive Officer