Good news! Congratulations on the successful launch of the MES project at SENTURY Thailand's second factory!

Recently, the MES System Project for Qingdao R&D Center Connected to Thailand Laboratory undertaken by ZQSOFT received client recognition and successfully completed the system launch. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, our project team traveled to Thailand and worked closely with the client to efficiently, effectively, and to the highest standards complete all tasks. After more than seven months of continuous effort, the system was successfully launched. Congratulations to the project team members still stationed in Thailand!

In the coming months, the MES system will undergo comprehensive debugging and alignment with frontline staff to ensure that site workflows match system processes. The project team will continue to collaborate with production, quality, process, equipment, IT, and other departments to ensure efficient and stable system operations. This will provide valuable operational experience for subsequent intelligent manufacturing, reliable knowledge and data support for production management improvements, and strong backing for decision-making across the production system.

Key Factors Behind the Project’s Success

The project achieved 100% development completion and 100% system launch, earning high praise from the client. This success is attributed to the following factors:

Strong Leadership and Direct Involvement

•Top leadership must demonstrate firm confidence and decisive execution;

•Ensure the smooth implementation of the information system.

Clearly Defined Business Needs and Customized Solutions

•Establish clear priorities and implementation focus;

•Prioritize practicality and usability over complexity or unnecessary features.

Careful Business Process Reengineering

•Clarify the company’s business processes first;

•Focus on addressing critical or problematic areas and optimize or simplify them.

Establish a Core Project Team with Departmental Coordination

•Information system implementation affects all aspects of a company;

•Deep understanding, unified awareness, and coordinated operations are essential.

Long-Term Partnership Between SENTURY and ZQSOFT

SENTURY Tire Co., Ltd., headquartered in Qingdao, China, is committed to the strategic goal of “creating a world-class tire brand” and specializes in the development and production of green, safe, high-quality, high-performance semi-steel radial tires and aviation tires. The company has established major production bases in Qingdao and Thailand, rapidly becoming a leading enterprise in China’s tire industry since its founding in 2009.

•In 2014, SENTURY partnered with ZQSOFT to deploy and upgrade MES systems for Qingdao Factory 1 and Factory 2 using ZQSOFT’s Smart Factory solutions.

•In 2017, recognized as a “Smart Manufacturing Pilot Demonstration Project” (Tire Smart Factory) by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

•In 2018, awarded as a “Manufacturing and Internet Integration Development Demonstration Project” by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

ZQSOFT developed the MES/APS/AnyMES systems for SENTURY’s Thailand factory, achieving integrated management of SENTURY’s information network and process control network. The system seamlessly connected data across production, technical management, automated scheduling, quality tracking, warehousing, logistics, and sales operations, enabling bidirectional integration from the PCS level to the ERP system and eliminating information silos for unified production process control.

As a long-term strategic partner of SENTURY, ZQSOFT will continue to deliver customized, innovative, and optimized smart manufacturing systems, empowering SENTURY Tire Co., Ltd.’s digital transformation and industrial development!