{"id":29323,"date":"2025-04-02T12:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/?post_type=customer-story&#038;p=29323"},"modified":"2025-04-04T09:39:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:39:30","slug":"midwest-materials","status":"publish","type":"customer-story","link":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/customer-story\/midwest-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"MidWest Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns content-content-with-sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column content-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" id=\"introduction\">\n<div id=\"introduction_id_test\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MidWest Materials is an ISO 9001:2015 certified steel service center in Perry, Ohio. In business for over 70 years, the operation has grown considerably in recent decades, currently occupying a 240,000 square foot manufacturing facility and distribution center. Now, MidWest Materials is the leading producer and distributor of carbon flat rolled steel in all of North America.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"the_challenge\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-challenge\">The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Midwest Materials had been managing the maintenance of their extensive operation manually, on paper. Without a centralized system that could provide automation and efficiency, Roarke Baldwin, MidWest Materials\u2019 Process Improvement Engineer, could see that downtime, errors, paperwork, and overtime was an avoidable issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He conducted an analysis which found that their manual, paper-based, reactive maintenance strategy was costing them millions of dollars every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div id=\"list_icons-block_1b7e7f0a4a3f54f0281be987af618252\" class=\"list-icons-block \" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <ul class=\"custom-list\">\n                                    <li class=\"list-item\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pricing-table-yes.svg\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\">\n                                                <span class=\"list-text\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Managing maintenance on paper was onerous, error-prone, and time-consuming.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"list-item\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pricing-table-yes.svg\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\">\n                                                <span class=\"list-text\" style=\"color: #000000;\">A manual purchase order process averaged a turnaround time of 45 days.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"list-item\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pricing-table-yes.svg\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\">\n                                                <span class=\"list-text\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Downtime and unplanned maintenance cost them $1M a year in lost production and $250k a year in overtime costs.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        #list_icons-block_1b7e7f0a4a3f54f0281be987af618252 {\n            padding: 20px;\n            border-radius: 10px;\n            text-align: left;\n        }\n        .custom-list {\n            list-style: none;\n            padding: 0;\n        }\n        .list-item {\n            display: flex;\n            align-items: center;\n            margin-bottom: 10px;\n        }\n        .icon {\n            margin-right: 10px;\n        }\n        .list-text {\n            font-size: 16px;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n\n\n\n<p>MidWest Materials had outgrown its manual process of managing maintenance activities and needed a better way.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- <blockquote id=\"testimonial-block_c759c5d757e05ee79cbda20855b6b821\" class=\"testimonial \">\n    <p>We appreciate the value Limble adds to our business \u2014 we have no intention of going back.<\/p>\n    <cite>\n        <span>Roarke Baldwin<\/span>\n        <span>Process Improvement Engineer<\/span>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n    #testimonial-block_c759c5d757e05ee79cbda20855b6b821 {\n        background: #E7F0FA;\n        color: #000000;\n    }\n<\/style> -->\n\n<div id=\"testimonial-block_c759c5d757e05ee79cbda20855b6b821\" class=\"key-tcards single-tcard-elem  testimonial kd-cardchild-block_c759c5d757e05ee79cbda20855b6b821\" style=\"background-color: #E7F0FA;\" >\n    <div class=\"tcards-image\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"tcards_wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"tcards_message\"><h6 style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe appreciate the value Limble adds to our business \u2014 we have no intention of going back.\u201d<\/h6><\/div>\n        <div class=\"tcards_header\">\n            <span class=\"tcards-name\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Roarke Baldwin<span class=\"tcards-job\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Process Improvement Engineer<\/span><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"the_solution\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-solution\">The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To take on this unsustainable situation, they began a search for a CMMS that could bring their maintenance operation into the digital age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They needed a system that not only offered full functionality and top-notch customer service, but \u2014 to minimize continued losses \u2014 also did it fast, with minimal training and setup time. After months of research they chose Limble and launched it ahead of schedule due to the ease of implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"the_result\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-result\">The Result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding Limble to their toolkit paid off quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Limble\u2019s easy-to-use, automated system allowed the team to transition quickly. They can instantly view work orders, parts inventory, operator manuals, and drawings and take action on requests right from their phones or tablets. Now, everyone involved has all the information they need at their fingertips, in real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Limble automated their PM schedule based on sophisticated machine-data, preventing breakdowns. It also streamlined the lengthy purchase order process and inventory management function, ensuring critical parts are always on hand for quick and effective repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div id=\"list_icons-block_372d3085f763720269e7ec409746183c\" class=\"list-icons-block \" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <ul class=\"custom-list\">\n                                    <li class=\"list-item\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pricing-table-yes.svg\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\">\n                                                <span class=\"list-text\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Purchase order turnaround dropped from 45 days to 9.7 days on average. <\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"list-item\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pricing-table-yes.svg\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\">\n                                                <span class=\"list-text\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Parts inventory was managed in real-time with QR codes, so they no longer ran out of critical spare parts. <\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"list-item\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pricing-table-yes.svg\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\">\n                                                <span class=\"list-text\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Their preventive maintenance schedule \u2014 powered by sophisticated machine data \u2014 prevents breakdowns and the costly downtime associated with them. <\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"list-item\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pricing-table-yes.svg\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\">\n                                                <span class=\"list-text\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Overtime fell by 80%, reducing labor costs and improving team morale and productivity.<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        #list_icons-block_372d3085f763720269e7ec409746183c {\n            padding: 20px;\n            border-radius: 10px;\n            text-align: left;\n        }\n        .custom-list {\n            list-style: none;\n            padding: 0;\n        }\n        .list-item {\n            display: flex;\n            align-items: center;\n            margin-bottom: 10px;\n        }\n        .icon 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