From Manual Tracking to Smart Manufacturing: The Milo’s Tea Journey

In this webinar, Parsec’s Scott Klages moderates a discussion with Scott McDaniel of Milo’s Tea Company and Richard Phillips from Polytron to explore Milo’s remarkable smart manufacturing journey using the TrakSYS® MOM platform.

Faced with rising demand and limited capacity, Milo’s Tea transitioned from manual OEE tracking to a fully digital, data-driven operation spanning two facilities. With Polytron as their integration partner, Milo’s implemented TrakSYS to improve real-time visibility, automate production tracking, and centralize maintenance and quality data—without disrupting operations.

The team shares how the project was rolled out in phases, each delivering measurable business value, from initial OEE improvements to complete ERP integration and IoT-driven automation.

Key topics covered include:

• How Milo’s Tea increased OEE by over 20% in under six months
• Using TrakSYS for performance management, ERP integration, and maintenance
• Leveraging smart devices and IoT sensors for non-PLC equipment visibility
• How TrakSYS scoreboards improved operator engagement and ownership
• Deploying TrakSYS across multiple sites for unified visibility and control
• Future phases: algorithmic scheduling, warehouse management, and traceability

Through TrakSYS, Milo’s Tea achieved higher throughput, better decision-making, and accelerated ROI—proving the value of data-driven digital transformation.