We are proud to announce that FILTRO, one of INFORMA’s flagship products, has once again been confirmed by Polyplex USA LLC, based in Decatur, Alabama, as the planning software for all machines at its expanded production facility.
Polyplex invested in the United States by incorporating Polyplex USA LLC in 2011 and establishing a greenfield manufacturing facility in Decatur, Alabama. The site began production with a thin PET film line in April 2013, followed by a PET resin plant in July 2014. In 2025, the company commissioned a new PET film line and an offline coater, further expanding its production capacity. As part of this growth, FILTRO has been selected to optimise planning across all slitting operations.
“We thank Polyplex USA for once again confirming FILTRO as its software for cut optimisation and for the trust placed in INFORMA,” said Paolo Castagna, CEO of INFORMA.
We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr Mithilesh Kumar, Planning, Procurement and Polymer Manager at Polyplex USA, who successfully managed the transition and leveraged his previous positive experience with the FILTRO optimiser.
FILTRO is designed to minimise trim waste when slitting customer rolls from jumbo rolls, while optimising cutting patterns and keeping machine set-ups under control. The solution has been successfully in operation at Polyplex USA since Q1 2016, and this renewed commitment confirms the long-term value it continues to deliver.
Thank you to the entire Polyplex USA team for your continued confidence in FILTRO and INFORMA. We look forward to supporting your future growth and operational excellence.
About FILTRO
FILTRO is a powerful combinatorial optimisation solver specifically developed for slitting operations. It considers production processes and machine constraints and integrates seamlessly with the Tangram Suite, including Scheduling and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) modules.
Key capabilities include:
- Minimisation of trim and setup waste on primary slitters
- Maximisation of intermediate roll widths
- Optimisation of trim and setups for metallisers and secondary slitters
- Multi-width optimisation
- Isotropic optimisation
- Defect optimisation
- Cardboard core optimisation
- Warehouse integration
- Packing management
About INFORMA
Since 1986, INFORMA has been dedicated to solving complex optimisation problems for manufacturing and distribution companies.
Today, INFORMA is recognised for its expertise in:
- Material cutting optimisation
- Production scheduling from planning to order confirmation
- Transportation planning
- Truck and container loading optimisation
Learn more at www.informasrl.com
About Polyplex Group
Polyplex Corporation Ltd. is the world’s seventh-largest producer of polyester (PET) film.
Its product portfolio includes thin and thick BOPET films across a wide range of thicknesses and surface properties for numerous industrial applications. The Group also manufactures BOPP, blown PP/PE, and CPP films and offers integrated downstream capabilities, including metallising, holography, silicone coating, offline chemical coating, extrusion coating, and transfer metallised paper.
Learn more at www.polyplex.com
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