Manufacturing schedules look great on paper—until they meet the real world. Every day, jobs run late. Machines sit idle. Priorities shift. And despite everyone’s best efforts, it’s hard to answer one
Even the most capable ERP system can only tell you what was planned. It can’t tell you what’s actually happening on the floor, right now. For most discrete manufacturers, job tracking still relies on
Executive Snapshot Tariff policy has shifted sharply in the past 18 months, squeezing margins for U.S. discrete-manufacturing plants. Metal duties remain in force, a new 25% levy on imported vehicles
Did you know that MachineMetrics provides real-time visibility into tool life across your entire shop floor? MachineMetrics Tool Life Monitoring delivers real-time visibility into tool life and
Manufacturing companies always focus on downtime to improve processes and increase efficiency in a facility. There are many different categories of downtime, including downtime from jams, breakdowns,...
Trends indicate that the CNC market could be as large as $140.7 billion by 2029, up from $86.83 billion in 2022. This number represents a 61% expected increase in the next seven years. Driven by new...
Getting your machines to do more is the name of the game. Even in high-tolerance industries, it’s pivotal for equipment to deliver parts that meet production standards and output on a consistent...
Key Takeaways: Machine failure can lead to costly downtime and production delays, affecting overall efficiency. Predictive maintenance and real-time monitoring are effective strategies for reducing...
In parts 1 and 2, we discussed the business problem and preprocessing involved with detecting anomalous behavior on machines. In this post, we’ll cover some creative data wrangling and clustering...