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Make Gains Stick with the Continuous Improvement Tracker

You ran the kaizen event. You saw the improvement. But two months later… is anything actually different? It’s a challenge every CI leader faces. Gains made during Lean or Six Sigma initiatives often
MachineMetrics / Jun 05, 2025

Closing the Gap Between Scheduling and Execution with the...

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
MachineMetrics / May 28, 2025

Real-Time Job Tracking Delivers Clarity to the Chaos of the...

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
MachineMetrics / May 21, 2025

Tariffs & the Factory: What Plant Leaders Can Do to Fight...

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
MachineMetrics / May 01, 2025
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    The Impact of COVID-19 on Manufacturing - From Shutdown...
    MachineMetrics / May 21, 2020
    A Bird's Eye View As we round out Week 12 of quarantine, many of us are wondering — when will this be over? It’s looking more and more like the effects of coronavirus are here with us to stay, until...

    The Inaugural MachineMetrics 8-Track 🎶
    Data Science / April 27, 2020
    Key Takeaways: The MachineMetrics 8-Track initiative focuses on sharing insights and success stories from manufacturers leveraging IIoT. It highlights real-world applications of machine data to...

    Unlocking the power of high-frequency control data
    Data Science / January 21, 2020
    An excerpt from Chopin’s Ballade №4 in F minor, Op. 52. Source: Burak Konakoglu Why High-Frequency Data? Imagine you’re trying to learn a new tune on the piano, but the sheet music only has one note...

    Automated classification of CNC Machine Downtime Events...
    Data Science / June 27, 2019
    Introduction As with any complex mechanical device put to intense day-to-day use, CNC machines experience repeated downtime and require various forms of upkeep and human intervention to keep them...

    Tracking Economic Indicators with MachineMetrics Data
    Data Science / March 25, 2019
    Key Takeaways: MachineMetrics uses real-time machine data to track economic indicators, offering manufacturers insights into production trends. Data-driven insights help manufacturers adapt to...
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