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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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    Emerging Industry 4.0 Technologies With Real-World Exam...
    MachineMetrics / September 17, 2020
    What Is Industry 4.0 Technology? Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is all about making business smarter and more automated. Where the Third Industrial Revolution focused...

    The Future of Manufacturing: Top 7 Industry Trends
    MachineMetrics / July 23, 2020
    Key Takeaways: The future of manufacturing will be driven by advanced technologies such as IoT, automation, and artificial intelligence. Manufacturers must adapt to emerging trends like data-driven...

    How Industry 4.0 Technology is Solving the Skills Gap
    MachineMetrics / July 15, 2020
    The digitization of the workplace is revolutionizing how companies produce goods. As smart manufacturing takes hold, Industry 4.0 technologies provide new ways to operate and pave the way to...

    A Long-Term Strategy for Manufacturers Adopting Industr...
    MachineMetrics / June 10, 2020
    It’s not uncommon for a factory to operate several generations of the same type of production equipment within a single factory. Except for extremely large companies with very deep pockets, most...

    Working with IT and OT for Industry 4.0 success
    Industry 4.0 / May 07, 2020
    To put it simply, Industry 4.0 will probably not work well without support from your IT and OT departments. Industry 4.0 really requires good infrastructure and upkeep. That means that multiple...
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