Legacy MES systems and basic monitoring tools are often rigid and slow to adapt. While they claim to offer broad functionality, they’re rarely configured to reflect the nuances of your operations -
There’s no shortage of data on the modern shop floor. The problem is getting the right information to the right people - with the right context to make a difference. Supervisors walk the floor to
For most manufacturers, labor tracking still feels like a disconnected process. Time clocks sit in one system, job data lives in another, and payroll has to piece it all together later. This creates
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...