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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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    Three things manufacturing businesses should know about...
    Industry 4.0 / November 13, 2019
    Manufacturing businesses have been implementing artificial intelligence for some time now. You can learn from their successes and failures! There's no doubt AI can do a lot of good for a business -...

    Do you have the information you need to make the best d...
    Industry 4.0 / August 30, 2019
    In order to make the best decisions for your business you need to have as much information as possible. There are two different types of information you need - from technology and from your...

    What industry 4.0 means for networks
    Industry 4.0 / August 02, 2019
    The rise of industry 4.0 is revealing a lot of networks that need some help. Network World reported, "The researchers say a smarter, unique, and organic infrastructure needs to be developed for the...

    How industry 4.0 can work with your current machines
    Industry 4.0 / July 03, 2019
    Industry 4.0 doesn't just mean new machines. It means you can connect this new technology to your existing ones. American Machinist said, "The primary method for achieving I4.0 it is to augment...

    Who is leading the charge?
    Industry 4.0 / May 22, 2019
    Who is leading the charge when it comes to Industry 4.0? Assembly plants. Assembly Magazine said, "Factories of the future will feature advanced technology, such as additive manufacturing, artificial...
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