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What Happens When Manufacturers Build Their Own MES...

Five discrete manufacturers. Five real problems. Five working solutions built on live production data in 48 hours. Every manufacturer we talk to has the same frustration buried somewhere in the
MachineMetrics / Mar 20, 2026

We Went to ProveIt! to Challenge a Popular Belief. Here's...

There's a take that's been gaining a lot of traction in manufacturing right now: that there's no such thing as an out-of-the-box MES. That every factory is so unique, you have to stitch together a
MachineMetrics / Mar 17, 2026

New Feature Focus: AI Summaries for your Daily Production...

Meet Your New Morning Teammate: AI Summary for the Daily Production Dashboard! Every day, production leaders across the shop floor start their morning the same way: open the Daily Production
MachineMetrics / Dec 17, 2025

How Harvey Performance Closed the Execution Gap with...

Harvey Performance Company is a global leader in precision cutting tools, manufacturing brands like Harvey Tool, Helical Solutions, Micro 100, and others used in aerospace, medical, power generation,
MachineMetrics / Nov 19, 2025
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    How you can get leaner
    Lean Manufacturing / March 20, 2018
    BGC.com spoke to Daniel Küpper, and he gave five areas that companies can work on getting leaner. "This included using sensors and software to facilitate more efficient changeovers, using predicative...

    Lean leadership
    Lean Manufacturing / March 19, 2018
    Lean manufacturing techniques are often used on the production floor, but they can apply to leadership just as well! Supply Chain Management Review said, "This concept has been embraced by...

    What you can gain from lean manufacturing
    Lean Manufacturing / February 24, 2018
    There are some well known benefits of lean manufacturing such as saving money and improving efficiency. There are also some lesser known benefits like reflecting the needs of stakeholders and...

    MachineMetrics Launches Production Waste Calculator
    MachineMetrics / February 15, 2018
    In a time when the bottom line has never been more meaningful for companies, waste elimination is one of the most effective ways to increase the profitability of any business. Understanding what...

    La-Z-Boy uses lean manufacturing
    Lean Manufacturing / January 29, 2018
    The La-Z-Boy chair is a staple in many U.S. homes, and one of many companies that use lean manufacturing. "The difference for us has been that we have a really good lean foundation, and we have...
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