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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

Optimize Changeovers and Reduce Downtime with...

Did you know that MachineMetrics provides real-time visibility into tool life across your entire shop floor? MachineMetrics Tool Life Monitoring delivers real-time visibility into tool life and
MachineMetrics / Apr 29, 2025
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    OTD in Manufacturing & Strategies to Improve On-Time De...
    Lean Manufacturing / March 19, 2025
    On-time delivery (OTD) in manufacturing isn’t just about getting orders out on schedule. It’s a complex interplay of overcoming production bottlenecks, supply chain disruptions, and unpredictable...

    AI in Manufacturing: Beyond the Buzz - What's Real?
    MachineMetrics / January 17, 2024
    The Buzz of AI - What's Real? Amidst the rapid technological evolution, the manufacturing industry stands at the beginning of a monumental shift driven not only by fancy machines, gears, or assembly...

    Detecting CNC Anomalies with Unsupervised Learning (Par...
    manufacturing / October 10, 2018
    In parts 1 and 2, we discussed the business problem and preprocessing involved with detecting anomalous behavior on machines. In this post, we’ll cover some creative data wrangling and clustering...

    Detecting CNC Anomalies with Unsupervised Learning (Par...
    Data Science / October 05, 2018
    In the world of Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machining, many operators struggle to keep their machines on schedule and running efficiently. Unanticipated events can plague machine...

    The Impact of AI and Machine Learning on Manufacturing
    MachineMetrics / October 02, 2018
    Do You Remember HAL From the Movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"? It was considered to be a sentient computer; that is, it had artificial intelligence. Released in 1968, this 'character' was prescient to...
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