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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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    Machine vs. Production Monitoring: The Road to Producti...
    Machine Monitoring / May 02, 2024
    When it comes to managing a production environment, machine monitoring is a great starting point. For machining heavy operations in particular, developing an accurate understanding of utilization is...

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    Machine Monitoring / January 12, 2023
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    Why MachineMetrics? A Closer Look at the Value of Machi...
    Machine Monitoring / December 15, 2022
    Manual production monitoring efforts can only take you so far. The paper sheets, excel docs, whiteboards, and manual data entry systems are putting a strain on frontline workers. Not to mention,...

    Machine Monitoring Systems vs. Machine Connectivity Pla...
    Machine Monitoring / September 01, 2022
    What Separates MachineMetrics from Other Production Monitoring Solutions? Understanding that machine monitoring was only part of the solution, MachineMetrics developed its machine monitoring system...

    Production Reporting Done Right: Accurate, Real-Time, V...
    Machine Monitoring / August 25, 2022
    Things move quickly in manufacturing. People, materials, machines, and other components are constantly in play with changeovers, unit production, repairs, and other tasks to keep production processes...
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