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Clock In/Clock Out Brings Labor and Production Together

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
MachineMetrics / Jun 11, 2025

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
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    How to Reduce CNC Setups to Improve Uptime
    MachineMetrics / November 17, 2022
    Manufacturing companies always focus on downtime to improve processes and increase efficiency in a facility. There are many different categories of downtime, including downtime from jams, breakdowns,...

    Unlocking Production Efficiency with Accurate Productio...
    MachineMetrics / November 15, 2022
    Whether you are tracking overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), machine utilization, or simply the number of finished parts, manufacturing success comes down to one simple, general goal: production...

    Updated Machine Timeline: Production and Diagnostic Dat...
    MachineMetrics / November 03, 2022
    Diving Deep into Machine Performance and Health Over Time Recently we have made several key updates to the Machine Timeline, one of the most commonly used features in MachineMetrics. For those less...

    Quality Control in Manufacturing: Using Data to Improve...
    MachineMetrics / October 27, 2022
    Key Takeaways: Quality control is critical in manufacturing to ensure products meet specifications and customer expectations. Implementing robust quality control processes reduces defects, enhances...

    The Benefits of Shop Floor Data Capture (And How to Aut...
    data collection / October 20, 2022
    Data is critical to the success of manufacturing. Without it, companies lose track of their production, resulting in inefficiency, missed deliveries, and stifled CI programs. With it, a company can...
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