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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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    What is Takt Time? How to Calculate and Reduce a Key De...
    MachineMetrics / August 01, 2022
    The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is transforming how manufacturing companies measure and improve processes. By using a machine data platform, companies can rapidly realize fast ROI and...

    Production Visibility: How to Unlock Real-Time Shop Flo...
    MachineMetrics / July 28, 2022
    In traditional manufacturing operations, production visibility was limited by manual processes for tracking data. Operators, technicians, and managers relied upon a sea of charts, graphs, forms, and...

    Unlocking Accurate Standardized Work with Production Da...
    MachineMetrics / July 20, 2022
    The goal of every manufacturer is to produce goods in the fastest manner possible with the lowest volume of quality rejections. This drives profit and keeps companies competitive within their...

    The Importance of Machine-to-Machine Communication for ...
    MachineMetrics / July 14, 2022
    As the proliferation of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) progresses, there will come a time when few companies without connectivity will survive. The benefits in cost, efficiency, and...

    The Value of Machine Data for Your MES
    MachineMetrics / July 07, 2022
    This article is part of a series discussing the value of machine data for shop floor management systems. Integrating machine assets into your connected factory ecosystem unlocks accurate, real-time...
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