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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 Scrap in Manufacturing
    MachineMetrics / June 30, 2022
    Key Takeaways: Reducing manufacturing scrap involves identifying sources of waste and implementing strategies to minimize defects. Improving process control, quality management, and material handling...

    Industry 4.0 ROI: A Framework to Evaluate Technology So...
    MachineMetrics / June 23, 2022
    Realizing the value of Industry 4.0 solutions can be a daunting for many manufacturers. Already shell-shocked by enormous disruption in the last few years, companies have seen stable, lean, and...

    The Impact of Sensors in Manufacturing
    MachineMetrics / June 16, 2022
    Since the beginning of industrial automation, the manufacturing industry has utilized sensors. Originally, they were used to trigger mechanical responses to reduce manual labor. As sensor technology...

    Is MES Dead? The 9 Risks of Legacy Solutions
    MachineMetrics / June 09, 2022
    We're not here to tell you that MES is dead. Rather, the landscape of manufacturing technology is changing...rapidly. And legacy solutions like ERP and MES have fallen behind, which is hurting shop...

    Manufacturing Capacity Planning: Optimizing Production ...
    MachineMetrics / June 02, 2022
    With such a wide variety of challenges impacting the current state of manufacturing, it can be difficult to plan for the future. Not only are costs rising due to inflation and supply chain...
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