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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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    The Death of MES: A New Vision for the Factory Software...
    MachineMetrics / January 07, 2022
    Recently, I had the chance to host a panel at IIoT World’s Digital Manufacturing Day with technology leaders from Fulcrum, UpKeep, and MachineMetrics. During the panel, titled The Death of MES: A New...

    Manufacturing Tooling Costs - A Complete Guide
    MachineMetrics / December 30, 2022
    Key Takeaways: Tooling costs are a significant expense in manufacturing, impacting overall production costs. Optimizing tooling usage and extending tool life can lead to substantial cost savings....

    How to Reduce Tool Failure with CNC Tool Breakage Detec...
    MachineMetrics / December 23, 2021
    Tool breakage has always been a challenge for machining operations. These breaks can occur during regular machining cycles due to tool wear that eventually results in failure. They may also occur due...

    Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing: How to Get Sta...
    MachineMetrics / December 15, 2021
    In today’s hyper-competitive manufacturing environment, those who don’t improve risk being left behind. Continuous improvement has long been the goal of a slate of methodologies, including Lean, Six...

    The Impact of Production Display Boards on the Shop Flo...
    Dashboards / December 09, 2021
    Have you ever heard the expression "out of sight, out of mind"? Sometimes ignorance is bliss. But in manufacturing, being out of sight and out of mind may mean losing focus on shop floor activities,...
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