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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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    Building a Best-of-Breed Tech Stack in Manufacturing
    MachineMetrics / November 11, 2021
    Manufacturing leaders today are having an increasingly difficult time choosing software that meets their ever-growing needs. Traditionally, manufacturing operations would use an ERP/MRP system that...

    EASTEC 2021 Takeaway: Digital Transformation is Coming....
    MachineMetrics / November 04, 2021
    Key Takeaways: EASTEC showcased the latest trends and technologies in manufacturing. Key themes included IoT, automation, and smart manufacturing solutions. Insights from EASTEC emphasize the...

    What is Tool Life? How to Optimize Tooling with Machine...
    MachineMetrics / October 28, 2021
    The expense of tooling combined with scrapping defective parts makes extending tool life an important objective for metal cutting companies. Traditional machining relied on settings determined...

    IT/OT Convergence: In Industrial IoT, Two Worlds Collid...
    inustrial IOT / October 22, 2021
    Companies have realized the benefits of information technology for many years. And with the arrival of the Industrial Internet of Things (II0T) technology, a new revolution of digitization of...

    How to Identify and Reduce Tool Wear to Improve Quality
    MachineMetrics / October 14, 2021
    In CNC machining, the reality is that metal meeting metal results in tool wear. Metal cutting, grinding, drilling, boring, and other tasks are all part of machining. And as these activities are all...
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