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MachineMetrics App Framework: Custom Insights without the...

Legacy MES systems and basic monitoring tools are often rigid and slow to adapt. While they claim to offer broad functionality, they’re rarely configured to reflect the nuances of your operations -
MachineMetrics / Jun 25, 2025

Real-Time Visibility with the Production Order Dashboard

There’s no shortage of data on the modern shop floor. The problem is getting the right information to the right people - with the right context to make a difference. Supervisors walk the floor to
MachineMetrics / Jun 19, 2025

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
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    Job growth in manufacturing from automation
    Manufacturing News / June 19, 2019
    The manufacturing industry showed a lot of job growth in May 2019! Advanced Manufacturing reported, "Manufacturing added 3,000 jobs in May, with transportation equipment leading the way. Durable...

    How AR is still making waves
    Manufacturing News / March 25, 2019
    Augmented reality has been making waves for a few years now, but it will continue to change the manufacturing industry in the future. Industry Week said, "In the next five years, we will be looking...

    Using OEE for lean
    Manufacturing News / January 04, 2019
    OEE is a great metric to dig into when working on lean manufacturing initiatives. However, companies that have found success using the metric recommend using it as a baseline and not relying on OEE...

    Manufacturing jobs increased in November
    Manufacturing News / December 19, 2018
    The numbers are in and manufacturing jobs increased by 27,000 last month in the United States. That's a year-to-date increase of 288,000! Many of the jobs created were in durable goods. We still...

    What is Globalization 4.0?
    Manufacturing News / November 21, 2018
    We've all heard of industry 4.0 now, but what is globalization 4.0? The World Economic Forum says we are moving into a new phase of globalization and that, "Globalization and technology are...
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