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Unplanned Downtime: Causes, Calculations, and Cures

‘Downtime’ is one of the most dreaded words in manufacturing. While downtime is part of life in a factory, managers, operators, and technicians constantly strive to reduce it and mitigate its
Downtime / Sep 22, 2022

Schedule Attainment: Accurately Plan & Meet Production Goals

Did your team finish all the work that was planned for this week? Many KPIs are used in manufacturing to track production efficiency, quality, labor utilization, capacity, waste, and more. These KPIs
MachineMetrics / Sep 15, 2022

How to Improve Quality in Manufacturing

There are a few core measurements that every manufacturer uses to manage their operation. Measurements like efficiency, productivity, capacity, labor, and equipment utilization are almost universally
MachineMetrics / Sep 08, 2022

MachineMetrics, Universal Robots’ Partner to Automate Robot...

Precision manufacturers can now monitor collaborative robots from Universal Robots in real-time to drive automation that improves performance and reliability. NORTHAMPTON, Mass., September 6, 2022 --
press release / Sep 06, 2022
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    Machine Utilization: Track and Improve Equipment Perfor...
    MachineMetrics / August 18, 2022
    Manufacturing is a costly endeavor. Labor, raw materials, indirect overhead, and capital equipment are all large cost centers, and optimizing them is a goal of any manufacturing company. But one...

    Using an OEE Dashboard to Visualize Production Performa...
    MachineMetrics / March 10, 2022
    A manufacturing company is only as good as its equipment. But more importantly, how well the organization uses its equipment. Without knowing the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) of production...

    How to Perform a Manufacturing Capacity Analysis
    MachineMetrics / July 01, 2021
    Manufacturers face a mountain of challenges to produce the goods we use in our lives. And each one must address these challenges with limited resources in the form of capital, skillsets,...

    OEE as Your New Financial KPI
    MachineMetrics / June 24, 2021
    Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is often seen as a manufacturing metric. Yet it can be a financial key performance indicator for executives as well. Better still, instead of a lagging indicator...

    How to Increase Manufacturing Production Capacity
    MachineMetrics / May 13, 2021
    Most companies place a high value on the ability to increase production capacity. And it’s especially valuable to do so if added equipment costs can be avoided. After all, the nature of manufacturing...
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