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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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    Benchmarking Improvements - July 2021
    MachineMetrics / July 08, 2021
    Here at MachineMetrics, we are always striving to improve our product and add new insights and features for our customers. This is especially true as we continue to grow our market share and capture...

    An Update to Our Benchmarking Product: New Features, Ne...
    MachineMetrics / March 17, 2021
    Introduction All MachineMetrics customers have the opportunity to participate in our benchmarking program at no additional cost, which allows them to compare their own factory’s utilization against...

    State of the Industry: March 2021 Update
    MachineMetrics / March 08, 2021
    Introduction As our daily utilization updates gain steam and receive more attention, we feel it’s important as data stewards to clarify our assumptions, any sources of bias we may have, and our...

    State of the Industry: Where Do We Go From Here?
    MachineMetrics / August 27, 2020
    Introduction: A Dissection of the Previous Few Months No one could have really predicted the effects of coronavirus on our society writ large at the beginning of this year. This is evidenced in...

    The Impact of COVID-19 on Manufacturing - From Shutdown...
    MachineMetrics / May 21, 2020
    A Bird's Eye View As we round out Week 12 of quarantine, many of us are wondering — when will this be over? It’s looking more and more like the effects of coronavirus are here with us to stay, until...
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