The Adoption of Big Data Analytics in Manufacturing The term “big data” refers to increasingly complex, massive data stores that can’t be effectively processed using traditional methods. In manufacturing, big data can refer to information collected from a variety of sources including mac

What is Machine Condition Monitoring? Machine condition monitoring is the ability to assess the health of a machine over a period of time. This can include things like its efficiency, since losses in efficiency may indicate an underlying issue. It also includes wear and tear on parts, pe

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 margins of error in order for organizations to make the most informed decisions from our numbe

What is a Digital Factory? A digital factory uses technology to automatically share information digitally across the operation, including data from materials, people, and machines. Digital manufacturing relies on an integrated system consisting of simulation technologies, connected equip

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 industry norms. Since we have a statistically significant sample size (+- 1.8% margin of e

What is Quality Assurance? Quality assurance, or QA, in the context of manufacturing, refers to the processes manufacturers utilize as part of a quality management system to maintain consistent, expected quality levels on the items they produce. Often paired with quality control, or QC,

In 30,000 BC, our ancestors painted stories on cave walls about their daily life, and by 700 BC we had our first printed story—Gilgamesh. Flash forward to 2021, and we have been co-creating stories together with AI for more than half a decade already. But when the order of the day is acc

What is Lean Manufacturing? Lean manufacturing is a philosophy founded on a strategic approach to continuous improvement and sustainability through the holistic elimination of waste and inefficiencies throughout an organization.Lean manufacturing is more than following a set of rules—rat

Whats the Relevance and Importance of Industrial DataOps? From a manufacturing standpoint, data and operations in regard to data play a role in creating and maintaining a competitive, innovative, agile facility without carrying high risks or other burdens such as excessive inventory. Hav

Using a Manufacturing Dashboard to Optimize Production Digital dashboards are one of the most effective tools to use for production optimization in manufacturing. With better information comes better decisions, and a real-time display of the highest priority information using a digital d

Originally published on Towards Data Science   Over the last few months, we’ve been quietly monitoring and discovering new use cases for our predictive machining product. Thanks to a streamlined operator interface, which also conveniently doubles as a “behind the scenes” labeled-da

Machine failure, once an accepted part of life for manufacturers and OEMs, has met its match with modern technology using IoT devices, the cloud, and edge computing. In order to pre-empt and prevent machine failure, it’s first important to understand what it is and why it happens in an i

Originally published on Production Machining. If the machines on your shop floor could talk, what would they say? Would they tell stories of being cared for and maintained to the utmost degree, or would they disclose being abused or neglected? Would the turning center that broke last wee

The future of manufacturing is reliant on an ability to develop cyber-physical systems within the shop floor which drive industrial automation, interoperability, and other optimization applications. This outlook is one where data becomes gold as the capture, processing, and transfer of d

The Aerospace and defense industry is spinning a lot of plates right now, which has been acknowledged by the wider manufacturing world. Speakers at the FABTECH 2018 summit highlighted the challenges facing manufacturers in today’s changing environment. One observation that was repeatedly

The slowing growth rate in the manufacturing industry and the demand for accountability from end-users has led to varying fortunes for OEMs manufacturing equipment for the aerospace industry. To remain profitable in a time of massive upheaval with multiple challenges looming, OEMs across

In today’s world of interconnected everything, too many manufacturers are finding themselves a day late and a dollar short when it comes to quality, on-time delivery, and inventory management. Why? Because by the time the information is collected and reports are cobbled together and deli

For decades manufacturers have used data as a way to gain a competitive edge. Perhaps the biggest change today is how data is collected. Some companies have technicians walking around the plant checking gauges, filling out forms, and writing down operation and maintenance history for mac

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a methodology that has been around for many years.  It is a straightforward system that measures a machine’s performance and productivity.  By factoring in variables such as downtime associated with changeover, breaks, off-quality part f

What is an Edge Device? Edge devices are pieces of equipment that serve to transmit data between the local network and the cloud. They are able to translate between the protocols, or languages, used by local devices into the protocols used by the cloud where the data will be further proc