Have you ever heard the expression out of sight, out of mind? Sometimes ignorance is bliss. But in manufacturing, being out of sight and out of mind may mean losing focus on shop floor activities, and falling behind production goals. Manufacturing has traditionally used visual tools to

Quality is perhaps best understood and enforced in high precision component industries such as aerospace and defense, as well as medical device manufacturing. With that said, all manufacturers take into consideration defects, rework, scrap, and their associated costs. On the forefront of

Knowing how to solve production issues quickly and efficiently is a skill all manufacturing managers should possess. Though there are many strategies that exist to identify and fix problems, the starting point for eliminating the most severe shop floor issues is having an infrastructure

Manually managing and tracking production is beginning to become a habit of the past. Manufacturers are switching to a new approach of executing workflows, communicating, record-keeping, and scheduling; one that is driven by digital technology: Paperless Manufacturing. This technology c

Over the last decade, digital transformation has accelerated among all industries. This revolution of new technologies has altered traditional manufacturing and the business landscape across the globe and is poised to accelerate even more. As recently as 2018, manufacturing companies tr

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 “metal-on-metal,” at some point, something must give. This give comes in the form of tool

Finding the Source of Problems on the Shop Floor Manufacturing can be a chaotic, fast-paced, and complex endeavor, forcing manufacturers to not only identify but also solve unique challenges. These problems can slow production, creating bottlenecks or stoppages when they are least expect

With the arrival of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), a digital transformation is currently underway. The manufacturing industry is beginning to use analytics driven by real-time production data, not only to make better, faster decisions, but also to enable autom

The most significant contributor to inefficiency in a production environment is equipment downtime. To manage this issue, manufacturing companies use downtime tracking software to categorize types of equipment downtime and develop procedures and strategies to reduce or eliminate the prob

Manufacturing industry production software has been around for many decades. As it has evolved, it has revolutionized production processes across different industries. And it is used in process, discrete, and mixed-mode production to manage, track, and improve production.Companies that u

What is Machine Operator Efficiency? Machine Operator Efficiency, or MOE, measures the performance of industrial machinery operators. Represented in the form of a percentage, it takes into consideration time, parts created, and part quality to effectively measure shop floor employee perf

This is a comprehensive guide on bottlenecks that includes some information on what they are, how to identify them, the benefits of analyzing bottlenecks, and some strategies you can use. Plus, we have a real world case study of how a manufacturer identified bottlenecks on their shop flo

Fixing Problems Before They Become Problems For manufacturers across the globe, preventive maintenance has long been a tool used to prolong the life of the equipment and extend their Capex return on investment (ROI). Its importance has coalesced along formal and informal lines with homeg

Regardless of the sophistication of a manufacturing plants planning and scheduling systems, many operations encounter constraints on the production floor. These constraints may consist of idle time, over-scheduling, poor process design, or several other variables that, in combination, im

Machine condition monitoring is a practice whereby the machines health over a specific period can be assessed. By capturing data from the machine, efficiency, overall equipment effectiveness, and other variables can be used to determine future performance to optimize parts replacement, w

Wichita-based Trinity Precision has long served the aerospace industry. With deep roots among some of the countrys most prominent names, their commitment to quality and precision is critical for maintaining safety in a highly regulated industry where part specification and safety are par

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 showing what happened, you can turn it into a leading indicator of what will happen. You

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, technological advances, and more. The managers who orchestrate this complex arena best look for ways

Process improvement techniques are essential for optimizing manufacturing tasks. And when done right, these optimized processes lead to greater efficiency. But what is the connection? And why is process optimization so crucial for achieving greater efficiency? The answer to this lies in

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 even greater understanding of the dynamics of capacity utilization. Today, we’re excit