While many of us are starting the new year resolving to transform ourselves by hitting the gym, eating better, and spending less money, manufacturers have the onus of a far more important transformation on their hands: embracing the changing digital manufacturing landscape and emerg

  Every single day, in every manufacturing environment, failures and downtime happen. That’s just a reality when you’re dealing with equipment that performs a repetitive task. The issue, however, is that manufacturing in today’s markets requires efficiency and quality production. U

Updated May 13, 2021   There are certainly a lot of buzzwords and trends that follow along with Industry 4.0. It can be difficult for manufacturers to grasp the concept and determine how it is at all possible to adopt industry 4.0 solutions. After all, “Industry 4.0” is a vague ove

*Updated February 10, 2021 Whats the Importance of Industry 4.0? The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, is extremely relevant and increasingly important in manufacturing for a multitude of reasons. Put as simply as possible, Industry 4.0 represents the next wave of technolo

Things have changed. Digital transformation is about changing business models and about companies not just taking advantage of the huge opportunities created by these latest technologies but preparing for their constant evolution. While the introduction of cloud-based data management sy

Industrialization 4.0 is absolutely impacting international business and the transport of goods. The impact of globalisation and industrialization on the industry is significant. Ever since the first industrial revolution, industrialization has impacted international business. In

Business agility was once something manufacturing companies could work toward incrementally. But highly volatile disruptions, unpredictable business climates, and increased demand and competition have forced companies to address business agility as an imperative. It is now more importan

Since the beginning of industrial automation, the manufacturing industry has utilized sensors. Originally, they were used to trigger mechanical responses to reduce manual labor. As sensor technology evolved, the devices were improved to collect data from individual machines so companies

Realizing the value of Industry 4.0 solutions can be a daunting for many manufacturers. Already shell-shocked by enormous disruption in the last few years, companies have seen stable, lean, and predictable supply chains give way to a new era of buffer stock to keep companies running. The

Of all the components comprising the cost structure of manufactured goods, material cost is one of the most expensive for almost any industry. Of course, without raw materials and components, there would be no production. But if too much material is rejected for off quality, it can signi

Manufacturers have long used Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to help manage production. And whether standalone or as part of a broader ERP system, MES has played a significant part in managing and improving production. With that said, there are significant drawbacks to legacy MES s

Unleashing Digitization in Manufacturing Recently, we had the opportunity to host an event with MachineMetrics users and prospects to learn how manufacturing leaders are leveraging digital technologies to increase operational efficiency. Our “Let’s Get Digital” event was a fantastic succ

A Resource to Understand Industrial IoT, Explore Valuable Use Cases, and Prepare for Common Challenges With tighter margins, rising inflation, and more competition than ever before, many companies are undergoing a digital transformation to remain competitive in today’s market. Industria

The rise of industrial data platforms has been spurred by the growing use of IoT in the manufacturing industry. These huge volumes of disparate data types and sources have encouraged manufacturers to implement platforms to collect and standardize data across their many machines and syste

Manufacturing has always relied on data to measure performance and identify areas of opportunity. But as technology has advanced, many manufacturers continue to operate as they have in the past. The tradition of manually collecting production data has many inherent problems. With powerfu

With such a wide variety of challenges impacting the current state of manufacturing, it can be difficult to plan for the future. Not only are costs rising due to inflation and supply chain disruptions, but there also is an ongoing skills crisis. In order to best prepare for the future, m

This article is part of a series addressing the most pressing concerns manufacturers have when it comes to Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT solutions. In the rapidly changing manufacturing technology space, it can be difficult to distinguish valuable solutions and approaches from shiny ob

The seamless integration of IIoT components including IoT hardware, software, and communication protocols has occurred in incremental steps for manufacturers. Early industrial automation systems were basic sensors, limit switches, and other devices that fed data directly to a printout o

MachineMetrics Achieves Best-in-Class Information Security Standardswith ISO 27001 Certification Internationally recognized standard validates MachineMetrics’s commitment to high-level datasecurity practices NORTHAMPTON, Mass., April 19, 2022 —MachineMetrics, a leader in machine data c

Last month, I attended the Grand Valley State University Automotive Supplier Symposium in Grand Rapids, MI. As a manufacturing technology professional, the event was incredibly thought provoking and there were two presentations in particular that resonated with me. First, the Symposium’