There are many common problems in the manufacturing industry. We can all agree that there is no shortage of problems that need to be dealt with. Especially in the industry, there are a lot of people involved and a lot of big machines with many moving parts....
Insiders View on Reducing CNC Machine Downtime Exec Summary A leading manufacturer of specialized metal products for the aerospace industry had significant challenges with visibility into their finishing shop. The issues were primarily around downtime and...
We talk with a lot of manufacturers, especially high mix/low volume shops, which have challenges with their production schedules, and production scheduling boards. Typically, ERP systems don’t have great scheduling modules. Too often those production schedules...
With tariff issues, new trade deals, Brexit, and now COVID-19, you might be thinking this is the time to mitigate risk by reshoring your supply chain. The first step in the process is to initiate an evaluation of your supply chain and the risks contained therein. If...
Find the True cause of Machine Downtime with the Manufacturing Internet of Things At machine shops, precision metal shops, metal fabricators, and other manufacturing companies machine downtime and manufacturing downtime are not good for business. Using tools such as...
Machine Downtime and OEE: Example, Tech Choices, and Recommendations In previous articles, we have discussed machine downtime and OEE including why machine data is valuable, how to use the data, and how to get the data. Here we will provide an example and some other...
