Industry 4.0 in the Simplest Terms Possible The manufacturing industry has been progressing towards the 4th industrial revolution. Industry 1.0 brought mechanized production with steam engines. Industry 2.0 brought mass production with assembly lines and electricity....
MES vs IoT: What’s the Difference? MES vs IoT. Two manufacturing solutions that are equipped with the ability to greatly increase plant floor production, and eliminate inefficiencies. Each of these two types of solutions are great at what they do. However, they...
3 Vital Benefits of Smart Manufacturing Transforming your industry 3.0 factory into an industry 4.0 smart factory is becoming more of a standard, and less of a “nice to have.” Our team at Ectobox saw this coming, and we’re excited to see more and...
Lean Principles in Manufacturing What are “the” Lean principles in manufacturing? There’s a lot of key aspects and rules that go into lean manufacturing, and five main principles you should strive to follow- Define Value Map the Value Stream ...
Improper Production Downtime Tracking is Flattening Your Profits How accurate is your production downtime tracking? Are you even tracking production downtime? Do you have a good idea of how much production downtime is costing you each week, month, year?...
Digital Strategy vs Digital Transformation: Are you Forgetting one? Digital Strategy vs Digital Transformation. The benefits of a successful digital transformation in manufacturing are near endless. It opens a lot of doors once you have a truly connected...
