Summer, Baseball, and IT! Yes, IT (Information Technology departments) is a topic we’re thinking a lot about as we’ve been our summer. I hope you’ve been able to enjoy your summer like we have in our family. Is your IT group Service-Oriented? The IT...
We have been busy recently talking with a whole lot of manufacturers. We have seen great manufacturers embrace the value of data and other manufacturers miss the boat.Among the calls, meetings, and plant tours several critical points have come up again and again...
Lead time improvement for manufacturers will always be an issue. Simply because any manufacturing process will never be completely optimal, there is always going to be room for improvement. That is the mindset manufacturers must have in order to grow and remain...
Digital transformation has been a hot topic in the manufacturing industry for some time now. In this article, we put together some of the most-asked digital transformation questions and answer them. If you come up with any more questions about digital transformation,...
Are Micro Stops Quietly Gashing Your Production Efficiency? Micro stop: When a machine or piece of equipment quickly stops and resumes production, typically as a result of a temporary issue that is resolved in just a few seconds or minutes. These small, quick micro...
First of all, if you are even gathering and analyzing data at all, that’s a great start. It encourages the right mindset and means that you are trying to improve your manufacturing process. On the other hand, if you don’t trust your data and have weak data...
