The biggest source of manufacturing downtime doesn’t announce itself. There’s no alarm. No limit crossed. No flashing light on the SCADA screen. It starts when a process quietly drifts — a few seconds added to a cycle time, a degree of temperature creep, a...
Manufacturing losses are most visible when lines stop or quality alarms trigger. These events are disruptive, immediately actionable, and tracked rigorously. What’s not always so visible is the larger, more persistent loss that can easily go unseen until the results...
Most manufacturers aren’t losing money because their machines are broken. They’re losing it because their data is too slow. We recently hosted a discussion with Verdantix that highlighted a critical gap in the industry. Plants have spent millions on AI in...
Downtime in manufacturing can wreak havoc on production standards. In fact, it is estimated that almost every factory loses at least 5% of productivity, with experiences as much as a 20% loss, due to downtime. A manufacturer’s bottom line can include up to 800 hours...
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are no strangers to boom or bust sales cycles. Traditionally, they’re either ramping up production to meet demand or seeking ways to slash costs when sales are down. But Industry 4.0, or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT),...
