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The global plastics market is expected to reach a valuation of $750.1 billion USD by 2028 and plastics manufacturers have a golden opportunity. However, the increasingly complex demands of operations management in this industry may make it difficult for manufacturers to capitalize on this booming market without technological help.  Implementing the right plastic manufacturing software at your facility can streamline

Maximizing production is the ultimate goal of any manufacturer. Manufacturing shop floor control software can help you to achieve that goal. By shedding light on the specifics of how your company is operating, this tool will allow you to gain greater efficiency by optimizing your machine use, inventory, staffing, and other variables. What Is Shop Floor Control Software? Manufacturing shop

Business Needs: Achieving greater production efficiency Eliminating manual processes that result in human errors and mistakes in favor of an automated, real-time objective solution that provides full visibility of all production resources on the floor. Creating efficient maintenance and setup routines to reduce the amount of unproductive time spent on the floor.  Determining the rate of production for a better

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), cloud, and AI are all transforming manufacturing for the better. Sensor technologies and the Internet of Things make it possible to track machine performance 24/7, allowing staff to respond to potential problems in real time, avoiding costly delays. For example, the Information Technology Intelligence Consulting reports that 60 minutes of downtime typically costs a company

Manufacturing is never a completely smooth process. Dealing with unexpected events is an integral part of running a successful production facility. Production floor management systems make this much easier.  With one of these cutting-edge systems in place, you could receive an instant snapshot of real-time events on the floor: anytime, anywhere. This technology aggregates production data from workers and machines

If you want your manufacturing facility to run smoothly and profitably, you need to know your overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) score. This number reveals your plant’s true productivity by measuring how long your machines are running, how much product you are making, and how many of those products meet established quality standards.   Improving OEE can be difficult without the right

The manufacturing industry has long debated the difference between the terms MOM and MES. Some people think the two are essentially the same and can be used interchangeably; others feel there is little difference between them and want to collapse the two into a single term. Yet another crowd believes that one represents an evolution of the other and should

The need to rethink crisis management and streamline remote-work for all industries was rapidly accelerated due to the 2020 global Covid crisis. Today, as the global community learns to deal with the changes the pandemic necessitated, many manufacturing plants have realized that going back to pre-Covid times is not an option.   As a result, the ability to access production floor

Insufficient quality control can create huge losses for manufacturers. The cost of poor quality is estimated to range between 5%-30% of gross sales for most facilities. Depending on the scale of your operations, this may amount to thousands or even millions of dollars in lost profits. The good news is it is relatively easy to recover this money on future

OEE is a well-known manufacturing KPI that measures the total efficiency of a production plant, but it can also be reframed as a potent financial indicator. When displayed in monetary terms, the OEE manufacturing metric can be used to illustrate the potential economic impact of production optimization and justify investments that will increase efficiency in your facility. What Is OEE?

Recent turmoil in the global supply chain has revealed just how fragile factory operations can be. 94% of Fortune 1000 companies experienced some sort of supply chain disruption during the events of 2020, and most were ill-equipped to deal with these pressing problems. Many suffered heavy financial losses as a result.   Now that it is clear that manufacturers must be

The market for production monitoring software is expected to reach $6.4 billion by 2023, indicating significant demand for the data these tools provide. However, data is only as useful as what it allows you to accomplish. If you cannot translate the production data you collect into actionable insights, you will not be able to capitalize on its value. Comprehensive shop