January 10, 20220Comments

2022’s Most Impactful Trend: Predictive Planning

A firefighter stands in front of a burning house, knowing she needs to get to a second-floor bedroom, where a child waits to be rescued. Everything between the place where she currently

by Duane Clement

December 27, 20210Comments

Three Things Operations Needs to Succeed with Industry 4.0

Even if no one rolled out the red carpet, Industry 4.0 is here. In fact, the fourth wave of the industrial revolution—the one that will see massive business, technological, and societal change

by Duane Clement

December 13, 20210Comments

Simplify Your Data, Drive Job Shop Efficiency

We’ve talked to plant managers and floor supervisors in plants and manufacturing facilities across the country, and they all have a simple request: Help us see the setup and run hours from

by Duane Clement

November 29, 20210Comments

Schedule Jobs to Improve Overall Efficiency (Yep, you’ll need better data for that)

Which jobs were late? Which jobs were on time? Far too many schedulers are unable to answer those questions with anything resembling real accuracy. The result? An inefficient shop floor—and an inefficient shop

by Duane Clement

November 15, 20210Comments

Three Ways to Ruin Your Plant Manager’s Night

Want to ruin the evening of a plant manager at a discrete manufacturer? It’s easy. Just make sure they don’t have real-time access to the data they need. Relying on outdated methods of

by Duane Clement

November 8, 20210Comments

Can Your Data Stand Up to Medical Device Chain of Custody Demands?

Let’s start right here: Manufacturing medical devices is a challenge. To begin with, the stakes that come with building devices implanted in a human body are much higher than the stakes that

by Duane Clement

October 21, 20210Comments

Manufacturers Need Answers – Not More Reports

One of the buzz words floating around the manufacturing industry sounds simple enough: machine monitoring. But what does it really do for your job shop? Turns out, it doesn’t do much. Products that

by Duane Clement

October 11, 20210Comments

3 Takeaways from FABTECH 2021

Data Inventions recently attended FABTECH 2021, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event. It was clear to anyone in attendance that the future is now. Manufacturers understand the promise of

by Duane Clement

October 4, 20210Comments

We’re Hiring: But Are More People the Real Answer?

Manufacturing activity in the United States reached an all-time high in March 2021. Demand for domestically produced goods has surged in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the good news.

by Duane Clement

September 20, 20210Comments

Are You Ready to Beat the Average Machine Utilization Rate of 40%?

Owners want to see improved machine utilization rates. Supervisors want to see improved machine utilization rates. Operators want to see improved machine utilization rates. It’s no wonder. The average discrete manufacturer has a machine

by Duane Clement

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