The hard part of job shops is that everything is different, every single day. A job shop can be medium to low volume, but medium to high mix, creating an environment of constant change. Some job shops do run production where they produce thousands of the same things,...
The idea behind the Manufacturing Software Sucks webinar originally originated from a blog post about how complex and confusing manufacturing software is. The amazing marketing team at Fiix Software saw the post and wanted to build on the idea. Of course, I loved the...
“How are you different than the competitors?” We get this question a lot, and it’s a great question. If we were looking for a new software or partner for our own company, we’d ask that exact same question. Given the landscape, it’s...
Machine monitoring – is it an evolution or a revolution? In this blog, we’ll cover the topic of machine monitoring, the confusion surrounding the exact definition of machine monitoring, and how it relates to the all-encompassing manufacturing analytics....
Manufacturing analytics is well beyond the pilot stage at this point, that much is clear. It’s no longer a want, but a need for manufacturers. To collect and contextualize data from the plant floor to make data-driven decisions, manufacturing analytics is...
On the heel of the national championship (a big congratulations to the LSU Tigers!) and a Super Bowl win by the Kansas City Chiefs, sports are inevitably consuming our free time. We don’t know about you, but we’re thinking about all of the buffalo chicken...
