TeepTrak vs MachineMetrics: which machine monitoring approach fits your factory? Key takeawaysMachineMetrics is a US, English-language platform rooted in CNC/discrete manufacturing.TeepTrak is a plug-and-play OEE/TRS layer that installs in under an hour, on old and...
Buy manufacturing monitoring software when speed, total cost, and reliability matter and monitoring is not your core business; build only when you have a truly unique need no vendor meets and a team to maintain it for the system’s entire life. For most...
You measure automation success against the baseline you captured before go-live, using a tight set of KPIs: OEE and its components, unplanned downtime, MTTR and MTBF, scrap rate, and realised payback versus the business case. Going live is not success – a...
The defining manufacturing automation trends of 2026 are agentic and generative AI on the shop floor, predictive maintenance replacing calendar servicing, real-time OEE and connected-worker tools, cobots, and a hard focus on data integrity. The common thread:...
Industrial automation is the use of control systems, sensors, software and machines to run manufacturing processes with minimal human intervention – aiming for consistent quality, higher output, and lower losses. It ranges from one automated machine to a fully...
