A practical guide to moving to the connected factory. Discover the 4 concrete steps to start your transformation to Industry 4.0, with solutions proven by +400 plants. Introduction: Understanding the evolution towards the factory of the future Factory 4.0 is scary....
The Financial Abyss Most Industrialists Underestimate When a production line stops, money evaporates. Every minute of unplanned downtime represents lost revenue, wasted labor costs and unfulfilled customer commitments. Yet most manufacturers drastically underestimate...
The question always comes up at industrial management committee meetings: “What is the real performance of our plants?” In a multi-site group, this seemingly simple question often triggers endless debate. Plant A reports an OEE of 74%, plant B 68%, and...
In most French plants, OEE reliability is a major problem. The overall efficiency of equipment displayed on dashboards is only an approximation of reality. Between forgotten paper sheets, undeclared stoppages and invisible micro-stops, the gap between measured and...
The Measurement Trap Walk into most modern factories and you’ll find the same scene: OEE dashboards on office walls, weekly performance reports in managers’ inboxes, and shift summaries neatly filed away. Everyone’s measuring overall equipment...
The illusion of good overall equipment effectiveness “Our OEE is excellent we’re at 78%.” We hear this often. Plant managers showing us their spreadsheets, confident in their numbers. Until we install sensors and start measuring for real. Then that...
