Most automotive plants believe they know their OEE, and most are wrong by 8 to 15 points. This benchmark sets honest reference numbers for Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers across stamping, injection, assembly and welding, and shows what the leaders measure that the rest do...
A single plant can improve OEE with energy and attention. A network of plants needs a system. This playbook covers the four things that decide whether a multi-site OEE program scales or stalls: standard definitions, governance, Group reporting from day one, and a...
Before a COO signs off on a new line, there is a cheaper question to answer: how much capacity is already trapped inside the assets you own? For most plants the hidden factory is 30 to 45 percent, and recovering even part of it defers the next capital project by...
Every point of lost overall equipment effectiveness traces back to one of six categories of waste. The Six Big Losses are the shared language that turns a vague OEE number into a list of specific, fixable problems. This guide maps each loss to its OEE factor, the data...
In aerospace and defense, the line is low-volume and high-mix, cycle times are long, and AS9100 demands traceability on every part. That mix hides a trap: a CNC cell can look busy all shift and still run a poor overall equipment effectiveness. This guide shows an...
Automate 2026 opens its doors at McCormick Place in Chicago from June 22 to 25. With over 800 exhibitors, 200 speakers, and 50,000 expected attendees, it is North America’s largest showcase for robotics, automation, AI, machine vision, and smart manufacturing...
