by Agathe Lecomte | Feb 10, 2021 | Industrial Performance, Process Optimization
Controlling or piloting, a nuance that makes all the difference. Whether it’s quality, performance or safety, we instinctively think of control as a way of feeding indicators. But what is control? Control is the action of checking something or someone, verifying...
by Agathe Lecomte | Jan 20, 2021 | Digitization & Industrie 4.0, Process Optimization
Which technology is best: MES or expert bricks? MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) are an important link in the chain of production performance monitoring. They provide the link between the sensors, actuators and PLCs that are essential for feeding back production...
by Agathe Lecomte | Dec 16, 2020 | Industrial maintenance, Lean Manufacturing, Process Optimization
5 levels of maintenance to put under the Christmas tree As the festive season approaches, manufacturers are taking stock. How productive were their machines this year? Among the plants surveyed, around 5% of unplanned stoppages were due to breakdowns or maintenance in...
by Agathe Lecomte | Nov 18, 2020 | Industrial Performance, Lean Manufacturing, Process Optimization
The 7 wastes of Lean: how to get rid of them? After rebounding slightly in July, French industrial production is now struggling to return to pre-crisis growth levels, with an increase of just 1.3% in the fourth quarter. With the exception of the food industry, the...
by Agathe Lecomte | Oct 30, 2020 | Industrial maintenance, Industrial Performance, Process Optimization
How can you improve your machine performance with a dedicated monitoring tool? As a manufacturer, your main challenge is to achieve quality production with maximum equipment availability and maximum machine performance. Yet manual methods of measuring performance are...
