Practical Manufacturing Insight
We write about the things that actually matter on the shop floor — data quality, OEE, downtime analysis, and the gap between what your dashboards show and what's really happening.
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A Practical Manufacturing Analytics Roadmap for the AI Era
AI is more capable than ever. That still doesn't mean you should skip the basics. Here's the right sequence for building analytics that actually improves your plant.
How Are You Deciding Where Your Team's Time Is Spent?
In most plants, resource decisions still come down to instinct, habit, or whoever speaks loudest. That works until it doesn't.
Stress-Free Quality Audits Start with Paperless Quality
Paper creates records. Paperless quality creates control. Here's what that difference looks like when an auditor walks through the door.
A Story from the Visual Inspection Station
Paper tally sheets, repair tags, and racks full of defective parts — there is a better way, and it starts with a serial number scan.
What Can Manufacturing Learn from Retail Analytics?
Shop floor data analytics is a tough nut to crack. Here's what we've learned by borrowing ideas from retail — and what makes manufacturing data collection uniquely challenging.
On Paper I Look Very Good at Golf. My OEE Looks the Same Way.
If your OEE is above 85% and targets are always beaten — are you world class, or are you taking mulligans?
How a Tier 1 Supplier Improved FTT by 11 Points and OEE by 22 Points
A water pump manufacturer replaced paper-based quality checks with 10in6 — and their numbers show it.
Vuteq Canada: Always Driving for Improvement
Two years of 10in6, two back-to-back corporate Kaizen awards. Vuteq Canada's VP shares what made the difference.
Toyota Boshoku: "Their Knowledge Is Far Better Than Any Company I've Used"
The IT Manager at Toyota Boshoku Mississippi on what 24/7 support actually looks like when the stakes are high.
OEE the Right Way: Why Most Plants Measure It Wrong
Overall Equipment Effectiveness is one of the most misunderstood metrics in manufacturing. Here's why the number on your dashboard probably isn't telling you what you think it is.
Why Your Downtime Reason Codes Are Lying to You
Operators will always pick the fastest reason code, not the most accurate one. Here's how to design a downtime capture system that gives you data you can actually act on.
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