Machine Monitoring

Summer 2017 Predator Software Updates

August 21, 2017

Summer 2017 Predator Software Updates Shop Floor Automations is excited to share with you these Summer 2017 Predator Software Updates: In August, July & June, there have been the following …

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MFG Costs, Budgets & Integration ROI

August 14, 2017

Manufacturing costs are a pain. MFG costs and budget comes into play whenever productivity improvements are considered. Costs are sadly not predictable. There are four variables of expenses when running …

A woman stands at the airport looking at 3 machine monitoring screens related to the status of her machine at the shop. A blue text bubble coming from her backpack says "Text: Downtime. Machine 2. Department notified."

New Manufacturing Techniques

August 10, 2017

People try out new technologies each day. The manufacturing industry is no exception. They buy new phones, lease new cars, upgrade the software on their phones and computers, or add …

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Why Customers Use Machine Monitoring Software

April 7, 2017

What is Machine Monitoring Software? Machine Monitoring gives you the ability to see what your machines are doing in real-time. This software allows you to collect and process data from your …

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Cloudy with a Chance of OEE

March 20, 2017

OEE, IIoT & The Cloud “By 2020, a corporate ‘no-Cloud’ policy will be as rare as a ‘no-internet’ policy is today.” This is a bold claim from Gartner, a respected …

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When More Than Downtime Matters

March 13, 2017

More Than Downtime Matters in MFG Yes, downtime is a huge concern and a big reason why shop floors invest in machine monitoring software. However, there are added benefits when …

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Top 3 Benefits of Machine Monitoring

February 17, 2017

Top 3 Benefits of Machine Monitoring Software When Shop Floor Automations brings its machine monitoring solutions to trade shows, once in a while, we have people approach us saying they …

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Comfort for Cloud Technology Concerns

January 19, 2017

Evaluation of cloud-based machine monitoring If you use cloud-based machine monitoring or have been thinking about it due to the affordable cost of it, there is likely one big question on your …

The Case for Change: Automation & IIoT

January 17, 2017

Shop Floor Automation & IIoT Embracing manufacturing shop floor automation and the Internet of Things (IoT), or in our case, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), will help the American …

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New Shop Floor Man Comics

January 16, 2017

Shop Floor Man Comics Shop Floor Man, our manufacturing comic book hero, has been on some new adventures since we last posted the Halloween strip here on our blog. Let’s see …