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When working production on a manufacturing shop floor, productivity issues happen. Nothing is perfect – this includes your employees and equipment. Some leaders may automatically assume that machinists are to …

Unplanned downtime and the impact on production are common aggravation factors in manufacturing jobs. New manufacturing software on your shop floor in 2018 could help with this stress. Machines go …

The following is an archived copy of our Shop Floor Automations newsletter from November 2017 focusing on lights-out manufacturing: 2018 is coming up fast. What are your main concerns with …

Creating stressed out machine operators without meaning to? The manufacturing industry is experiencing a lot of growth. This also creates a demand for machinist stress relief resources. An interesting article …

As a manufacturer, you have a lot of daily concerns, such as downtime and productivity. Is your manufacturing ROI an issue that is falling to the wayside? With a new year …

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 …

DNC Hardware for CNCs If you have recently made the decision to add DNC software to your shop floor to help with productivity and CNC communications, you are off to …

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 …

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 …

Don’t Ignore Software Updates We’ve all had those annoying reminders on our computers and our phones about a software update being imminent. Sometimes, we say to ourselves “I’ll get to …

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 …