Author name: Christen Thomas

Don’t fall short of the goal by missing the Three (3) Points-of-Integration Machine Integration, Machine Monitoring, OEE Metrics, Paperless or “People-less” factory floor systems are names used to describe a technology that allows production (pieces/parts made) from machines to be passed with little or no operator or clerical intervention to the factory floor MES system. […]

Factory Floor Projects which are targeted to improve the production process on the manufacturing floor come in all shapes and sizes. Part 1 of this series published late last year, started with machine integration considerations and how to improve the understanding of the major components needed in order to communicate electronically directly from factory floor

Generally speaking, there are two major categories of factory floor systems in the market…and both of them help minimize, control and analyze factory activities. You can group these systems into two categories.  The first is known as, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), which controls the machines and equipment.  The second is known as MES

Generally speaking, there are two major categories of Production Tracking Systems in the market but only one that realistically helps minimize wasted time, control floor activities and analyze opportunities for process improvements. You can group these systems into two categories. The first is known as Shop Floor Data Collection (SFDC) and is usually accomplished with

Nelson Schwartz of the New York Times in his article about President Elect Trump’s personal injection into the Carrier’s move to Mexico wrote: “On Thursday, Mr. Trump and Mike Pence, Indiana’s governor and the vice president-elect, plan to appear at Carrier’s Indianapolis factory to announce a deal with the company to keep roughly 1,000 jobs