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Bringing you the latest in frontline operations - actionable, educational, and industry-relevant posts.
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Operations Apps
Build Your First Automated Weld Log With These 5 Steps![Metalworker wearing protective shield]()
Build Your First Automated Weld Log With These 5 Steps
See how manufacturers are using our automated weld log to capture real-time data from welders as well as track inspections.
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Operations Apps
MTBF vs MTTF vs MTTR: Understanding Incident Metrics in the Context of Operations![https://cdn.brandfolder.io/GDDASP4K/at/kx8hww6pc67]()
MTBF vs MTTF vs MTTR: Understanding Incident Metrics in the Context of Operations
Incident metrics may not tell the full story of how a failure occurred, but it is the most important performance...
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Manufacturing Execution Systems
Why Using Yesterday’s Lens to Evaluate Today's MES Doesn’t Work
In this article, we will cover industry trends that should cause you to reconsider what you are looking for in...
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Quality
Ways to Improve Quality Control in the Food Industry with Real-Time Data
Food Industries deal with highly sensitive products that require routine inspection and quality control from the sourcing of raw materials...
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Digital Transformation
How to Track Production With a Digital Dashboard![illustration of futuristic factory]()
How to Track Production With a Digital Dashboard
Digital Production Dashboards help supervisors track shop floor production by displaying critical production data for real-time visibility into production lines.
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Quality
How to Use 5 Common Root Cause Analysis Tools![Illustration of manufacturing worker with large wrench]()
How to Use 5 Common Root Cause Analysis Tools
Root Cause Analysis tools are methods used in quality management and continuous improvement to identify and solve a given problem...
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Lean Manufacturing
How To Write A Better Gemba Walk Checklist![illustration of worker wearing hard hat taking notes on a clipboard]()
How To Write A Better Gemba Walk Checklist
Gemba Walk Checklists can give structure to your initiatives, and make sure the whole team is on the same page...
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Product
Tulip's Node-RED nodes are now available![https://cdn.brandfolder.io/GDDASP4K/at/q7r7x345sjn]()
Tulip's Node-RED nodes are now available
Tulip makes it easy to connect to all of the devices in your facility. Now, it is even easier to...
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Connected Worker
Human Performance Explained in One Graph![Graph representing Attention vs. Familiarity]()
Human Performance Explained in One Graph
Excellence is a result of many factors. But few are as important as human performance. These simple concepts will help...
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Connected Worker
Human Error In Manufacturing Is A Systems Problem
Manufacturing has a human error problem. Or does it? A growing body of research in psychology and organizational studies has...
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Connected Worker
Using Augmentation to Reduce Variability in Manufacturing![Illustration of gears]()
Using Augmentation to Reduce Variability in Manufacturing
Consistency in manufacturing is a crucial step toward maximizing value. Find out how augmentative technologies can help reduce variability.
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Machine Monitoring
OEE vs. OPE – Toward a Holistic Understanding of Your Machine Data![Illustration of an industrial machine shop]()
OEE vs. OPE – Toward a Holistic Understanding of Your Machine Data
How to calculate OEE, and why manufacturers consider using OPE. True process visibility requires looking at the human and machine...
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Lean Manufacturing
How Industry 4.0 is Transforming Lean Manufacturing![Connected manufacturing icons]()
How Industry 4.0 is Transforming Lean Manufacturing
For lean manufacturers, industry 4.0 technology provides an opportunity to access the core objectives of lean manufacturing: empowering people to...
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Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement With Kaizen: 9 Tips for Success![Water bottles in a bottling facility]()
Continuous Improvement With Kaizen: 9 Tips for Success
Kaizen is the philosophy of continuous improvement. Read on to learn 9 tips for success in kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing in Real Life: 10 Examples of Poka-Yoke in Daily Life![Illustration with laptop, car, electrical plugs, mobile phone, home appliances]()
Lean Manufacturing in Real Life: 10 Examples of Poka-Yoke in Daily Life
Poka-yoke is not just used in manufacturing processes. You can find examples of mistake-proofing everywhere, from your car to your...
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Lean Manufacturing
Agile vs Traditional Approach to Problems in Manufacturing![Data tracking using apps]()
Agile vs Traditional Approach to Problems in Manufacturing
Read through 6 concrete problems most manufacturers face, and compare traditional problem-solving to agile problem-solving.
