What Is Lights Out Manufacturing? Have you ever heard the old industry joke that the factories of the future will be automated to the point that they will only have two employees? A dog to guard the factory and a human to feed it. So, what is Lights Out Manufacturing exactly? Quite simply, Lights Out Manufacturing is creating automation...
Why Manufacturing Companies Should Be Investing in Digital Transformation At Scytec, we believe in changing the current culture of the CNC manufacturing world by managing principles of fact and letting your machines not yet utilized data work for you. As the world moves further into the modernization of shop floor performance a question remains. After evaluating the digital and...
Your shop floor machines are either actively running in production mode and or they are experiencing downtime. Hopefully, when the machines are expected to be running, they are performing the way they are designed to— unfortunately, this is where manufacturing can get tricky. Many manufacturers still rely on outdated pen-and-paper charting to report how their machines are running throughout...
The long-anticipated International Manufacturing Technology Show, IMTS, has unfortunately been cancelled due to Covid-19. The announcement came last week. The cancellation, while predictable, was still a huge disappointment for us. We will not be able to engage in person with current and future customers, which we always look forward to. The show always brings together the best and brightest in...
Manufacturers operate in a dynamic environment. Order quantities rise and fall, customers’ taste change and older product lines decline as new ones come on stream. What almost no one expected though were the extraordinary economic circumstances and challenging shop floor operations that we have been living through these last few weeks. For many manufacturers this has been the most...
You’ve canceled meetings, you have people working from home, and sickness and absence rates are higher than usual due to Covid-19: tough times indeed, especially for anyone running a manufacturing business. Customers are understanding but finished parts and products must still ship, especially if needed for essential medical equipment. These challenges will stretch any manufacturer, but those with machine monitoring...
