June 26th, 2024
Scytec DataXchange CNC machine monitoring is receiving an update this week with intriguing new features. Read more here.
Enhancing Manufacturing Efficiency with Advanced Data Collection Methods
Scytec DataXchange sets the standard by supporting multiple data collection methods, including MTConnect, Fanuc FOCAS, and OPC UA with more methods in the pipeline for release.
The Difference Between Efficiency, Utilization, and Productivity
Using visual and auditory cues an experienced Manufacturing Manager can often sense when a factory is running well. Silence means no production. No workers present, no production. It’s an informal, and highly subjective, form of machine monitoring with “data” obtained through “Managing By Walking About” (MBWA.) The practice has much to recommend…
How to Improve the Quality of Manufacturing Data Collection
Good data is the key to improving manufacturing performance and cutting costs. With good data you can maximize bottleneck utilization, measure OEE accurately, use resources more efficiently and find and reduce waste. The challenge is, how do you capture that good data? Here we’ll explore the importance of manufacturing data collection, the…