Articles & News on Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Continuous Improvement: Which Methodology Is Best?

  • by Grant Vokey
  • December 5, 2024
  • Feature

Lean, Six Sigma, ISO-9000 and Theory of Constraints are all effective. Choose based on your production goals.

How Maintenance Excellence Drives Operational Efficiency and Advances Net-Zero Goals

  • by Justine Crosby
  • November 26, 2024
  • Feature

Modern maintenance best practices including extending equipment life, optimizing energy efficiency and eliminating operational waste help manufacturers achieve net-zero targets.

Learn How to Reduce Unplanned Downtime with Innovative Smart Factory Solutions

  • October 16, 2024
  • News

Manufacturers can create custom monitoring solutions that help operators detect anomalies early, preventing breakdowns that lead to unplanned downtime or defective products that end up as waste.

SynaptiQ Delivers Smarter Asset Performance Management for Renewable Energy Operations

  • September 10, 2024
  • News

SynaptiQ, built on a comprehensive physics-based digital twin, already helps power producers cut costs.

How Much Does Rework/Repair Really Cost?

  • by Grant Vokey
  • May 31, 2024
  • Feature

What is the cost of production fallout? How does that cost affect the bottom line? Let’s look at a simplified scenario to find out.

LLumin and eschbach Provide Team Communications Integrated with Enterprise Asset Management, Plant Maintenance

  • March 12, 2024
  • News

 LLumin and eschbach announce their partnership to deliver the first rules-based, action-triggering, bi-directional communicating CMMS solution.

Four Software Solutions for Product Quality in Manufacturing

  • by Roman Davydov
  • March 6, 2024
  • Feature

Let's look at four types of tech solutions that can help manufacturers drive product quality and enhance customer satisfaction.

Advanced Data Analytics as an Enabler for OEE Improvement

  • by Fiona Guinee
  • March 1, 2024
  • Feature

OEE is a useful metric for driving process optimization, but combining it with advanced analytics solutions is essential in today’s competitive industrial manufacturing environments to provide the most operational and business value.

How Industrial Panel PCs Stand Up Against Four Key Environmental Elements

  • February 28, 2024
  • Feature

Rugged industrial PC panels such as the SIO and VIO series are designed to stand up against the four main elements in the environment.

Enhancing Machinery Performance in the Evolving Manufacturing Landscape

  • by Chris Johnson
  • December 13, 2023
  • Feature

Manufacturers cannot afford to overlook the role of specialized lubricants—especially as, as outlined in Aptean’s report, they seek to diversify to attract new customers and suppliers.