📅 Jan 31, 2026
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
Not just definitions — which manufacturing metrics matter, which are vanity, and how to implement them correctly.
📅 Jan 28, 2026
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
If I could only look at one number to understand a manufacturing operation, it would be first pass yield. Not OEE. Not throughput. Not on-time...
📅 Jan 28, 2026
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
It’s 6:47 AM. The day shift hasn’t even started and your phone’s already ringing. The main production line is down. A bearing failed on the...
📅 Jan 28, 2026
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
Every manufacturing conference, every industry magazine, every consultant’s slide deck will tell you the same thing: go paperless. Digitise everything. The paperless factory is the...
📅 Jan 28, 2026
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
OEE is supposed to be the single number that tells you how well your production is really performing. Availability × Performance × Quality. Simple, elegant,...
#Improve OEE manufacturing
📅 Jan 28, 2026
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
So you’ve recognised the signs. Your spreadsheets are creaking. Data’s being copied between files like a game of Chinese whispers. Dave’s formula empire is one...
#Excel Saga in Manufacturing
📅 Jan 28, 2026
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
Is your factory still running on Excel? Discover 7 clear signs it’s time to replace spreadsheets with proper database systems. 25+ years of manufacturing experience reveals when Excel becomes the problem, not the solution.
#Excel Saga in Manufacturing
📅 Jan 2, 2026
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
Artificial Intelligence is being hyped everywhere right now, but in electronics manufacturing, it’s not hype. When you pair AI with a real digital transformation strategy,...
#AI in Electronics Manufacturing
📅 May 3, 2025
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
In manufacturing today, there’s a dangerous illusion spreading across factory floors worldwide. Companies are spending millions on IIoT platforms, sensors, and dashboards, convinced they’re digitally...
📅 Jan 5, 2025
👤 Nick
Digital Transformation & IIoT
In the rapidly evolving landscape of manufacturing, the Unified Namespace (UNS) has emerged as a pivotal component, akin to an "operating system" for manufacturing operations....