

Why Employee Engagement Matters in Manufacturing
The term employee engagement might sound like just one more inaccessible…

Digital Andon System Functionality at a Fraction of the Cost of a Traditional System
Digital Andon enables operators to send electronic messages to immediately address shop floor issues involving machines or processes, e.g. breakdowns, quality and safety issues, etc., from a button or touchscreen.

Top 5 Ways Manufacturers Should Be Using Their Data
What are the top 5 ways manufacturers should be using their data? If you're already collecting data in your organization, great! However, if you're collecting data and dropping it into a repository where it’s never seen again, what’s the point? Read more to learn how manufacturers "should be" using their data, and see FreePoint Technologies' Top 5!

The Top 10 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing is a concept developed during the 1990s, and…

Machine Monitoring and Employee Engagement: How ShiftWorx™ MES Connects the Two
There is very little doubt that machine monitoring software appeals…