Industrial Intelligence Blog
Practical explainers for CTOs, plant managers, and operations leaders evaluating shopfloor intelligence platforms.
Operations Excellence
How to Calculate OEE From PLC Data: A Step-by-Step Guide for Industrial Teams
Most OEE programs fail not because teams don't understand the formula — but because they can't reliably source the three inputs: runtime, output, and rejects. Here's how to do it correctly from PLC signals.
Industrial Architecture
MQTT vs OPC-UA for Shopfloor Monitoring: Which Protocol Should You Use?
Both MQTT and OPC-UA are widely used in industrial IoT, but they solve different problems. Choosing the wrong one for your machine connectivity layer creates latency gaps, data quality issues, and integration debt that grows with every new device.
Industrial Strategy
IIoT ROI Calculation: A Practical Template for Manufacturing Teams
Building a business case for an industrial IoT program requires more than stating that 'visibility improves performance.' Here is a structured framework for calculating real, defensible ROI from shopfloor intelligence — with the numbers your finance team will accept.
Industrial Strategy
A Practical Shopfloor Visibility Maturity Model for Industrial Teams
How to move from manual reports to real-time operational intelligence in four stages.
Operations Excellence
Why OEE Programs Need Operational Context, Not Just Dashboards
The difference between OEE reporting and OEE improvement in modern plants.
Energy
Energy Intelligence on the Line: From Utility Data to Production Action
How to tie machine-level energy signals to shift and production performance.
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