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Keep Production Moving

Production Visibility You Can Act On

If your shop floor is a black box until the shift ends, you’re always reacting instead of getting ahead of problems. 

Real-time production monitoring software helps you: 

  • See what’s happening across production 
  • Identify downtime sooner 
  • Respond when priorities change 
  • Find and address production bottlenecks 

Know what’s happening while there’s still time to act. Talk to an expert about real-time production monitoring.

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Make better decisions as work happens 

Most manufacturers don't lack data. They lack the full story in real-time. 

By the time reports are reviewed, downtime has already happened, bottlenecks have grown, and customer commitments may already be at risk. The best manufacturers don’t wait until the end of the shift to understand what’s happening. They monitor production as it happens and act while there’s still time to make a difference.

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Visibility creates control 

Every production leader asks the same questions throughout the day: Will today's work impact tomorrow's schedule? 

Without real-time visibility, important answers often come from radio calls or by walking the shop floor. This slows every decision. The manufacturers that consistently deliver on customer commitments know what’s happening as production runs, not after the shift is over.

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Why manufacturers struggle to keep production moving 

Production environments can change by the hour. Yet many manufacturers still rely on disconnected systems that make it difficult to understand what's happening until problems have already escalated. 

When you can’t see what’s happening, you can’t respond in time. And production doesn’t wait.

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Better manufacturers manage by exception 

High-performing manufacturers build operations that immediately surface what needs attention. Instead of asking for more reports, they ask what changed and what needs action now. 

That shift, from collecting information to acting on insight, is what separates reactive operations from proactive ones. Manufacturers need greater clarity to make better decisions across the business.  

Don’t wait for production problems to slow you down 

Talk to our team to see how the right manufacturing software can help you see problems sooner and keep work moving. 

How our software helps deliver results for SMBs 

Rather than reacting after problems have already affected schedules and delivery, manufacturers gain the insight to keep production moving before disruptions spread. 

Connected production visibility

See what’s happening across production in one connected view. Bring together shop floor, machine, labor, quality, and operational data so teams can make faster, more informed decisions.

Real-time production monitoring

Monitor production on virtually any machine as work happens. See downtime, bottlenecks, quality issues, and changing conditions sooner so teams can respond before they affect schedules or customers.

Lower production costs

Get more from your equipment and production time. Manufacturers using our solutions have reported up to $1.8 million in cost avoidance and 40% reductions in waiting and setup times by making downtime visible sooner.

Business Outcomes You Can Count On 

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Production visibility

Understand what’s happening across your operation in real time, not after the shift ends.

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Production throughput

Keep work flowing by identifying bottlenecks and improving coordination across the production floor.

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Production downtime

Identify equipment and production issues sooner so teams can respond before they become larger disruptions.

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Operational responsiveness

Make informed decisions as priorities, customer requirements, and production conditions change.

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Operational efficiency

Give supervisors and production leaders the information they need to spend less time chasing updates and more time keeping production moving.

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Manufacturing execution

Connect shop floor execution, MES, machine monitoring, labor tracking, work-in-progress visibility, and quality management to keep production moving.

Products that help you manage production 

Every manufacturer runs production differently. High-mix, low-volume manufacturers face different challenges than batch or continuous producers, while manufacturers operating across multiple environments have their own complexities around routing, scheduling, and resources. 

That’s why we provide purpose-built manufacturing solutions for different production environments, while helping every manufacturer achieve the same goals: better visibility, faster response, and production that keeps moving. 

Together, these solutions connect production with planning, quality, fulfillment, and financial performance, so decisions made during production can have an impact across the business. 

JobBOSS2

Shop floor data collection and digital travelers built for job shops.

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JobBOSS² Scheduling System

M1

Real-time work-in-progress dashboards and machine monitoring integration for mixed-mode manufacturers.

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M1 ERP Software monitor

Deacom

Full electronic batch records and in-process quality control for batch and process manufacturers.

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MES

Real-time machine monitoring and production visibility that connects to virtually any machine, of any age or brand.

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MES

FAQs

Keep production moving with confidence.

Production is constantly changing. The manufacturers that succeed are the ones that can see what's happening, respond quickly, and make informed decisions throughout the day.