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Manufacturing Data Analytics

AI August 28, 2025
Democratizing Manufacturing Analytics Series #4: When Manufacturing Data Speaks Your Language – Conversational Analytics with LLMs and MCP 

Imagine asking your manufacturing data a question the same way you would ask a colleague: “What happened during the night shift that I need to know about?”

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Discrete manufacturing August 14, 2025
Democratizing Manufacturing Analytics Series #3: From Site-Level Analytics to Global Manufacturing Intelligence with Enterprise Data Platform  

The ultimate expression of manufacturing intelligence: the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP). 
While your competitors manage individual manufacturing sites, you are about to orchestrate a global manufacturing intelligence network.

Discrete manufacturing July 31, 2025
Democratizing Manufacturing Analytics Series #2: From CDM to UNS, bridging Manufacturing Analytics and Real-Time Operations

In this second article, we will examine how CDM seamlessly connects to one of manufacturing’s most transformative architectural patterns: the Unified Namespace (UNS).

Discrete manufacturing July 17, 2025
Democratizing Manufacturing Analytics Series #1: How to Build a Canonical Data Model to Bridge the Gap Between Complex Systems and Business Insights

This is the first article of a series on how Critical Manufacturing is democratizing manufacturing data analytics. We start with insights on the Canonical Data Model and how we built it to give data the value manufacturers need.

Electronics manufacturing July 18, 2024
Build vs Buy Software Series #3: Three Critical Cost Categories

This is the third article of a series on how to decide whether to build or buy software. Following are three suggestions for the cost categories you should consider, beginning with near-term expenses and the associated need for cash.

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Discrete manufacturing May 24, 2024
Industry Pi.0 – How Mature is your Manufacturing Data Analytics Strategy?

The implementation of an MES CoE offers a strategic solution, aiming to standardize processes and technologies across these diverse environments while fostering agility and responsiveness to shifting business conditions.