Manufacturing Technology Insights

Time to value (TTV) is the amount of time elapsed between the purchase and experience of the proposed value of the technology, software, or widget. Time to value is a critical metric to consider when surveying options for industrial software [...]

Is it the CEO? Your IT department? Maybe, but more likely, it is COVID-19. Industry 4.0 has been in the making for some time now. First introduced in 2011, Industry 4.0 is the name for the manufacturing transformation towards the Industrial Internet [...]

For those familiar with Spruik Technologies and our product Libré, you know we are passionate about building fully connected manufacturing solutions – from Libré’s open-source continuous improvement tool to a full-blown suite of tools for an MES. For those new here, there [...]

The appeal of lean continuous improvement is obvious. We all strive to be better in everything we do, and there is no exception when it comes to operations management on your factory floor. Applying that on an enterprise-scale sounds great, [...]

Looking for an open and free software that can do OEE and more? Click here to check out Libré. OEE is the common abbreviation used for the manufacturing metric – Overall Equipment Effectiveness. A tightly-controlled and profitable manufacturing strategy will examine [...]

At Spruik Technologies, we advocate for the Manufacturer’s Bill of Rights – a manifesto that empowers Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMM) to pursue their business goals through continuous improvement in manufacturing on their own terms. The bill of rights is our effort [...]

This article, by Spruik Co-Founder Geoff Nunan, was posted in the Pulse on LinkedIn in August, 2018. It is even more relevant today than it was a year ago. We continue to see manufacturers struggle to implement COTS MES platforms and the [...]

In American manufacturing, the idea that a gap exists between the Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) organizations is an almost universally held assumption. Most manufacturers you talk to will agree that this gap exists within their organization and [...]

As the saying goes, you can tell a lot about somebody by the company they keep. In October, CIO Review magazine named Spruik Technologies one of its “10 Most Promising Manufacturing Technology Consulting/Implementation Service Companies” for 2018. This designation is tremendous validation [...]

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