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Notes from the floor

Practical writing on machine monitoring, OEE and downtime — the same explanations we give plant teams during deployments, without the vendor fluff.

Takt time vs cycle time on a CNC floor: why matching them is the whole game

Takt time is the pace demand requires. Cycle time is the pace the machine actually runs. Here's how to read the gap between them, and what to check first when cycle time creeps above takt.

Read the article 13 Oct 2026

CNC operator checking a cast aluminium part against an in-process measurement fixture, a shift tally board on the wall behind them and a row of turning machines down the line

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Production supervisor on a walkway above a CNC machine shop, tablet in hand, looking out over rows of enclosed machining centres

What good OEE actually looks like on a CNC floor

CNC operator standing at a stopped machine reviewing a downtime cause sheet, machinery and a wall-mounted cable reel in the background

Why operator-logged downtime reasons drift within a month

Plant engineer kneeling beside a CNC machine's control cabinet fitting a small monitoring sensor module, a tablet propped on the floor showing a baseline graph

The first thirty days of a machine monitoring rollout

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