Plastic injection molds: significance and benefits of good maintenance
Are you familiar with plastic injection molding? If your answer is yes, you know that molds are the most valuable tooling in this manufacturing process. Here's how the Mapex solution can help you manage and maintain molds. Productivity and quality are two fundamental...
Plastic injection molds: significance and benefits of good maintenance
Are you familiar with plastic injection molding? If your answer is yes, you know that molds are the most valuable tooling in this manufacturing process. Here's how the Mapex solution can help you manage and maintain molds. Productivity and quality are two fundamental...
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Plastic injection molds: significance and benefits of good maintenance
Are you familiar with plastic injection molding? If your answer is yes, you know that molds are the most valuable tooling in this manufacturing process. Here's how the Mapex solution can help you manage and maintain molds. Productivity and quality are two fundamental...
Manual vs. automated data collection: which method wins the day?
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Lean 4.0: people and technology supporting continuous improvement
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10 KPIs to take into account to evaluate and improve quality in your industrial company
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TPM or how to increase the availability and efficiency of your equipment on the shop floor
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Mapex showcases its new Control Tower module at Advanced Factories 2023
From April 18 to 20, we participated as exhibitors at Advanced Factories, one of the most important events in the field of digitization and industrial automation in our country. In this edition, we wanted to highlight our new Control Tower module, a solution that...
Do you want to implement an MES solution in your factory? This is the in-house team you need
It is pointless to have the best technology partner or the latest in MES solutions if your company overlooks the creation of an internal team to support the implementation and deployment of the software. Below, we highlight the four types of professionals that your...
Benefits of the MES system for the F&B industry
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Role and benefits of Mapex Scheduler: why do you need it in your industrial company?
Mapex Scheduler is one of the least known solutions of our MES platform. Here we explain its main functionalities, how it differs from a planner and why you should implement it in your industrial company. You are probably already familiar with or even work with some...
Discrete vs. batch manufacturing: the benefits of an MES system for each production type
Discrete manufacturing and batch manufacturing are two major modes of production with different characteristics and challenges. However, all industrial companies, regardless of the type of product they manufacture or the processes they carry out, can take advantage of...
5 KPIs to measure industrial maintenance management in your factory
Surely one of your purposes for 2023 is to increase the efficiency and productivity of your factory and, above all, to reduce costs. To help you achieve your goal, in this article we highlight some industrial maintenance KPIs that you should keep an eye on. To boost...