OEE·
Why your OEE number lies — and how to fix it in 30 days
Most plants we walk into measure OEE three different ways across three different systems. Here's a pragmatic playbook to align them.
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Field notes from Ireland's factory floor.
Practical thinking on data, AI and analytics in manufacturing. No buzzwords, no listicles.
AI·
The EU AI Act in plain English for Irish manufacturers
What 'high-risk' really means for predictive maintenance, vision QC and supplier-scoring models on the shop floor.
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Build vs. buy vs. boring: a data platform decision framework
Snowflake or Fabric? Databricks or DIY? A decision tree we use with mid-sized Irish manufacturers.
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GenAI for batch record review: the realistic version
Where LLMs help, where they hurt, and how to keep your QA team firmly in the loop under Annex 11.
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Energy analytics: the cheapest data project you'll ever run
Why utilities data is the easiest place to prove ROI — and a wedge into the rest of the plant.
Read article →MedTech·
Computer vision QC: lessons from the Galway corridor
Five things we wish we'd known before deploying our first vision model on a high-mix MedTech line.
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