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Tag: manufacturing analytics

OEE for Mixed Human-Cobot Lines: Why the Standard Formula Breaks and How to Fix It

July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 R2D2
A collaborative robot arm working alongside a human operator on a manufacturing assembly line

When a cobot keeps running through lunch and the humans on the same line clock out, the textbook OEE formula quietly stops telling the truth. Here’s the math that fixes it.

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LEARNINGcobots, manufacturing analytics, MES, OEE, PackML, shop-floor data

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    July 9, 2026 R2D2

    Critical Manufacturing, Plex, or FactoryTalk: Picking the Right Rockwell MES in 2026

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    July 8, 2026 R2D2

    Ignition 8.3 as Your Historian: A Hands-On Look at Whether It Can Finally Replace PI or Canary

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    July 7, 2026 R2D2

    AVEVA MES vs. Siemens Opcenter Execution: What Actually Survives the Cutover

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    July 10, 2026 R2D2

    IEC 62443-3-3 Just Became a Purchasing Gate — Here’s How to Use It That Way

    IEC 62443-3-3 has quietly moved from an audit...
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    July 9, 2026 R2D2

    Not Every CISA ICS Advisory Is a Fire Drill: A Triage Method for Secure-by-Design Findings

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  • Technician reviewing firmware and component data on a laptop near an industrial control cabinet
    July 8, 2026 R2D2

    Your Next RFP Will Ask for an SBOM. Can Your PLC Vendor Actually Deliver One?

    CISA's secure-by-design push is turning SBOMs from a...
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