March 1, 2023
I got to know Alex Fordham, owner of The Metal Packager publication, as many of us do these days… on-line. I follow him on LinkedIn, read […]
February 22, 2023
Most can makers would acknowledge the need for Business Intelligence (BI) solutions to to make better decisions in operations. Few of them know where to start […]
January 17, 2023
Business Intelligence (BI) in a can maker’s production environment seeks to use available data to make better decisions in daily operations, with the goal of increasing […]
December 14, 2022
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what business analytics is and how it differs from business intelligence. That is appropriately so, as both terms are used […]
November 15, 2022
Downtime is the leading cause of lost production time for most manufacturers, negatively impacting the bottom line. A 1% gain in efficiency may not seem like […]
October 19, 2022
Acumence is continually working to improve the system’s functionality so that manufacturers can make data-driven decisions quickly and easily. As part of these efforts, we’ve released […]
September 14, 2022
It was recently announced that Flexware Innovation, owners of Acumence, a production business intelligence software, was acquired by Hitachi, Ltd. Scott Whitlock, Flexware Innovation’s President and […]
August 31, 2022
Where do Can Manufacturers turn for learning and resources – not just any resources, but resources related to their craft? Let me preface this by saying, […]
July 14, 2022
CASE STUDY | CAN MANUFACTURING Ball Corporation Gains Real-Time Insight into Downtime, Production, and Spoilage with Acumence At Ball Corporation, small improvements in efficiency can add […]