06/03/2026
Walk any shop floor long enough and you see it.
The press is running. The CNC is running. The line is moving.
Where things actually stall is between systems. The ERP that does not talk to the MES. The MES that does not talk to scheduling. Scheduling that lives on a supervisor's laptop and does not talk to anyone.
That is where hours disappear every week.
Before you buy another machine, map where information slows down between systems. The cheapest capacity you will ever find is the capacity you already paid for.