Industrial AI at IMTS 2026: Inside the Syspro Torque Debut
Syspro Torque made its public debut at IMTS 2026 in Chicago, and the demos that drew the most interest at the Syspro booth started with a visitor’s own problem. Manufacturers arrived with a margin squeeze or a compliance check that could not wait. The team built each 15-minute session around it. The same few questions […]
What Does a Product Recall Cost a Manufacturer, and What Stops the Next One?
Three in four manufacturers have run a product recall in the last five years, and nearly half trace it to a supply chain issue. Those figures come from Octave’s 2026 Pulse of Quality in Manufacturing survey of 2,263 managers and directors across the US, UK and Germany. The supply chain finding is the one that […]
ERP vs Food Traceability Software: Choosing the Right Path for Food Manufacturers
Food and beverage manufacturers are under growing pressure to balance compliance, efficiency and consumer trust. Global supply chains have become more complex, while regulators demand ever‑stricter transparency into ingredient origins, batch records and recall readiness. At the same time, industry trends such as sustainability, clean‑label products are reshaping how manufacturers view food traceability. That raises […]
7 Best ERP and WMS for Mid-Sized Distributors in 2026
The best ERP and WMS for mid-sized distributors runs order management, inventory and warehouse execution on one data layer, so the picking floor and the finance office work from the same numbers at the same moment. Choosing the right platform decides whether a distributor fulfills orders accurately, maintains inventory control and scales operations without ballooning […]
How a Mid-Market Manufacturing ERP Cut Benchmade’s Year-End Processing Time by 75%
At the decision stage of an ERP evaluation, the feature list always looks impressive. The real test comes later. It shows up during year-end close, when finance and operations are working from the same numbers and the schedule on the floor just changed again. For a mid-market manufacturer, the risk is buying capabilities that demo […]
How ERP Handles Shelf Life and Expiry Date Management in Food Manufacturing
In food manufacturing, expiry date and shelf life management are not optional. They are a regulatory requirement that directly impacts consumer safety and brand reputation. Compliance frameworks such as HACCP, ISO 22000 and regional food safety laws demand precise control over shelf life, batch tracking and traceability. A single lapse can trigger hefty fines and […]
The Real Cost of Running Your Shop Floor on Spreadsheets
The “real cost” of running a shop floor on spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets goes far beyond the software’s nominal fee. This hidden spreadsheet tax can cost a mid-sized shop hundreds of thousands of dollars annually through lost administrative time, avoidable overtime, material waste and delayed customer deliveries. Manual shop‑floor processes may look […]
What Makes an ERP AI-Ready for Manufacturers?
For manufacturers, AI-ready ERP is the holy grail, and the pressure to “add AI” is mounting. While vendors promise smarter forecasts, faster scheduling and predictive insights, success relies heavily on laying a solid foundation first. IT and operations leaders who privately doubt their data readiness know the risk: AI without a strong foundation is a […]
Real-Time Visibility for Manufacturing Operations: The Foundation of Lean Growth
For manufacturers, rapid growth is the goal. But surging order volumes and faster production lines often create visibility gaps: fragmented data, inconsistent forecasting and delayed decisions across the floor and supply chain. Real-time visibility for manufacturing operations closes those gaps. It’s the same gap that shows up as five warning signs on the shop floor […]
Managing Multi-Division Manufacturing Operations: How to Unify Without Losing Flexibility
Managing multi-division manufacturing operations raises a question most companies answer too soon. You run shower screens, wardrobes, operable walls and acoustic sliding doors under one roof. Each has its own bills of materials, pricing rules and build needs. The instinct is to force every brand onto one workflow. That instinct breaks more than it fixes. In fact, the […]