Articles by : John Lee

• Data Insights – A Journey to a New Digital Path

  Data Insights – A Journey to a New Digital Path John Lee, Strategic Manager of Manufacturing Intelligence at Matrix Technologies discusses Data Insights in the manufacturing workspace and turning raw data into actionable data or information. Matrix Technologies is one of the largest independent process …Read More
  John Lee / Batching  / Digital Transformation  / Enterprise System  / Information Technology  / Key Performance Indicators  / KPI  / Process Data Historian  / Raw Data  / Smart Manufacturing 

• Remote Monitoring Devices Collect Data for Safety Monitoring and Notifications

  Remote Monitoring Devices Collect Data for Safety Monitoring and Notifications Monitoring devices are everywhere in manufacturing. There are devices for process monitoring, production monitoring, safety monitoring, environmental monitoring, and the list goes on and on. The latest technologies offer easy-to-conne …Read More
  John Lee / Application Programming Interface  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Industrial Internet of Things  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Manufacturing Process Control  / Monitoring Applications  / ProRAE Guardian  / Software Development Kit  / SQL Server Express  / Improvement  / Data Management 

• Enterprise Asset Management

  Enterprise Asset Management John Lee, Strategic Manager of Manufacturing Intelligence at Matrix Technologies discusses how to increase productivity, up-time and reduce operational costs using Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) in a manufacturing facility. EAM goes beyond computerized maintenance and management syste …Read More
  John Lee / AI  / CMMS  / Enterprise Asset Management  / Increase Productivity  / IOT  / Life Cycle  / Manufacturing Systems and Solutions  / Matrix Moment 

• Mobile Data Collection

  Mobile Data Collection John Lee, Strategic Manager of Manufacturing Intelligence at Matrix Technologies talks about the benefits of mobile data entry and field data collection. Matrix Technologies is one of the largest independent process design, industrial automation engineering, and manufacturing operatio …Read More
  John Lee / Automation  / Automation Solutions  / Field Data  / Field Data Collection  / Manufacturing Intelligence  / Matrix Moment  / Mobile Data Logging  / Mobile Device  / Real Time Information  / Smart Manufacturing 

• Make Informed Decisions with Manufacturing Intelligence

  Make Informed Decisions with Manufacturing Intelligence Data driven decisions are critical in today’s manufacturing operations. Decisions on the plant floor affect lean manufacturing and performance, operations, maintenance, safety and many more factors. Having the right information at the right time enables bett …Read More
  John Lee / Digital Transformation  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Intelligence  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Manufacturing Process Data Management  / Smart Manufacturing  / Management  / Data Management 

• Digitizing Field Data Collection Provides Instant Access to Information

  Digitizing Field Data Collection Provides Instant Access to Information Paper records present a challenge to manufacturers, especially when performing maintenance checks and rounds. Filing paperwork or performing data entry when some notes are illegible, the pen ran dry or the paper got weathered just makes things …Read More
  John Lee / Data Analysis  / Data Collection  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Information Technology  / Maintenance  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Mobile Data Logging  / Operations Technology  / SQL Server Express  / Improvement  / Microsoft 

• Process Management and Improvement Rely on Analytical Decision Support

  Parsec-Certified Partner Matrix Technologies Helps Chemical Client Analyze Data and Improve OEE For many manufacturers, it is difficult to identify causes of low performance and lost capacity without a good and consistent overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) performance tracking solution. Many variables can contri …Read More
  John Lee / Digital Transformation  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Execution  / Manufacturing Process Control  / Smart Manufacturing  / Data Management  / Parsec  / TrakSYS 

• Electronic Logging Improves Access to Documentation for Pharmaceutical Company

  Logging matters in regulated environment. The pharmaceutical industry is a Food and Drug Administration-regulated industry that is required to track processes and procedures using detailed log books. Many companies opt to use paper log books that are difficult to maintain, require lots of physical storage space, an …Read More
  John Lee / Food and Drug Administration  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Manufacturing Process Control  / Software Engineering 

• Batch Recipe Viewer

  Batch Recipe Viewer Custom applications often fill a gap where no off-the-shelf commercial software meets a specific set of requirements for a business case. In this example, a batching system was developed with FactoryTalk Batch from Rockwell Automation, however the customer struggled to get the specific information …Read More
  John Lee / Application  / Batch Recipe  / Batch Systems  / Digital Recipe  / Digital Solution  / Manufacturing Intelligence  / Manufacturing Solution  / Software Design  / Virtualization  / Factory Talk  / Rockwell Automation 

• Specialty Chemical Maker Seeks Manufacturing Footprint Strategy

  Specialty Chemical Maker Seeks Manufacturing Footprint Strategy A leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals retained Matrix Technologies to design a manufacturing footprint strategy that would ensure sustained business processes and systems on the manufacturing floor through holistic automation. Matrix Techologiesâ …Read More
  John Lee / Greenfield  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Manufacturing Solution  / MES Solution  / Skelta  / Planning  / Wonderware