First-generation production monitoring systems don’t work as intended. Read our think piece and learn how to break free from Mediocre monitoring.
July 22nd, 2026, at 2:00 pm ET
Join Bob McGregor, owner of Neo Industries, and Gabe Maentz for a practical conversation on the continuous improvement habits that keep finding capacity in the machines you already own. You’ll walk away with a repeatable cadence for spotting where the next minute is hiding, a framework for prioritizing tooling and tool path investments, and a discipline you can put to work immediately.
Josh Cook knew Right Angle Steel & Fab had more capacity hiding in the shop. Machine monitoring for fabrication gave him the data to find it. 41% more uptime, 45% more capacity, and a 10x ROI later, the proof is in the numbers.
Coastal Machine and Supply built its reputation on oil and gas. Now they’re winning more defense and space work, with a 46% lift in five-axis utilization to back it up. Featured in Modern Machine Shop.
Cobots, pallet pools, lights-out, monitoring — four automation plays precision shops are betting on. Three only pay off if you’ve done the fourth.
Annie Michaud, VP of Customer Success at Datanomix, shares what changes when real-time data replaces instinct on the shop floor.
Bob McGregor runs Neo Industries in Colleyville, TX with a small cell of CNC machines. He’s cutting titanium parts 34% faster, running 25% more uptime, and building toward unattended operations. This is what process discipline backed by real data looks like.