WEBINAR: Boosting Machine Efficiency & Reducing Downtime with Production Monitoring

May 21st, 2026, at 2:00 pm ET

How Coastal Machine improves uptime, tightens changeovers, and keeps the team running stronger across the board.

Most shops know they have downtime. What they don’t know is where it’s hiding, how often it’s happening, or what it’s actually costing them.

Kody Guidry, General Manager of Coastal Machine & Supply in Carencro, Louisiana, joins Gabe Maentz for a candid conversation about what it looks like when a shop finally gets a clear picture of what’s happening on the production floor and how that visibility changes the way the whole team operates.

What you’ll hear:

• How visibility into downtime changes the way your team responds to problems
• How to build team buy-in around machine monitoring from day one
• What the data revealed about where production time was actually going
• How connecting your ERP and machine monitoring gives your team the full picture of what’s happening on the floor

If your team is running hard but still leaving productivity on the table, this is a play worth hearing.

This session is ideal for:

• Shop owners and GMs who feel like they’re always reacting instead of managing
• Operations leaders who know downtime is a problem but can’t pin down where it lives
• Anyone considering machine monitoring and wondering what the first 90 days actually look like

About Coastal Machine & Supply
Coastal Machine & Supply has been delivering precision-machined parts with personal service since 2004. What started as a Gulf Coast supplier to the oil and gas industry has grown into a nationally recognized shop whose work ships worldwide. From day one, staying current with technology has been a founding principle — their fully paperless facility runs PC workstations at every machining center, giving the team real-time access to data, tooling, and the latest specs. The result: exact results, fast turnarounds, and on-time deliveries.