The CMMC Rule is Final & Posted by the DoD
Here’s a concise overview of the recent developments regarding the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program.
The Digital Thread: Where Precision Manufacturing Breaks Down
85% of precision manufacturers say the biggest breakdowns happen in the handoffs between systems, not inside any one of them. Here’s what the data says about where the digital thread snaps and what the shops that are getting it right did differently.
Running Blind, Guessing, and the Tools You Should Ask For
Most shops run complex operations on surprisingly little real information. In these interviews with Tony Gunn, you’ll hear what happens when a shop stops guessing and starts getting the story straight from the machine.
VIDEO: Why Automation Without Data Visibility Falls Short, and How Reata Engineering Got It Right
Reata Engineering built the digital foundation behind their automation strategy first, then let the numbers tell them where to scale. The result: 27% more uptime, 28% more utilization, and a 7x ROI.
VIDEO PODCAST: How Datanomix Decides What to Build Next (Hint: You Tell Us)
Gabe Maentz, VP of Solutions at Datanomix, sits down with Tony Gunn to walk through four products that didn’t exist a few years ago — and the customer conversations that put them on the roadmap.
ON-DEMAND DEMO: G-Code Cloud™ + DNC
Operators grabbing whatever rev looks right? Watch how G-Code Cloud + DNC gets the right program to the right machine — with approval workflows, full revision history, and Digital Production Bundles at the operator’s HUD. GovCloud-native for CMMC 2.0.
Stop Measuring Spindle Uptime: The OMW Story
How OMW Corporation retired a homebuilt monitoring system, changed the vocabulary on their floor, gained 12% utilization across 43 machines, and turned a single customer meeting into $2.5M in new business.
Datanomix Brings Production-Tested AI to Automate 2026
Manufacturers care about outcomes, not acronyms. Datanomix is showing what AI looks like when it’s running on real machine data, helping shop owners answer the one question that matters: are we improving?
The Floor Report: Three Decisions You Can’t Make on Gut Anymore
In the latest Datanomix Floor Report, Annie Michaud breaks down insourcing, hiring, and ERP schedule slips— and the decisions real-time machine data is changing now. Here are the challenges we heard most in Q2 2026 and how to fix them.
ON-DEMAND DEMO: Datanomix Production Monitoring
14 minutes inside the Datanomix Production Monitoring Platform. A live walkthrough with real machine data, and No Operator Input™. Watch the on-demand demo.
ERP Data Meets Machine Reality: Are You Making Money? Are You On Time?
Your ERP knows the plan. Your machines know what’s actually happening. Datanomix ERP Insights connects them, so you stop guessing about profitability, efficiency, and delivery—and start knowing.
WEBINAR: The Continuous Improvement Habit Every Shop Needs
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.
CMMC for Manufacturers: What Phase 2 Means and How to Get Ready
CMMC Phase 2 hits November 10, 2026 — self-assessments stop counting for CUI contracts. Here’s what manufacturers in the DoD supply chain need to do now.
Machine Monitoring for Fabrication: How Right Angle Steel & Fab Found Hidden Capacity on the Shop Floor
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.
How Coastal Machine and Supply Boosted Five-Axis Utilization by 46% with Machine Monitoring
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.
The Best Automation Investments for Precision Manufacturers
Cobots, pallet pools, lights-out, monitoring — four automation plays precision shops are betting on. Three only pay off if you’ve done the fourth.