--- title: "First Down | A Datanomix Webinar Series" date: 2026-02-20 16:29:48 description: "A monthly manufacturing webinar series focused on improving production performance — one practical win at a time." keywords: "Webinar Series" --- ## Moving the Chains in Production & Performance [THE SCHEDULE](#lineup) ### Steady progress doesn’t come from one big play. It’s built one first down at a time. **First Down** is a monthly webinar series focused on real conversations with manufacturing leaders who are improving performance, solving problems, and building stronger operations, without adding complexity to their teams. If you’re looking for practical ideas from manufacturing leaders who’ve been in your shoes, this series is for you. Join us live, ask your questions, and walk away with ideas you can put into play immediately. Because consistent progress is built one first down at a time. #### What to Expect Datanomix customers join our VP of Solutions, Gabe Maentz, to talk through: - What was stalling production  - What they were reacting to instead of managing - What finally clicked once they had visibility - The measurable wins that followed **With [Gabe Maentz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-maentz/) as Referee **VP of Solutions, Datanomix Gabe leads conversations the same way he approaches product, by staying close to the work and the people doing it. He believes real progress doesn’t come from advice handed down from a distance. It comes from living with the outcomes, learning from the mistakes, and building solutions alongside manufacturers who rely on them every day. At Datanomix, Gabe works directly with customers to drive meaningful results while helping shape a product built for the realities of the shop floor. That’s what makes him the perfect host for _First Down_ — real conversations, real operators, real wins. ## — THE CHAIN CREW SCHEDULE — Register today to join us live or to receive the on-demand recording. - [](#rolar) - [](#OMW) - [](#coastal) - [](#neo) LIVE WEBINAR EVENT [May 21st, 2026, at 2:00 pm ET](https://datanomix.io/2026/04/03/webinar-boosting-machine-efficiency-reducing-downtime-with-production-monitoring/) ## Boosting Machine Efficiency & Reducing Downtime with Production Monitoring **[Kody Guidry](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-langston-432369133) **General Manager Coastal Machine & Supply [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-langston-432369133) [Coastal Machine & Supply](https://coastalmachinesupply.com/) 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 around the world. 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. [Learn More & Save Your Seat](https://datanomix.io/2026/04/03/webinar-boosting-machine-efficiency-reducing-downtime-with-production-monitoring/) LIVE WEBINAR EVENT [July 22nd, 2026, at 2:00 pm ET](https://datanomix.io/2026/05/04/webinar-the-continuous-improvement-habit-every-shop-needs/) ## The Continuous Improvement Habit Every Shop Needs **[Bob McGregor](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-mcgregor/) **President Neo Industries Most shops quote a job, run it, and never look at it again until something breaks. That’s not “dialed in”, that’s drift. Bob McGregor of [Neo Industries](http://www.neoindustries.com/) doesn’t run his shop that way. He treats every run as a data point, compares batch to batch, and hunts down the longest tools in the cut. On one titanium job alone, that habit took cycle time from 32 minutes to 21 — a 34% gain without buying a new machine. Bob will share the cadence behind the result. The principles work the same whether you run 5 spindles or 50. [Learn More & Save Your Seat](https://datanomix.io/2026/05/04/webinar-the-continuous-improvement-habit-every-shop-needs/) [NOW ON-DEMAND](https://datanomix.io/2026/02/04/webinar-competing-on-data-how-machine-intelligence-wins-work/) ## Competing on Data: How Machine Intelligence Wins More Work for OMW Corporation A Panel Discussion with [OMW Corporation](https://www.omwcorp.com/): **[Michael Langston ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-langston-432369133/)**President & COO [Kevin Early ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-early-362003147/)Production Manager [Chris Radieve ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-radieve-78bb5033/)Director of Manufacturing Technology You’re competing against shops overseas with lower labor costs, cheaper real estate, and no shortage of capacity. And your best customer wants to know why they should keep buying from you. [OMW Corporation](https://www.omwcorp.com/) runs 43 machines across two California facilities, competing for parts in the new space economy against exactly those shops. They can’t out-cheap anyone. So they out-prove them — and it’s working: a 12% utilization gain across the floor in under a year, and $2.5 million in new work that followed a single customer meeting where the data did the talking. Watch OMW’s leadership team break down how machine intelligence drives efficiency in their shop, and how real-time data became the competitive edge that wins deals. [Get Access](https://datanomix.io/2026/02/04/webinar-competing-on-data-how-machine-intelligence-wins-work/) [NOW ON-DEMAND](https://datanomix.io/2026/03/02/webinar-machine-efficiency-unlocking-capacity-you-already-own/) ## Machine Efficiency: Unlocking Capacity You Already Own **[Jack Russell](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-russell-92253914/) **Owner of Rolar Products Muskegon, MI Before investing in new equipment, what if you could uncover capacity that’s already sitting on your shop floor? In this session, Jack Russell, Owner of [Rolar Products](https://rolarproducts.com/), shares how they used production data to challenge the instinct to simply add more machines. By gaining clear visibility into true utilization, downtime, and performance across their existing equipment, they identified where capacity was being lost and where opportunity already existed. The result was smarter prioritization, better decision-making, and measurable gains without defaulting to capital spend. If you’re looking to increase output without increasing footprint or headcount, this conversation offers a practical look at how to unlock the machines you already own. [Get Access](https://datanomix.io/2026/03/02/webinar-machine-efficiency-unlocking-capacity-you-already-own/)