Moving the Chains in Production & Performance
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
Each month, a Datanomix customer joins 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
We’ll cover topics like:
- Unlocking Machine Capacity You Already Own
- Growing Production Without Growing Payroll
- Attracting and Building the Next Generation of Talent
- Why Connected Manufacturing Is a Competitive Edge
And more! All grounded in real-world experiences from the production floor.
With 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.
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Register today to join us live or to receive the on-demand recording.
LIVE WEBINAR EVENT
APRIL 22, 2026, at 2 pm ET
Competing on Data: How Machine Intelligence Wins More Work for OMW Coproration
A Panel Discussion with OMW Corporation:
Michael Langston
President & COO
Kevin Early
Production Manager
Chris Radieve
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 runs 41 machines across multiple facilities in California, competing 24/7 for parts in the new space market against those exact shops. They’re not winning on price. They’re winning on data.
Join us for a live conversation with the team at OMW as they break down how machine intelligence drives efficiency in their shop and how real-time data became the competitive edge that wins deals.
Machine Efficiency: Unlocking Capacity You Already Own
Jack Russell
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, 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.