What Is Production Monitoring?
Production monitoring is the real-time tracking of manufacturing operations: which machines are running, idle, or down, how each job is performing against its targets, and where production time is being lost. Production monitoring software collects that data automatically from the machines, so the shop no longer depends on manual logs and end-of-shift reports.
In a CNC machine shop, production monitoring typically tracks:
- Machine uptime and downtime, including unplanned stoppages
- Cycle time and setup time compared with quoted targets
- Part counts and output by job, machine, and shift
- How much of your capacity is really being used
Datanomix production monitoring software connects directly to your CNC machines and turns that data into clear, real-time answers for operators, supervisors, and owners, with no operator data entry.
Improve Response Time
Datanomix doesn’t just show you what’s happening—it tells you what to do next. The right insight, at the right moment, for the right person. With our Production Monitoring software your team will respond in real-time. Here’s what your team will act on daily to improve efficiency and production performance:
- Underperforming machines before they burn a shift
- Jobs falling behind before they derail delivery
- Common Wastes before it becomes lost margin
- Operator pacing issues before they impact throughput
- Tooling problems before they turn into scrap
- Delivery risks before your customer ever feels them
- Smarter Gemba Walks grounded in real production data
- More effective Kaizen events focused on data you can trust
“For years I didn’t think we were ready for machine monitoring. I always thought, ‘That’s more for production environments.’ But Datanomix is very beneficial in a job shop. When you’re dealing with a lot of changeover, it helps you understand what’s taking so long and how to eliminate it.”
Kody Guidry, Co-Owner
Coastal Machine & Supply | Carencro, LA
DATANOMIX PLAYBOOKS
Datanomix organizes product capabilities into purpose-built Playbooks, so you’re not lost in data; you’re locked onto outcomes.
Instant clarity. Faster decisions. A sharper production rhythm.
“Are We Meeting Standard?”
“How Much Uptime Do I Get Per Hour of Labor?”
“Who Is Working on What & How Are They Doing?”
“Will We Ship On-Time?”
Start Strong
Use Time to First Active and Common Waste™ to hit the ground running every shift. Know how quickly machines get cutting—and where hours are being lost.
Keep Cutting
Stay in cycle with the Stopped Machines Hot List, a live TV view that calls out machines that need attention. Increase runtime, reduce idle, and keep parts moving.
Solve Faster
Give supervisors the intel to respond in real-time wherever they are. With the Datanomix Mobile App, the team receives notifications about critical issues on any device.
Real Shops. Real Wins. Real Fast.
With Datanomix, you don’t wait weeks to see value. We give your team the visibility, focus, and momentum to improve performance from day one.
- Hastreiter Industries unlocked 10- 20% productivity gains in just weeks—without changing their team, parts, or process.
- Pazmac now has unprecedented visibility across their entire operations.
- ARCH Medical monitors unattended machines with real-time notifications and alerts.
- Southern Machine Works turned Datanomix into its best sales tool.
- Right Angle Steel increased uptime 41% and expanded capacity 45% without adding new equipment.
“Connect us up to your machines, let our software do its magic, and it will come up with performance standards and actuals on its own. Hook us into your ERP instance, and you’ll get automated analysis on exactly which part numbers you need to be focused on from a job costing and margin improvement standpoint”
Greg McHale, Founder & CEO
Datanomix
Purpose-Built Coaching & Onboarding
Every Datanomix Pilot begins with three specific plays, which provide immediate visibility into machine performance, identify common wastes, and establishes a baseline for improvement. This sets the stage for a focused, outcome-driven approach to operational excellence. From there, your dedicated Datanomix Coach guides you through specialized Playbooks, each designed to tackle specific challenges and drive measurable results.
Hands-Off Setup & No Operator Input™
Getting started is fast and frictionless. We connect to any CNC machine—legacy or new—via Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or serial port. Our team handles everything, so you don’t have to.
Once connected, Datanomix immediately pulls live production data and starts delivering insights—without any manual data entry. It’s 100% usable information from day one, with zero burden on your operators.
Kick-Ass Coaching
Our team of experienced manufacturing pros guides you through a structured “crawl, walk, run” approach. From day one, your dedicated coach collaborates with your team to tailor a training plan that aligns with your business goals, ensuring the effective integration of real-time production data into daily operations.
“Kick-Ass Coaching is the most important thing. We have all the data, but being able to actually implement improvements is what will drive us. Now that we have Datanomix, it’s kick-started the team in the right direction.“
DJ Lafferty, CNC Process Engineer
Mayhew Tools | Montague, MA
Proven Results
“ Datanomix has been great. Getting it up and running was super easy.”
Chris Merrick, Senior Technician
“ We’ve easily cut out an hour of downtime over the course of several days. For us, that’s big!”
Julian Torres, VP of Engineering
“ When we look at the software, it’s given us clarity, it has given us confidence in the things that we are doing, and we know that we’re doing them right.”
Adam Zaouague, Automation & Data Specialist
“We always know what’s going on with Datanomix.”
Bob McGregor, President
“ Datanomix is the real story, not what someone writes in at the end of the day.”
Michael McCool, Engineering Manager
“ We brought on Datanomix, and just in the past two weeks that we’ve had it, we’ve seen tremendous value in it!”
Kody Guidry, Co-Owner
“ Datanomix is honestly the easiest software company I’ve ever had to work with.”
Kyle Myers, Engineer
“ Datanomix just brings so much confidence to the table.”
Blake Nally, Shop Foreman
“ The employees are excited—one even came up to me and said: When do I get to be on that board?”
Nick Edgington, Operations Manager
“We incorporate Delivery Track from Datanomix into our 5-minute standing meetings to drive the expectation & allocate resources to attain the schedule, and then make it happen.”
Dan Plath, Director of Operations
“We may not remember what happened five years ago on that part, but Datanomix will.”
Dwayne Barnett-Ritcey, VP Manufacturing
“My Initial reaction when Datanomix was up and running was WOW, this is amazing! How did I run the business without this before?”
Tushar Sharma, VP of Operations
“ I could see how many parts I’ve made, how long I’ve been running the job. It was really good!”
Donald Farquharson, Senior Group Leader
“ We can use the data from the previous day to get a clearer picture of what we can improve on today.”
Frank Seales, Production Manager
“ I want to hook up everything in the shop.”
Josh Cook, President
“This is what we love about it—it’s data-driven. We can start communicating this kind of information to show the improvement. It’s awesome.”
Andy Warner, President & General Manager
“It was by far the easiest integration that we had.”
Camila Costa, Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Built for Any Shop. Proven in Every Industry.
Whether you’re a high-mix job shop or a high-volume OEM, Datanomix delivers the visibility manufacturers need to drive more output, boost margins, and make winning decisions.
Hundreds of shops are already seeing the impact. Real results. Real momentum. And a growing community of manufacturers committed to Making More.
Connects to All Major Makes and Models of CNC Machines, Fabrication Equipment, & More
The Datanomix Difference
It’s not just what you see. It’s how fast you see it, how clearly it shows up, and how easily your team acts on it.
- Machine and data connectivity, handled by us
- Data that makes sense on day one (not month three)
- No Operator Input™ — zero burden on your team for data entry
- Playbooks built around how your shop actually runs
- Your shop floor in your pocket with the Mobile App
- Connect any ERP and unlock ERP Insights
- Kick-Ass Coaching that walks the shop floor with your team and keeps you winning
- Partnerships and integrations with the tools you already use
- The Datanomix Community built on real relationships and real wins
- Mountains of success stories from manufacturers just like you
- A Pilot Program that proves it before you commit
“Datanomix gives us the precision performance data we need to improve operations for our team, support our growth, and deliver a better experience for our customers.”
Tim Walls, President
Pazmac | Langley Township, BC
Datanomix Production Monitoring FAQs
- Why does Datanomix not rely on reason codes?
With Datanomix, there is no reason for reason codes.
“The underlying assumption is that reason codes are necessary because the software doesn’t understand how a job is supposed to run and, therefore, cannot possibly tell you whether something is running well or poorly. However, Datanomix has developed an adaptive algorithm that establishes a standard for optimal performance across various metrics, such as cutting time, probing time, touch time, and the number of planned stoppages per cycle, among others. Through G-code analytics, we can determine the cause of each stoppage and the expected duration for each event. Once you have these elements of job performance, you fully understand your process capability without putting any additional burden on your operators.”—Greg McHale, Founder & CEO, Datanomix
- Can Datanomix monitor older machines?
Sure, we can monitor older machines—the real question is, do you need to monitor them? We will work with you to determine what’s best for your shop.
- Measure uptime and downtime with an amp clamp
- Depending on the model, some cycle time data might be available too.
- How does the Datanomix scoring system work?
By running just a few parts, Datanomix creates performance benchmarks for every job you run. Benchmarks are based on your best performance for every part and evolve over time, providing a stretch goal for future runs of that part. The benchmarks also create a production score—from A+ to C-—for every job.
Production scores for every job are displayed on smart TVs on the shop floor. This easy-to-understand score shows your entire team, in real time, which jobs are on track and which need attention. Different shifts know how they are performing against your benchmarks and other shifts, giving everyone an incentive to improve.
- How does Datanomix determine the cycle-time benchmark? Does someone need to enter a benchmark for every job?
This is one of the things that makes us unique—we don’t require any operator input. Our software automatically calculates benchmarks for cycle time, parts/hr, and utilization by analyzing data from your machines.
- What’s involved in setting up Datanomix?
We typically need WiFi network information and can take it from there. We plug a device into your CNC machines, which sit on the WiFi network and collect real-time data. We handle 100% of the Installation, implementation, and rollout plan.
- What machines does Datanomix connect to?
Datanomix connects to CNC and legacy machines to collect real-time data like cycle time, part count, machine state, alarms, and tooling info.
CNC Equipment (Ethernet or Wireless)
- Part Number
- Cycle Time
- Part Count
- Machine State
- Alarms
- Operator Messages
- Macro Variables
- Tooling Data
- G-Code Program + Comments
- Machine sensor data (loads, feedrates, spindle rpm, etc)
Legacy Equipment (Serial Port)
- Part Number
- Cycle Time
- Part Count
- Machine State
- Macro Variables
Legacy Equipment (IoT Sensors)
- Cycle Time
- Part Count
- Machine State
- Manual Inputs
Legacy Equipment (Current Draw)
- Machine State
- How many users does a Datanomix software license include?
Datanomix Production Monitoring is priced per machine per year, not per user, so you can add as many users as you need.
- Can Datanomix integrate with my ERP system?
Absolutely. While ERP integration isn’t required to use Datanomix, our Universal ERP Connector makes it easy to connect with your existing system. We securely pull key data—target cycle times, setup times, scrap counts, part quantities, and due dates—helping drive accurate OEE and real-time insights. Our integrations are fast and flexible, requiring minimal IT effort.
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