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title: "WEBINAR: Precision at Scale: How Hill Manufacturing Put the Digital Thread to Work"
date: 2026-02-04 15:52:23
description: "A Real-World Look at What Connected Manufacturing Workflow Actually Looks Like with with Mike Payne, Owner of Hill Manufacturing."
keywords: "Mike Payne"
categories: [Webinars]
tags: [Hexagon, Machine Monitoring, Manufacturing Technology, Mike Payne, Production Monitoring, Real-Time Production Data, Webinar]
---

## Now On-Demand

### From Complexity to Digital Clarity — A Real-World Look at What a Connected Manufacturing Workflow Actually Looks Like

Aerospace, medical, high-tolerance machining. Work that demands perfection, and yet most shops are still flying blind with critical information scattered across disconnected systems. 

When manufacturing technology experts [**Greg McHale**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mchale/) and [**Hiren Kumbhojkar**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiren-kumbhojkar/) kicked off the [**Manufacturing Digital Workflows**](https://datanomix.io/hexagon-webinar-series/) webinar series, they mapped out what a connected digital workflow can look like. In this session, you’ll meet a precision manufacturer that built one.

Disconnected systems don’t just create friction. They hide problems until they’re expensive.

Hill Manufacturing chose a different path and built a digital thread to prove it.

Learn from [**Mike Payne**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/growingvalue/), President of [**Hill Manufacturing**](https://hill-manufacturing.com/), who shares how his team committed to going fully digital across the entire operation and what that transformation has meant for their ability to consistently and confidently deliver complex, tight-tolerance work. This isn’t a roadmap presentation. It’s a real story from a shop that’s living it.

#### What You’ll Learn

- Why Hill Manufacturing committed to closing the gap between planning & execution. 

- Where disconnected systems created the most damage, and how visibility changed the equation

- How Hill Manufacturing built a digital workflow of connected  programming, setup, machining, and inspection into a single, coherent digital thread

- What connected data means for team confidence, decision-making speed, and the ability to take on more demanding work

#### This recording is great for:

- Operations and production leaders managing complex, high-mix or high-tolerance work

- Engineering teams looking for better continuity from programming to the floor

- Quality managers responsible for traceability in aerospace, defense, or medical environments

- Shop owners and executives who are ready to make the case for connected technology investment

If you’ve ever lost time, margin, or a job because your systems didn’t talk to each other, this session is for you.

#### Especially Relevant For:

Precision manufacturers in aerospace, defense, medical devices, and industrial equipment who are ready to stop patching disconnected systems and see what predictable performance looks like when it’s done right.

#### Meet the Speakers

**[Eric Schnadig](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericschnadig/)**
President
of Datanomix

**[Mike Payne
](https://www.linkedin.com/in/growingvalue/)**President of Hill Manufacturing
Broken Arrow, OK

**About Hill Manufacturing**
[Hill Manufacturing](https://hill-manufacturing.com/) is a leader in precision machining, specializing in complex, high-tolerance projects across demanding industries such as aerospace and medical sectors. With advanced CNC and five-axis machining at the heart of their operations, their team is dedicated to maximizing accuracy, minimizing setups, and consistently delivering high-quality performance on intricate parts where every second and every micron count.

## MORE FROM THIS WEBINAR SERIESManufacturing Digital Workflows

Real stories from manufacturers who are using digital workflows and production intelligence to close the gap between planning and execution.

[CHECK IT OUT](https://datanomix.io/hexagon-webinar-series/)