Manufacturing Insights

Practical articles on OEE, industrial IoT, and manufacturing best practices — written by the engineers who build PulseMQ.

Comparison

What Does Alarm Management Software Actually Cost?

FactoryTalk, Ignition, AVEVA, Siemens WinCC, Honeywell DynAMo — honest pricing breakdown and what you actually get for the money.

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Diagnostics

What Happens in the 5 Minutes Before a Machine Trips

Every machine tells you it's about to go down. The signs are there — temperature creeping, cycle times stretching. Here's what you're missing.

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OEE

How to Calculate OEE: Complete Guide for Manufacturers

The OEE formula broken down step by step — Availability, Performance, Quality — with a real plastics extrusion example and common calculation mistakes.

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Protocols

MQTT vs OPC-UA for Manufacturing: Which Protocol Wins?

Side-by-side comparison of bandwidth, latency, cloud readiness, scalability, and real-world use cases for both industrial protocols.

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Sparkplug B

What is Sparkplug B? MQTT for Industrial IoT Explained

Topic namespaces, birth/death certificates, protobuf payloads, and the unified namespace concept — everything you need to know about Sparkplug B.

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OEE

OEE Benchmarks by Industry: What's a Good OEE Score?

Real OEE benchmarks for automotive, food & beverage, pharma, plastics, packaging, and more. See where your plant stands and how to set realistic targets.

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More Articles Coming Soon

We're writing new content every week on downtime reduction, ISA standards, predictive maintenance, and manufacturing analytics.

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The 5 Hidden Losses Killing Production Margins

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Why Most Plants Miscalculate OEE

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The Real Cost of Downtime

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Why MES Systems Fail

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