CHIPS Act Section 48D in 2026: How US Manufacturers Lock In the 35% Credit Before It’s Gone The federal Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (Section 48D) just got bigger, and shorter. The credit rate increased from 25% to 35% for qualified property placed...
The Complete Guide to OEE Software for Manufacturing Excellence OEE software has become the cornerstone of modern manufacturing operations, enabling plant managers to identify inefficiencies, reduce downtime, and maximize equipment performance. With the average...
Predictive Maintenance ROI for North American Manufacturers (2026): How to Build the Business Case Unplanned downtime costs US manufacturing an estimated $50 billion every year. The average hour of unplanned downtime now runs about $260,000 across sectors, and well...
How to Reduce Downtime with IIoT OEE Monitoring Unplanned downtime costs US manufacturers billions annually. Every minute your production line stops translates to lost revenue, missed deadlines, and frustrated customers. IIoT OEE monitoring provides the real-time...
OEE Benchmark India: Manufacturing Performance by Sector (2026) India’s manufacturing sector is at an inflection point. Government policy through PLI, Make in India, and Atmanirbhar Bharat is channelling unprecedented investment into domestic production. But...
India Smart Factory Readiness Assessment: Is Your Plant Ready for Industry 4.0? (2026) India’s manufacturing GDP crossed $450 billion in 2025, making it the world’s fifth-largest manufacturing economy. The ambition is to reach $1 trillion by 2030. But...
BIS Quality Control Orders 2026: The Compliance Guide Every Indian Manufacturer Needs India’s Bureau of Indian Standards is on a regulatory expansion unlike anything manufacturers have seen. Quality Control Orders are multiplying rapidly, covering everything...
PLI Scheme Guide for Indian Manufacturers: How to Access ₹1.97 Lakh Crore in Production Incentives (2026) India’s manufacturing ambitions are backed by serious money. The Production Linked Incentive scheme, with a total outlay of ₹1.97 lakh crore across 14...
OEE Benchmark Report: UK Manufacturing by Sector (2026) Ask a UK manufacturer their OEE and you’ll get one of two responses: a precise number backed by real-time data, or an uncomfortable pause followed by a guess. The gap between those two types of manufacturer...
UK Smart Factory Readiness Assessment: Where Does Your Manufacturing Operation Stand? (2026) British manufacturing contributes £224 billion to the UK economy and employs 2.6 million people. Yet productivity growth has lagged behind Germany, the US, and Japan for...
