“Since we’ve started using the predictive tool break technology, we have seen our scrap rate reduced considerably. Our operators don’t have to go over and tend to the machine. They only need to go to the machine when we’ve had a downtime reason, which they’ll see on our MachineMetrics screen …

“Previously, we would often lose a third of our shift’s worth of parts, not to mention spending at least an hour sorting through parts to identify the scrap. Since using the MachineMetrics’ predictive tool breakage technology, that waste has been eliminated. The savings at our Swiss turn machines has been …