The NRX Blog
How Data Visualization Can Help You See More Than Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Like Titanic, we may often only notice just the tip of the iceberg. While it is easy to overlook seemingly small problems (root causes), the rest of the iceberg could be much bigger and more complex. Are you an asset-intensive company that struggles with seeing the...
The Goldilocks of Maintenance: PM Optimization
Too much maintenance is expensive, too little maintenance can result in stopped production, and PM Optimization (just like Goldilocks) is only a fairytale, right? PM Optimization can seem like a long shot for most businesses. Daily routines are packed...
Optimizing Spare Parts Management
Effective spare parts management can save asset intensive businesses money. Yet, many asset-intensive organizations may find themselves struggling to find and order spare parts efficiently. This often results in inefficient rushed orders where parts...
How AIoT Connects with Preventive Maintenance
Many asset intensive companies may find that they struggle with getting preventive maintenance (PM) right. Too little scheduled PMs may result into more problems, but too many may result into wasted resources, data management challenges and so forth. There is no doubt...
AI Adoption in Machinery
What is AI? Artificial intelligence is defined as the ability of a machine to perform cognitive functions associated with human minds, such as learning and problem solving, to solve business problems. AI adoption can advance current technologies to new...
Causes of Downtime in Manufacturing
Downtime is any period of time when a machine is not in production. Downtime is one of the most critical challenges of manufacturing and one of the main sources of lost production time. Downtime affects businesses across all industries. There are many...
PM Scheduling is Easier than Watering Your Plant
Having a solid maintenance strategy foundation requires consistent care. Think about growing a plant… The plant requires daily or weekly watering and sunlight in order for it to be healthy. The consistent routine is incredibly important to the plant. Even missing a...
Industry 4.0 Reduces Your Downtime
What is Industry 4.0? Industry 4.0 is the latest industrial revolution, also known as the fourth industrial revolution. Industry 4.0 revolves around adopting technologies in the manufacturing businesses that involves automation, data and machine learning. While...
Breaking Down AIoT and What it Means for Your Business
What is AIoT? Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) occurs when artificial intelligence (AI) is applied to Internet of Things (IoT). In other words, when AI is combined with IoT infrastructure; IoT operations, data management and analytics, as well as human-machine...
Is AI overhyped? Should it be feared?
Is AI overhyped? Chances are, you have seen a picture of robots working in restaurants or in hotels taking over human jobs. The common misconception is that robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually or inevitably replace human workers. This...