The Factory Floor is Talking. Are You Listening?

There’s a specific kind of hum in a manufacturing plant. It’s a rhythmic, mechanical pulse that tells you everything is moving as it should. But for anyone who has spent time in production, you know that the hum can change in an instant. A bearing starts to whine, a belt slips, or a pneumatic line hiss—and suddenly, you’re not looking at a "productive shift," you’re looking at a mountain of downtime and a massive headache for the maintenance crew. For years, we’ve treated automation as a way to