The Meter Nobody Reads
Your Most Expensive Problem. And You’re Not Measuring It. You’re not short on technology. After two decades of investment in automation, MES, historians, networks, and analytics, most industrial operations have plenty of it. What they’re short on is accountable capacity to operate it all well — and that gap quietly becomes the most expensive line […]
Do You Need an MES?
A New Look at an Old Question For the better part of two decades, manufacturers looking for real-time visibility, execution control, and traceability on the plant floor had one answer: implement a Manufacturing Execution System (MES). It was the only architecture capable of unifying production data, execution logic, and enterprise integration in one place. That’s […]
Starting Right with AI in Manufacturing
Manufacturers broadly agree that artificial intelligence (AI) will be essential to future competitiveness—but most organizations are still struggling to move from isolated pilots to repeatable, enterprise-scale value. Analyst research consistently shows that while AI experimentation is widespread, only a small percentage of manufacturers achieve sustained, measurable business impact across multiple plants or value streams. The […]
Extending Site Reliability Engineering to the Shop Floor
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), pioneered by Google, has transformed the operation of digital systems by introducing a disciplined, metrics-driven approach to reliability using Service Level Objectives (SLOs), observability, and automation. These principles allow organizations to balance innovation velocity with system stability in highly complex, distributed environments. These methodologies have remained largely confined to IT systems, […]
InflexionPoint Welcomes Pete Guzior as Chief Revenue Officer
InflexionPoint, a leading systems integrator partner to companies in regulated industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Pete Guzior as chief revenue officer for the company. Guzior, who joined InflexionPoint in late February, leads the company’s revenue organization, bringing together sales, account management, strategic alliances, and marketing to create a unified, customer-centric commercial engine. […]
You’re Probably Sitting on Energy Savings (and Don’t Know It)
Most facilities don’t have an energy problem.They have an operations problem that shows up as energy cost. Systems drift.Setpoints get adjusted.Schedules stop matching reality. And over time, you end up paying for it—every single day. The frustrating part?A lot of this has nothing to do with replacing equipment. The Missed Opportunity Programs like PSEG’s Retro-Commissioning […]
Small(ish) AI Projects, Big Impacts
Four Practical Ways You Can Bring AI into Your Operation For many manufacturers, “AI” still sounds like a moonshot: expensive, risky, and disruptive. But the reality on factory floors today looks very different. The biggest wins aren’t coming from massive, all-at-once transformations. They’re coming from targeted, practical AI projects that solve specific operational problems. Across […]
Five Smart Investments Manufacturers Should Make Right Now
Why Now — and What’s at Stake According to the latest from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November 2025. The PMI fell to 48.2, underscoring a continued slide in sector activity. Manufacturers cite a toxic mix of factors: falling orders, elevated input costs — especially […]
You Don’t Get 10x From Tools. You Get It From Structure.
When AVEVA talks about a “10x improvement in operational data management maturity” in this recent article, they’re pointing toward a goal many operators already recognize: operational data has to be usable, trustworthy, and shared if it’s going to drive real outcomes. That direction is right. Where most teams struggle isn’t with the vision — it’s […]
The Partner That’s “Just Right” for Modern Operations
From the Desk Of: Marc Nicosia, Director of Strategic Accounts, InflexionPoint Manufacturers are caught between two worlds. On one side: big consultancies who promise sweeping transformation and stunning future-state diagrams — but rarely stay long enough to see what happens once theory hits the shop floor. On the other: traditional systems integrators who are experts […]