Blog & Featured Article’s
Welcome to our blog, where innovation meets insight. Dive into our collections, from expert interviews in ‘Manufacturers Make Strides’ to the latest Tascus product updates and educational resources designed to elevate manufacturing excellence. Explore, learn, and lead the change with us.
Our Recent Blog Posts:
The Best Error-Proofing Tools for Reducing Production Mistakes
Every manufacturer wants to reduce production mistakes. The best way to do that? Use tools that make errors hard, or impossible, to happen in the first place. Here’s a breakdown of the most effective error-proofing tools being used on the factory floor today, from...
How to Solve Production Issue Reporting in Manufacturing
Every factory has issues. The real difference is how quickly you catch them, how easily you trace them, and how confidently you fix them. Without a clear process for production issue reporting, problems get lost in paperwork, operators stay silent, and quality slips...
How Operator Accountability Improves Production
Operator accountability means each person on the shop floor takes ownership of their part in the production process. It’s not about blame, it’s about clarity, consistency, and traceability. When operators know exactly what’s expected, and their actions are tracked,...
Operator Training in Manufacturing
Operator training in manufacturing isn’t just about ticking a box. It’s about making sure people know how to do the job safely, accurately, and consistently… without needing constant supervision. If training isn’t clear or consistent, you’ll see it in the results:...
Digital Work Instructions Tips for Manufacturers
Digital Work Instructions are changing how manufacturers build products. By replacing paper manuals with step-by-step digital guidance, companies are cutting errors, speeding up training, and simplifying the shop floor. In this post, we’ll break down the real benefits...
May 2025 Manufacturing Update: Tascus + Project Highlights
At Metis Automation, we’re focused on two things: Evolving Tascus to stay ahead of how manufacturers work Supporting teams bringing smart, high-quality products to life In this manufacturing software update, we’re sharing the latest improvements to Tascus, and...
Tascus MES Update – May 2025 Release Highlights
We’ve just rolled out the latest Tascus MES software update (v23.8.0.12), packed with features that improve digital work instructions, simplify QA sign-offs, and strengthen production traceability. If your factory still relies on paper processes or struggles with...
Improving Manufacturing Efficiency with Digital Tools
Improving manufacturing efficiency is about more than just speeding up processes—it’s about achieving precision, consistency, and eliminating waste. Without a structured approach, inefficiencies can lead to increased costs, production delays, and quality issues. Many...
Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing
Manufacturing success isn’t about one-time fixes—it’s about building ongoing progress into your operations. Companies that embrace continuous improvement don’t just solve today’s challenges; they consistently raise the bar, staying competitive in an ever-changing...
Analysing Data to Improve Efficiency
Manufacturers are always searching for ways to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimise production. Yet, without the right tools to analyse manufacturing data, decisions often become reactive instead of proactive, leaving inefficiencies unresolved. The...
Education & Resources
The Best Error-Proofing Tools for Reducing Production Mistakes
Every manufacturer wants to reduce production mistakes. The best way to do that? Use tools that make errors hard, or impossible, to happen in the first place. Here’s a breakdown of the most effective error-proofing tools being used on the factory floor today, from...
How to Solve Production Issue Reporting in Manufacturing
Every factory has issues. The real difference is how quickly you catch them, how easily you trace them, and how confidently you fix them. Without a clear process for production issue reporting, problems get lost in paperwork, operators stay silent, and quality slips...
How Operator Accountability Improves Production
Operator accountability means each person on the shop floor takes ownership of their part in the production process. It’s not about blame, it’s about clarity, consistency, and traceability. When operators know exactly what’s expected, and their actions are tracked,...
Operator Training in Manufacturing
Operator training in manufacturing isn’t just about ticking a box. It’s about making sure people know how to do the job safely, accurately, and consistently… without needing constant supervision. If training isn’t clear or consistent, you’ll see it in the results:...
Digital Work Instructions Tips for Manufacturers
Digital Work Instructions are changing how manufacturers build products. By replacing paper manuals with step-by-step digital guidance, companies are cutting errors, speeding up training, and simplifying the shop floor. In this post, we’ll break down the real benefits...
May 2025 Manufacturing Update: Tascus + Project Highlights
At Metis Automation, we’re focused on two things: Evolving Tascus to stay ahead of how manufacturers work Supporting teams bringing smart, high-quality products to life In this manufacturing software update, we’re sharing the latest improvements to Tascus, and...
Tascus MES Update – May 2025 Release Highlights
We’ve just rolled out the latest Tascus MES software update (v23.8.0.12), packed with features that improve digital work instructions, simplify QA sign-offs, and strengthen production traceability. If your factory still relies on paper processes or struggles with...
Improving Manufacturing Efficiency with Digital Tools
Improving manufacturing efficiency is about more than just speeding up processes—it’s about achieving precision, consistency, and eliminating waste. Without a structured approach, inefficiencies can lead to increased costs, production delays, and quality issues. Many...
Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing
Manufacturing success isn’t about one-time fixes—it’s about building ongoing progress into your operations. Companies that embrace continuous improvement don’t just solve today’s challenges; they consistently raise the bar, staying competitive in an ever-changing...
Analysing Data to Improve Efficiency
Manufacturers are always searching for ways to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimise production. Yet, without the right tools to analyse manufacturing data, decisions often become reactive instead of proactive, leaving inefficiencies unresolved. The...
‘Manufacturers Make Strides’ interviews
Manufacturing Innovation in the UK with Martin Jewell
Manufacturing innovation isn’t just about new technology. It is about building the right culture, taking risks, and creating products that solve real problems. In this episode, Martin Jewell, CTO of Rapid Fusion, shares how his journey from the military to...
Building a Career in UK Aerospace with Chris Woodhams
Aerospace in the UK is often seen as a sector reserved for top graduates and linear career paths. But in reality, the industry is built on people who have taken unconventional routes, developed hands-on skills, and embraced opportunities outside the traditional mould....
Sustainable Leadership in Manufacturing with Kate Davies
Sustainable leadership in manufacturing is about building businesses that perform, retain great people, and adapt to change without burning teams out. In this episode, Kate Davies shares what it takes to lead meaningful transformation. You will learn how to create...
How Automation Transformed One Founder’s Journey
Automation through machine vision has been central to Paul Wilson’s journey building Scorpion Vision, where visual inspection systems are reshaping how manufacturers operate. In this episode, Paul shares how he entered the industry without a technical background, took...
Quality as a Mindset with Suresh Babu
In this episode, I spoke with Suresh Babu, founder of Innovative Quality Consultants, whose decades-long career has spanned manufacturing, software, and medical devices. Suresh believes quality is not just about audits or ticking boxes. It is about building products,...
Changing How We See Waste with Greg Logelain
In this episode, I spoke with Greg Logelain, Associate Director at Ricardo and a leading expert on waste and resource management. Greg’s mission is clear: waste isn’t just a problem to be solved, it’s a missed opportunity if ignored. From hidden inefficiencies to...
Driving Sustainability in Manufacturing with Eszter Haberl
In this episode, I spoke with Eszter Haberl, Sustainability Director at Tenneco, who brings over 15 years of manufacturing experience and a refreshingly commercial mindset to sustainability. With roots in automotive OEMs and a background in commercial strategy, Eszter...
Driving Innovation in Manufacturing with Anthony Walker
In this episode, I spoke with Anthony Walker, Strategic Manager at Liverpool John Moores University. With over 15 years of experience supporting SMEs, Anthony brings a practical and jargon-free approach to innovation, helping manufacturing leaders embrace change,...
Marketing in Manufacturing with Jennelle McGrath
In this episode, I spoke with Jennelle McGrath, CEO of Market Veep, a marketing agency known for its people-first approach and its success with manufacturers who are ready to modernise their sales and marketing. We dug into how manufacturing companies can get real...
Influencing Product Design in Manufacturing
In this episode, I spoke with Craig Higton, an aerospace engineer and manufacturing consultant with years of experience in process improvement and operations leadership. We talked about where manufacturers can have more of a say in how products are designed. Too...
Product Updates
Tighten Multiple Fasteners in One Quick and Easy Step
With the aim of making it simpler to control the process of tightening multiple fasteners in one process, we’ve just published a Tascus update that enables you to tighten a batch of fasteners in one Tascus step. Configuring a Batch Tighten To tighten a batch of...
Adding Dynamic Data to Digital Work Instructions
We've just released a new feature to Tascus Manufacturing Execution System. It enables manufacturers to add dynamic data to digital work instructions. During the manufacturing process, you can eliminate the use of notepads to track measurements, readings and other...
Updated Production Views, Best Before Dates & ERP Integration
We've included a number of new features in Tascus 1.2.5.3 to enable integration with ERP systems, create serial numbers, updated Best Before Dates, and more clarity on the production status report. Best Before Dates Best Before Dates (BBD) can now be configured in...
Tools for the Manufacturing Daily Stand Up Meeting
Tools for Manufacturing Daily Stand Up MeetingsHaving regular and effective daily management is one of the key things to make sure that you hit your manufacturing goals and achieve your production target - weekly, monthly and quarterly. Within daily management, one...
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