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Insights — Manufacturing Operations Excellence

Original research, benchmarks and practical guides from 20+ years of hands-on manufacturing improvement work across automotive, pharma, aerospace, electronics, food & beverage and industrial plants in Europe, the Americas and APAC. Every article is written by the Synergy Axella team — not AI-generated — and backed by data from our platform's benchmarking cohort.

Benchmark · Data

OEE benchmark by industry — 2026 edition

What is a "good" OEE? We publish industry-median scores across the four pillars of Operations Excellence for 8 verticals, from pharma to food & beverage. Backed by our Plant Assessment cohort.

10 min read · Feb 2026
Comparison · Evaluation

SAP MII vs Tulip vs Sight Machine vs Synergy Axella

An honest side-by-side of four Operations Intelligence platforms, scored on 12 criteria including operator UX, consulting support, AI depth, time-to-value and total cost of ownership.

15 min read · Feb 2026
Checklist · Rollout

MES-lite rollout checklist for mid-market manufacturers

A practical, non-vendor-locked checklist for mid-market plants (50-500 lines) replacing paper and Excel with a modern Operations Intelligence platform. 42 items across 7 workstreams.

8 min read · Feb 2026