IoTFlows vs MachineCDN for Materials and Inventory Tracking: The Missing Feature in Most IIoT Platforms
· 7 min read
Most IIoT platforms obsess over machine health and OEE — and for good reason. Unplanned downtime costs manufacturers an average of $260,000 per hour according to Aberdeen Research. But there's a massive blind spot in the IIoT market: materials and inventory tracking. When your injection molder runs out of resin at 2am, perfect OEE scores don't matter. Here's how IoTFlows and MachineCDN handle materials — and why this gap could cost you more than you think.