Resources to strengthen execution, visibility, margin control, and cloud readiness — without disrupting the floor.
AI may not run on the shop floor, but it can reshape the way work gets done on the shop floor. From smarter planning and proactive alerts to accelerated communications and embedded intelligence, AI is making manufacturing operations more efficient, whether you’re taking advantage or not.
Unpack 10 critical areas where AI is already influencing shop floor performance, often behind the scenes. The Lake Companies experts and product leaders explain how AI is enhancing quality, forecasting, planning, responsiveness, and overall throughput. Also learn how AI is influencing our products.
Doc-Trak preserves automated filing, AI search, and delivery workflows during your move to CloudSuite—without manual tagging or process breakdown.
- Automated routing across repositories
- Search across attached job/order documents
- Bundle/Deliver docs with standard ERP outputs
Shop-Trak maintains real-time labor capture and job visibility before, during, and after cloud transition—no retraining shock, no execution gaps.
- Execution continuity through cutover
- Operator-trusted interface
- Lower total migration risk
Automate capture, classification, and ERP linkage to reduce cycle time, prevent duplicates, and strengthen audit defense.
- Automated capture & classification
- Three-way match support
- Audit confidence with delivery + traceability
Capture labor as it happens to improve WIP accuracy, expose margin erosion early, and reduce admin overhead.
- Real-time labor capture
- Accurate WIP & margin reporting
- Clean payroll-to-job reconciliation
Replace outdated exports and conflicting spreadsheets with one consistent, always-current view of performance.
- ERP-connected and automatically refreshed
- One consistent set of numbers across teams
- Self-service analysis without IT delays
- Drill to root cause with AI assistance
On-time slipping. Costs climbing. Inventory stacking up. Fact-Trak gives every team a shared, real-time view of performance — so issues are spotted early and fixed fast.
- Real-time performance dashboards
- Drill-down analytics
- Proactive alerts for exceptions
