Tag: IIoT

  • Turns Out… a Buttload is Actually 126 Gallons

    Seriously. A butt was once a legitimate unit of measure used for large casks of wine. A wine butt was commonly around 126 gallons. This got me thinking about something we run into all the time when working with manufacturing data: every organization has its own language. Sometimes it’s jargon. Sometimes it’s units of measure. Pounds. Kilograms. Linear…

  • Red Light! Green Light!

    Red Light! Green Light!

    If you grew up playing Red Light, Green Light, you already understood one of the most effective forms of data visualization before you ever heard the term “data visualization.” 🟢 Green meant GO.🔴 Red meant STOP. That was it. No manual. No training session. No dashboard legend. If you twitched after someone yelled “Red light!” there was…