<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>MAJiK Systems Blog</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog</link><description>Manufacturing intelligence insights from MAJiK Systems.</description><item><title>Your PLC does not speak Sparkplug B. Here is what publishes it for you.</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog/publish-sparkplug-b-from-your-plcs</link><guid>https://www.majik.io/blog/publish-sparkplug-b-from-your-plcs</guid><description>Most machine controllers cannot send Sparkplug B on their own. Here is what the edge node in front of them has to do, and how to publish one machine in four commands.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Use OEE to Find and Fix Losses That Matter</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog/how-to-use-oee</link><guid>https://www.majik.io/blog/how-to-use-oee</guid><description>OEE shows how effectively scheduled production time was used, not how much you made. See what OEE is, what it is not, and how to use it to find and fix the losses that matter.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to choose factory monitoring software in 2026</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog/how-to-choose-factory-monitoring-software</link><guid>https://www.majik.io/blog/how-to-choose-factory-monitoring-software</guid><description>Five things to judge it on, in order, so you end up with a tool that is live and trusted on the shop floor in weeks rather than a stalled project.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build a Unified Namespace without an Ignition or Kepware stack</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog/build-a-unified-namespace-without-ignition</link><guid>https://www.majik.io/blog/build-a-unified-namespace-without-ignition</guid><description>A live picture of your factory data that every system reads from, published straight off your PLCs by a single edge agent.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connecting legacy controllers without a rip-and-replace</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog/connecting-legacy-controllers</link><guid>https://www.majik.io/blog/connecting-legacy-controllers</guid><description>Older PLCs and serial devices can stream live data today. Here is the connectivity path that avoids touching the control logic.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>From spreadsheets to live OEE: a 90-day shop floor rollout</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog/from-spreadsheets-to-live-oee</link><guid>https://www.majik.io/blog/from-spreadsheets-to-live-oee</guid><description>How a packaged-goods producer moved from end-of-shift recaps to live, shop-floor-visible performance without replacing a controller.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your first condition-based alert: making it trustworthy</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog/first-condition-based-alert</link><guid>https://www.majik.io/blog/first-condition-based-alert</guid><description>Maintenance teams ignore alerts they do not trust. Here is how to earn that trust with the very first one.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Downtime: why the five-minute stop is the expensive one</title><link>https://www.majik.io/blog/downtime-the-five-minute-trap</link><guid>https://www.majik.io/blog/downtime-the-five-minute-trap</guid><description>Short, frequent stops rarely get logged, yet they often cost more than the big breakdown everyone remembers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>