November 2, 2025
November 2, 2025
Every minute a machine is offline costs money. That’s why Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) is one of the most vital metrics in manufacturing.
It tells you how fast your team can identify an issue, find the solution, and get the line moving again.Unfortunately, in many facilities, this process is slow and cumbersome: when a technician sees an error code, they often have to sift through hundreds of pages of documentation while the clock is ticking.A long MTTR doesn’t just mean downtime;
it means:
- Lost production
- Missed delivery deadlines
- Heightened stress on frontline teams
- Frustration for leadership and customers
By using Generative AI to access your entire library of manuals, maintenance logs, and SOPs, maintenance teams can quickly find the answers they need and take swift action to minimize downtime.
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Kudzai Manditereza is an industrial data and AI educator and strategist. He specializes in Industrial AI, IIoT, Unified Namespace, Digital Twins, and Industrial DataOps, helping manufacturing leaders implement and scale Smart Manufacturing initiatives.
Kudzai shares this thinking through Industry40.tv, his independent media and education platform; the AI in Manufacturing podcast; and the Smart Factory Playbook newsletter, where he shares practical guidance on building the data backbone that makes industrial AI work in real-world manufacturing environments. Recognized as a Top 15 Industry 4.0 influencer, he currently serves as Senior Industry Solutions Advocate at HiveMQ.