Case Study: DFF Corporation builds a visual factory with Datanomix Production Monitoring and Digital GEMBA

DFF doubles down on Datanomix with Fusion Production Monitoring and Digital GEMBA Solutions

DFF Corporation, a precision machining and electro-mechanical sub-assembly manufacturer in Agawam, Massachusetts, needed a better way to scale its operations as customer demand grew. The company wanted to build a “visual factory” that would give leadership and shop-floor teams clearer insight into order progress, performance, quality, and delivery—moving beyond manual walkarounds and ad hoc problem-solving. DFF turned to Datanomix Production Monitoring and Digital GEMBA solutions to support that goal.

Datanomix first deployed production monitoring on ten machines, quickly helping DFF replace floor searches with real-time alerts and performance scores that directed teams straight to problem areas. Datanomix then expanded across critical machines and into a factory-wide visual management system with TV dashboards and Digital GEMBA boards tied to ERP data, showing KPIs like Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Inventory. The result was a more connected, real-time operation that supported DFF’s growth, including the need to hire 50+ employees and add multi-million-dollar robotic cells, while giving executives and operators the same clear view of factory performance.

DFF Corporation

Bill Marganti

President