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Southern Machine Works, a 60-year-old precision machining shop in Duncan, Oklahoma serving DoD and aerospace, has turned real-time production data into a core sales asset. By openly sharing live performance information with customers and prospects, it replaces handshake assurances with transparent, verifiable proof of capacity, quality, and delivery reliability—using data to build trust, win work, and strengthen relationships.

What types of production data would you feel comfortable sharing with customers to build trust, and where would you draw the line to protect competitiveness?

How Southern Machine Works Turned Production Data Into Its Best Sales Tool

This article was originally posted on manufacturingtomorrow.com.
A 60-year-old precision shop in Duncan, Oklahoma, focusing on DOD and aerospace, uses real-time production data to replace the handshake as the new proof of trust.

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