#1 Machine Energy Monitoring Software

Guidewheel's sensor clips around a machine's power conductor and reads its electrical heartbeat, so every kilowatt-hour arrives labelled with what the machine was doing.
Energy per part, idle energy and cost by machine, on any machine that uses power, whatever its age, make or model.
No PLC, no MES, no wiring changes, no IT project.

Run your downtime numbers→ Free calculator, no email required. Every idle hour it prices is also an hour of energy you paid for.
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Real-world results

What changed on their floor

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What is your downtime actually worth?

Five numbers you already know. No email, no gate, no follow-up unless you ask for one.

Two shifts, five days is about 80. Three shifts, five days is 120.
Pre-filled with 54.5%, the weighted US average across 75 million machine-minutes in our 2026 Factory Uptime Report.
Contribution margin per hour, not revenue. This is the number that moves the answer most, so replace it with yours.

Lost production, at your numbers

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a year, in hours your machines were scheduled to run and did not

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The energy question

You already get an energy bill.
This is what it cannot tell you.

20–40%

“It’s not uncommon for plants to discover that 20–40% of a key machine’s energy is consumed during idle states.” Your meter charges you for that power either way. It simply cannot tell you the machine was doing nothing. Guidewheel, Machine-Level Energy Monitoring on the Factory Floor.

On the utility bill and a few panel meters
  • The invoice arrives monthly, for the whole site, weeks after the shift that ran the number up.
  • A panel or line meter reports kilowatt-hours. It cannot say whether the machine was making parts, idling, or waiting on material.
  • Wiring in a permanent submeter is an electrical job: a device wired into the circuit, time in the panel, a scheduled window, machine by machine.
  • Energy sits in one spreadsheet and production sits in another, so nobody can put kWh next to parts made.
  • Nights, weekends and non-scheduled draw disappear into a site total, so they never become a work order.
  • The sustainability figure gets rebuilt once a year, by hand, out of invoices.
With Guidewheel
  • The same clip-on sensor that reads running, idle and down also reads kilowatt-hours, so every kWh arrives labelled with what the machine was doing.
  • Energy per part, idle energy fraction and energy cost per part sit next to output, by machine and by shift.
  • The sensor clamps around the conductor already inside the panel. No wiring changes, no production stoppage, no PLC.
  • Compare energy intensity across every machine, so the question becomes which asset to run, not which invoice to query.
  • See off-shift and weekend draw while it is still happening, rather than after the bill.
  • Carbon per machine comes out of the same data, so the sustainability number is a report instead of a project.

One install, two mandates. The sensor that gives operations run, idle and down data is the sensor that gives finance kWh per part. On any machine that uses power, whatever its age, make or model. See it on your own machines →

WHY OPERATIONS TEAMS CHOOSE GUIDEWHEEL

Keep machines up and costs down

Respond faster to downtime

Get alerts and real-time visibility into downtime so your teams can respond quickly, without waiting on shift or weekly reports.

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Focus on your most costly issues

Zero in on your top downtime drivers by machine, shift, or issue type, and direct resources where they’ll have the biggest impact.

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Recover hidden downtime

Identify and eliminate costly delays like slow changeovers, late starts, and microstops, that add up over time.

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Lay the foundation for predictive action

Track downtime in real time today and be able to scale with AI, condition monitoring, and integrations to stay ahead of failures tomorrow.

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Respond faster to downtime
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REAL-WORLD RESULTS

92% uptime for a full year on Fibrix’s most critical line

Real-time visibility into downtime and machine performance through Guidewheel helped the Fibrix team resolve key issues, align their teams, and achieve over 90% uptime for an entire year on their most critical line.

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UPTIME ACHIEVED ANNUALLY
It is a no-brainer as far as implementing Guidewheel in your facility. You will not regret using this system.
Software Features
Uptime View
Uptime View
Scoreboards
Mobile Alerts
Operator Dashboard
Pareto Analysis
AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

Uptime View

Monitor whether machines are running, idle, or down, and why. With real-time visibility into runtime, your teams can jump on issues before they impact production.

  • See live machine status from any device
  • Know duration and reason for all downtime events
  • Spot and resolve issues as they happen
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Scoreboards

Get complete visibility into factory performance across every line, shift, and site. Guidewheel’s scoreboards surface key metrics in real time, so your teams can stay aligned, act fast, and stay on target.

  • Live dashboards with views at the machine and plant level
  • Updates in real time across all shifts
  • Display key metrics like runtime, OEE, and more
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Scoreboards

Mobile Alerts

Ensure your teams are instantly notified when downtime, overloads, or anomalies occur, no matter where they are.

  • Detect downtime or performance drops in real time
  • Alert the right person instantly
  • Keep output steady across every shift
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Operator Dashboard

Give operators the tools to flag downtime, log issues, and keep lines moving in real time.

  • Tag downtime events and request maintenance support in just a few taps
  • Record scrap reasons without slowing down production
  • Feed real-time insights from the floor directly into your team’s decision-making
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Operator Dashboard

Pareto Analysis

Pinpoint and address your biggest downtime drivers to focus resources where they’ll have the most impact.

  • Identify top downtime drivers by machine or type
  • See which problems are costing you the most time
  • Prioritize improvements based on data, not assumptions
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AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

Catch abnormal machine behavior before it leads to a major failure.

  • Detect subtle deviations from normal performance patterns
  • Surface potential issues that manual checks may miss
  • Take preventative action to avoid costly unplanned stops
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AI-Powered Anomaly Detection
Guidewheel is so precise, up to the second. It gives us the visibility we need to make the right decisions in the short, medium, and long term. It’s really helped us to win.
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Guidewheel measure a machine's energy use?

With the same clip-on sensor. It is a split-core or flexible current transformer that clamps around the power conductor already inside the panel and reads current, so it reports kilowatt-hours for that machine and, at the same moment, what state the machine was in. That is why you get idle energy as its own number rather than one total for everything.

Do we need an electrician or a permanent submeter on every machine?

You do not need to wire in a permanent submeter. The sensor clamps around the conductor that is already there rather than being wired into the circuit, so there are no wiring changes and no production stoppage to fit it. Our team can install Guidewheel in as little as a day, and the sensors reach the cloud over ethernet, WiFi or LTE depending on what the site already has. Panel access still follows your own site's electrical safety rules.

What energy metrics do we actually get?

Total kWh per machine, energy per part (machine kWh divided by good parts), idle energy fraction (kWh drawn in idle states as a share of that machine's total), and energy cost per part. Because the same sensor classifies machine state, each of those reads by machine and by shift, and you can compare energy intensity across every machine on the floor.

What type of machines does Guidewheel work on?

Any machine that uses power, regardless of age, make or model. The sensor clips around the power conductor instead of connecting to your controls network, so there is no PLC integration and no per-machine controller to buy. That matters most on older equipment, which is usually the least metered and often the least efficient per part.

Can we use this for carbon reporting?

Energy Insights compares energy intensity and consumption across all of your machines to reduce costs and quantify carbon emissions per machine, and Pretium fed Guidewheel data into their carbon accounting. It is machine-level energy data with emissions derived from it, so it sits underneath your reporting process rather than replacing it. It is not an audit or an assurance service.

How quickly can we start seeing energy data?

Most teams are up and running in a day, with visibility live within hours of sensor install. Give it a normal production week before you read the comparisons: energy per part and idle share only tell you something once there is a typical week behind them.

Do we have to replace our MES, ERP or energy management system?

No. Guidewheel sits alongside what you already run. It connects to ERP, CMMS and BI tools through native connectors or an open API, and the sensor clips around the power conductor rather than joining your controls network, so it does not touch SCADA or your building's energy management system.

What does Guidewheel cost?

Pricing is published. It starts at $15,000 a year and includes your first 10 machines, with dedicated onboarding and ongoing support from our team, in person or virtual. You do not need existing infrastructure: the sensors reach the cloud over ethernet, WiFi or LTE, depending on what the site already has. No quote to chase, you can see the current figure on our pricing page before you ever speak to us.

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Let's talk about how Guidewheel turns each machine's power draw into kWh per part, idle energy and cost by machine, on the equipment you already run.

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