See where downtime costs you.
Find where to act.

Guidewheel connects machines across ages and makes, giving your team a real-time view of where production time is going. Sensors connect to a machine's power cable without requiring PLC integration to start. Then our AI-powered software and team pinpoint your highest-value next move and help it stick across every shift and plant.

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Downtime calculator

What is your scheduled downtime worth?

Use your machines, scheduled hours, uptime, contribution margin per hour, and a recovery scenario to estimate the opportunity. The calculation is available without an email address.

Two shifts, five days is about 80. Three shifts, five days is 120.
Start with your own measured uptime and scheduled hours. For context, our 2026 Factory Uptime Report explains the study behind the calculator's original benchmark. Its sample is not a forecast for your plant.
Contribution margin per hour, not revenue. This is the number that moves the answer most, so replace it with yours.

Estimated lost contribution, using your inputs

Enter your inputs to calculate a scenario.

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A scenario based on scheduled machine-hours and contribution margin, before program costs. Recoverable time depends on the losses your team can address.

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Estimated lost contribution per machine, per year-
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Estimated contribution from your recovery scenario-
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WHY OPERATIONS TEAMS CHOOSE GUIDEWHEEL

Keep machines up and costs down

Respond faster to downtime

See downtime as it happens and send alerts to the people responsible for responding. With machine history and operator context in one view, your team can decide what to address before the next shift report.

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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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Build on the data as your needs grow

Start with a shared view of downtime. Add supported anomaly detection, condition monitoring and integrations as your team confirms the signals and workflows it needs.

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Respond faster to downtime
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REAL-WORLD RESULTS

92% uptime achieved annually at Fibrix

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
Scoreboards
Scoreboards
Uptime View
Mobile Alerts
Operator Dashboard
Pareto Analysis
AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

Scoreboards

See every line, shift and site on one scoreboard. Your teams stay aligned and act fast, and leaders get one shared record to decide where to add shifts, move work between plants or hold off on capex.

  • 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

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
  • See stop duration alongside the reasons your team records
  • Spot and resolve issues as they happen
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Mobile Alerts

Notify the right people when a configured downtime or anomaly alert needs their attention, including when they are away from the line.

  • Monitor downtime and supported performance signals in real time
  • Notify the people responsible for responding
  • 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

Spot abnormal machine behavior early, so your team can address it before it turns into an unplanned stop.

  • Flag deviations in supported machine signals
  • Surface potential issues that manual checks may miss
  • Investigate the signal and agree on an appropriate response
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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 know when downtime occurs?

Sensors measure machine power usage to help determine run, idle and down states. After the states and alert rules are configured, your team can see stops and receive notifications when attention is needed.

Can we track specific downtime reasons?

Yes. Operators or supervisors can tag downtime reasons with just a click, and reports surface trends over time so you know what’s driving losses.

What type of machines does Guidewheel work on?

Guidewheel supports machines across ages, makes and models using non-invasive sensing. Our team confirms the right sensor and validates how the signal represents run, idle and down for your equipment.

How quickly can we start seeing downtime data?

Installation can be quick. Timing depends on the machines, site access and configuration. Our team helps validate the first machine signals and build the daily review around them.

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