Your legacy OEE board got you started. Guidewheel gets you to every machine, every plant, every insight. The modern upgrade from legacy OEE boards.
Discover 2026 roll forming benchmarks and learn how top performers achieve 34% utilization vs. 20% median through targeted downtime reduction strategies.
Discover 2026 roto molding efficiency benchmarks with data from 34M+ machine-minutes. Learn how top performers achieve 82% runtime and reduce costly downtime.
Discover how real-time monitoring unlocks hidden capacity in thermoforming operations. Analyze 7M+ machine-minutes of data to reduce downtime and boost efficiency.
Discover 2026 conveyor performance benchmarks for Consumer Goods manufacturing and learn data-driven strategies to reduce downtime and unlock hidden capacity.
Discover how to maximize liquid filler machine uptime with real-world benchmarks and data-driven strategies to unlock hidden capacity in Consumer Goods.
Discover how OEE tracking software reduces capping machine downtime by up to 63% in Consumer Goods packaging with real-time monitoring and data-driven insights.
Discover how roto molding plants unlock 18% hidden capacity with real-time monitoring. Data-driven insights from 1.1M machine-minutes reveal efficiency gains.
Discover how die cutting machines in plastics & packaging can boost runtime from 17% to 52% through real-time monitoring and data-driven optimization.
Discover how top extruder operations achieve 95% runtime. Learn data-backed strategies to reduce electrical downtime and optimize changeovers.
Discover 2026 injection molding benchmarks revealing a 26% efficiency gap. Learn how top plants achieve 97% runtime and reduce downtime with data-driven strategies.
Discover how staffing issues cause 3x more press downtime than breakdowns. Learn data-driven strategies to boost OEE and unlock hidden capacity.
Discover how production tracking software boosts mixer OEE in consumer goods plants. Real data reveals hidden capacity and actionable optimization strategies.
Discover 2026 capping efficiency benchmarks from 35.6M machine-minutes of data. Learn how to reduce downtime, cut changeovers, and boost packaging line throughput.
Discover how machine monitoring eliminates downtime in steel grinding operations. Learn data-driven strategies to boost runtime from 22% to 30%+ and unlock hidden capacity.
Discover how top steel fabricators achieve 45% shearing machine runtime vs. 17% industry median. Unlock hidden capacity with proven optimization strategies.
Discover how real-time monitoring unlocks hidden capacity in slitter machines. Learn proven strategies to reduce downtime and boost productivity.
Discover how real-time CNC press brake monitoring closes the gap between median 20% and top-quartile 52% utilization in metal fabrication.
Discover how plastics facilities can close the 59% to 97% runtime gap in regrind systems using condition monitoring to reduce downtime and boost efficiency.
Discover how steel slitting line downtime tracking unlocks hidden capacity. Real data shows top performers achieve 57.6% vs. 12.8% median runtime.
Discover how predictive maintenance boosts plastic scrap grinder OEE from 59% to 97% runtime. Learn data-driven strategies to unlock hidden capacity.
Discover how to cut pneumatic conveyor downtime by 60% with data-driven monitoring strategies. Benchmark your performance against 36.5M machine-minutes of industry data.
Discover how blow molding operations can unlock 33% hidden capacity. Data-driven benchmarks reveal the gap between median and top performers.
Discover how real-time extruder monitoring is closing the 28-point performance gap in plastics manufacturing. Learn data-driven strategies to reduce downtime now.
Discover the top OEE software tools for filler machines in 2026. Compare solutions to reduce downtime, boost uptime, and optimize production performance.
Discover how conveyor analytics platforms eliminate micro-stops and boost throughput in consumer goods manufacturing with real-time monitoring and data-driven insights.
Discover how regrind waste reduction software transforms plastics operations from reactive chaos to proactive control, boosting uptime and material yield.
Compare top extrusion monitoring systems for 2026. Discover how real-time visibility boosts OEE, cuts downtime, and unlocks hidden capacity fast.
Discover the best production monitoring software for mixers and blenders to eliminate downtime, boost OEE, and turn legacy equipment into profit centers.
Compare top press brake monitoring software for steel manufacturers. Learn which solutions deliver real OEE visibility across mixed fleets fast.
Discover the best OEE software for injection molding in 2026. Compare platforms built for legacy fleets and learn how to boost margins fast.
Compare the best uptime monitoring tools for capping and sealing lines. Learn how to eliminate micro-stops and boost OEE with fast-deploy solutions.
Discover how real-time monitoring tools eliminate downtime in rotational molding. Compare solutions and learn why plug-and-play sensors outperform legacy systems.
Compare top real-time monitoring platforms for plastics processing equipment in 2026. Discover which solution reduces downtime and boosts throughput fast.
Compare top grinding and polishing machine monitoring tools to eliminate hidden downtime, boost OEE, and move from reactive firefighting to data-driven performance.
Compare top galvanizing line OEE software and monitoring solutions for 2026. Discover tools to reduce downtime, boost throughput, and optimize coating operations.
Discover how real-time metal stamping machine monitoring cuts unplanned downtime and boosts OEE. Compare top solutions for your shop floor.
Compare top steel slitting line OEE software tools to cut downtime, boost visibility, and turn legacy equipment into high-performance assets.
Discover how to choose the right analytics platform for roll forming operations to boost throughput, reduce downtime, and optimize OEE without disrupting production.
Compare the best real-time monitoring solutions for shearing machines in 2026. Discover practical platforms that reduce downtime and boost OEE in steel plants.
Discover top extrusion line monitoring solutions for 2026. Compare platforms, reduce downtime, and boost OEE with real-time production tracking.
Compare top rotational molding monitoring tools—from SCADA to FactoryOps platforms—and learn how to eliminate downtime and boost OEE profitably.
Discover how to boost capping line efficiency by 15-20% with proven OEE monitoring solutions that work on legacy and modern equipment.
Discover top conveyor monitoring solutions to eliminate micro-stops, boost OEE, and unlock hidden capacity in blow molding and packaging operations.
Discover the top real-time monitoring solutions for plastic grinders to eliminate downtime, capture micro-stops, and boost OEE with actionable data.
Compare the best monitoring solutions for die cutting machines to boost OEE, reduce downtime, and eliminate production visibility gaps.
Discover how real-time shredder monitoring software transforms plastic shredder performance from a black box into actionable KPIs that reduce downtime and boost efficiency.
Discover how OEE software for blow molding lines eliminates micro-stops and unlocks hidden capacity to boost throughput and profitability.
Compare top slitter line monitoring solutions for plastics and packaging. Discover which systems reduce downtime and boost OEE on legacy equipment.
Discover how to evaluate production monitoring platforms for thermoforming operations and boost OEE without replacing legacy equipment.
Compare the best OEE software for injection molding in 2026. Discover which platforms deliver real-time visibility and ROI for mixed machine fleets.
Learn about big data in manufacturing to enhance efficiency & optimize production. Discover benefits, challenges, use cases & future trends of industrial big data.
Explore industrial automation's role in boosting manufacturing efficiency, precision & flexibility. Learn about its types, benefits, challenges & future trends.
Guidewheel empowers teams to reach peak performance by tackling the three major buckets that make up Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), a gold standard measure of a factory’s productivity.
This post highlights how Pretium Packaging is simultaneously optimizing productionandlowering energy consumption across their 25+ locations.
This recent panel covered multiple perspectives on how Industry 4.0 can impact EBITDA growth, enterprise value, and deal execution in today’s market.
Guidewheel Co-Founder and CEO, Lauren Dunford, met with leaders and visionaries in sustainability, including Bill Gates and Prince William, at the 2024 Breakthrough Energy Summit.
Showing fast value is key to start the positive flywheel and drive momentum, excitement, and even more results… This builds the foundation to then take additional steps that can bring high additional value but also require more work.
Learn what OEE means and how to calculate it to improve manufacturing efficiency. Discover OEE strategies and tools for success with this guide.
Don’t sacrifice profitability to become a manufacturing company that operates in a sustainable manner. Take action to reduce waste while growing your factory operations to peak performance with Guidewheel’s help.
The Manufacturing Executive podcast hosted Guidewheel this week for a discussion on aligning sustainability and profitability in manufacturing.
They were able to quickly quantify enough improvement that the Guidewheel system paid for itself—plus driving an additional $1,000-$2,000/month in savings. Here we share the three steps they followed to quickly achieve those results.
A packaging and containers manufacturer with multiple factories spread across the United States found opportunities to dramatically improve throughput and profitability, all without spending millions of dollars or stopping production for weeks to implement complicated technology.
In this post, we outline a few expected impacts of rising interest rates on manufacturing as well as some ways teams can stay resilient.
Safi has rebranded. Introducing Guidewheel, the only FactoryOps platform you need to reach peak factory performance and recover your lost downtime.
Specific FactoryOps use cases such as preventing problems through real-time alerting, making meetings more efficient through shared visibility, and driving more profit to the bottom line through changeovers were recently highlighted in Plastics Technology, Plastics Today, and Smart Industry.
Regardless of the motivation to reduce scrap, the best way to ensure high quality is by catching the problem quickly and at the earliest stage possible in the manufacturing process.
Learn what production capacity is, why it matters, and how to optimize it. ✓ Explore actionable strategies and tools to enhance efficiency and drive growth.
“The big story of the “industrial internet of things” (IIoT or Industry 4.0) is more than just the ability to acquire, analyze and communicate data from production systems—it’s also about the rapid “democratization” of such technology, making it available to manufacturers of all sizes, and not just the largest firms with big budgets, big engineering teams, and ample timelines for training and installation.”
QualityDigest showcased a piece describing how Guidewheel and FactoryOps are unlocking new approaches to Industry 4.0.
We typically allocate a few days for install, although teams can get Guidewheel installed in as little as a few hours. The Guidewheel team is here throughout to support with any questions, and prepared to move as quickly as you are!
“Guidewheel allows us to track energy consumption at every one of our plants and direct production to the most energy-efficient manufacturing lines.” said Paul Kayser, CEO at Pretium.
Can we get every factory in the world to sustainable peak performance? It's a lofty goal, but the cloud can go a long way in helping us get there. New advancements in friendlier technology mean no one has to be afraid to embrace it.
With accurate, real-time data from Guidewheel, this manufacturer improved efficiency and reduced defect rates across their operation.
Manufacturing is everywhere, and yet it’s invisible. We don’t see it. We don’t celebrate it. And we don’t give it the attention it deserves.
Monitoring trends, tracking progress against efficiency goals, and sharing insights across the company drives continuous improvement at every level.
Guidewheel is an integral part of Onduline’s strategy to drive innovation and environmental responsibility in manufacturing.
We’ve released a comprehensive new Guide for leaders considering the best strategy to reduce risk and make the most of opportunities in the quickly-changing space of emissions reporting and management.
Early this year, Eddie and his team began focusing on using Guidewheel to track equipment idle time. Here we detail their goals, approach, and achievements.
Production excellence starts with alignment between machines, processes, and people. When teams see what’s working and where to improve, they make faster, smarter decisions.
Pacific Fin Capital uses Guidewheel to improve efficiency and bottom line results.
Webinar recording of Lauren Dunford speaking at the TomKat Center Winter 2024 Innovation Showcase
54% of manufacturers are having trouble finding qualified candidates, up from 38% in 2020. Labor and talent is a day-to-day challenge. People aren’t turning up for work, sometimes without notice, something that’s been amplified recently with the resurgence of Covid. Turnover is also up 15% when compared to 2020. So how do you prioritize the limited labor time?
Simple automation on your factory floor can help eliminate unnecessary downtime. By tracking the uptime of your machines, and setting alerts to automatically go out to the right people, you can make sure fixes are implemented in minutes.
The manufacturing industry is entering a period of uncertainty last seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As the Trump Administration announced tariffs of at least 10% on all countries, manufacturers are left waiting to see how it will impact their day-to-day operations.
Machine monitoring allows manufacturers to capture data about machines which can then be analyzed through software to give them information on things like downtime, utilization, machine status and energy consumption. By providing operations leaders with the right information at the right time, machine monitoring can enable better decisions that ultimately impact the bottom line.
Learn about new features we’ve released including enhancements that make it easy to tag and new features for customers operating in multiple time zones, as well as some exciting company news!
In addition to recently released new Guidewheel features, such as new ways to easily subtract planned downtime, advanced filters and deep linking, and new AI-powered Tag Assist feature, check out our Tip of the Month!
In this month’s newsletter, read about recent releases, tips & tricks, and new features coming your way soon.
Check out our new upcoming AI feature, FactoryOps Champion Program, and additional sensor capabilities in this month’s newsletter.
Learn about new Guidewheel features released in the last month and watch our March webinar featuring manufacturing leaders from Myers Industries and VPET.
Check out this month’s special edition newsletter, focused on understanding how to get the most value out of your investment in Guidewheel by making it part of your daily operations.
Introducing Scout! This month, we’re excited to announce the availability of Scout, Guidewheel’s new predictive maintenance solution.
Read about valuable new features we’ve launched this month, exciting updates to Sidekick, and our new mobile app!
We’re kicking off the year with some exciting new ways we can provide value to you! Highlights from this month include Guidewheel playbooks designed to help you reach your operational goals, updates on our CEO and co-founder, Lauren Dunford, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and more information about our December webinar.
By getting real-time visibility into production and uncovering hidden inefficiencies, Weatherables unlocked a 12% lift in OEE and transformed how their extrusion team operates.
Learn how a carbon removal innovator uses Guidewheel’s real-time production data to drive daily improvements, empower frontline teams, and support rapid scale-up.
This week IndustryWeek published a detailed story describing howPenn Colorhas used Guidewheel to increase asset utilization by one-third. The full IndustryWeek story by Dennis Scimeca islinked here.
Over the course of five months, the team worked together across these three departments - production, finance, and maintenance - to reduce downtime across their machines from an average of 6.8 hours/day per machine to 3.4 hours/day. This 50% reduction in lost production time resulted in a meaningful improvement in throughput and margin.
He didn’t mind the extra work - frustrating as the spreadsheets were - but he felt the urgency of taking action to get a handle on his downtime. In the challenging economic climate, every minute lost added up into an important cause of loss to the bottom line.
Real-time visibility across their operations dramatically increases asset utilization and creates room for strategic expansion.
Seacast replaces error-prone, manual processes for tracking capacity and utilization with real-time insights from Guidewheel.
Real-time data drives daily action, high performance, and a blueprint for multi-plant success.
Driving continuous improvement informed by accurate data towards more data driven, sustainable operations.
Case study: “We're going to continue seeing labor shortages and challenges, but the only solution isn’t just to hire people, it's reconfiguring your workflows based on operational data in order to maximize the resources that you have.”
Cosmos Pharmaceuticals uses Guidewheel to improve productivity, reduce energy consumption, and manage maintenance work orders.
Using Guidewheel, Thermopak improves machine performance and optimizes production processes for a more sustainable and competitive future.
CEW uses Guidewheel to support an aligned, transparent culture: “Each teammate understands how their work drives the success of the organization.”
Guidewheel shows Cantex how they’re performing against production targets, helps them coach the team effectively, and equips them to make data-driven CapEx decisions.
Learn how sourcing innovation can strengthen supply chains and drive real results, from visibility on the factory floor to long-term infrastructure resilience. Featuring Julie Zorb, Sr. Director of Sourcing Innovation at Walmart, and Guidewheel CEO Lauren Dunford.
Explore the future of automotive manufacturing with industry innovators.
Meet with forward-thinking manufacturing leaders focused on scaling digital transformation.
See how leading manufacturers are empowering frontline teams with connected technology.
Use our special link to register for free and join 30,000+ packaging and processing professionals at Pack Expo.
Explore cutting-edge advances in AI, SCADA, and smart factory technology at AIMST 2025.
Join top CIOs and technology leaders at the 2025 CIO 100 Symposium & Awards.
In this webinar, Guidewheel CEO Lauren Dunford shares how mid-sized manufacturers are getting real-time visibility into machine downtime—without the time, cost, or complexity of traditional systems.
In this webinar, Guidewheel CEO Lauren Dunford and Chroma Color VP of Operations Glenn Munshaw explore how operations leaders can shift from lagging to leading indicators to drive proactive improvement.
In this Factory Forward webinar, Foster Taliaferro, Director of Technical Services at Arcosa Aggregates, joins Guidewheel CEO Lauren Dunford for a candid conversation on how real-time and predictive technology can empower frontline teams.
In this webinar, Guidewheel CEO Lauren Dunford sits down with BorgWarner CIO Ryan Talbott to explore how manufacturers can move beyond the AI buzz and make real progress on the factory floor.
In this webinar, Jacob Mieso, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, and Kevin Earabino, Head of Product Excellence, introduce the FactoryOps platform and how manufacturers are using it to unlock operational excellence without disruption or complex integrations.
