Guidewheel vs Augury

Run the whole plant, not just the critical bearings.

Guidewheel gives every operator, supervisor, and plant manager one real-time scoreboard for every machine, line, and shift. Augury sensors monitor a handful of critical assets for maintenance teams. Run your full operation on one source of truth.

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Why Guidewheel, Not Augury

Guidewheel

Plant-wide view of every machine in one scoreboard.

Augury

Per-asset sensors on a few critical machines only.

Guidewheel

Production management for shifts, capacity, and output.

Augury

Built for maintenance teams, not daily production decisions.

Guidewheel

Clear cost-per-plant math your team can defend.

Augury

Opaque, premium per-machine pricing.

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TRUSTED ACROSS MULTI-PLANT OPERATIONS AT

WHY MANUFACTURERS SWITCH

Three gaps worth knowing before you sign

Guidewheel runs the whole plant — every machine, every shift, one scoreboard. Augury monitors a few critical assets for maintenance teams. Here is where the gap shows up on the floor.

Per-asset sensors, not plant-wide visibility

Augury reality

Vibration and ultrasonic sensors on specific critical assets. Partial coverage. No scoreboard for the whole floor.

Guidewheel

Clip a sensor on any machine ever built in 2.5 minutes — oldest conveyor to newest packaging line, one view.

15–30% hidden capacity found across 400+ manufacturers.

Built for maintenance, not production

Augury reality

Predictive maintenance for reliability teams. No throughput, shift, or capacity data for plant managers.

Guidewheel

Run shifts proactively with real-time downtime, cycle, and capacity data your operators act on every minute.

Johnson & Johnson: 35% OEE improvement.

Opaque pricing stalls ROI cases

Augury reality

Per-machine pricing is opaque and premium. ROI for 50+ machines per site gets hard to defend fast.

Guidewheel

Start with one line, prove value in weeks, scale with cost-per-machine math your team can defend to leadership.

Contract packaging: 40% downtime reduction in 6 months.

See how Guidewheel beats Augury on your floor

Walk through your real machines, real shifts, and real capacity gaps with our team. Plant-wide visibility, no IT project.

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BUILT DIFFERENTLY

Five reasons ops teams pick Guidewheel

Guidewheel was purpose-built for frontline teams to adopt fast, win early, and compound results across every shift and every plant.

Universal

Works on any machine ever built — from decades-old to brand-new. No OEM or protocol dependency.

Deployed across 400+ manufacturers on 5 continents.

Instant Value

Clip on a sensor in 2.5 minutes per machine. Live data and trained operators on day one.

No IT tickets. No PLC work. No production interruptions.

Customer Partnership

Our US-based Customer Success team is onsite from day one, guiding impact and building your team's expertise.

"I check Guidewheel before my morning prayers." — VP Ops, TricorBraun

Practical, Powerful AI

Machine learning captures what your best people know and scales it across every shift and every plant.

"40 minutes to root cause… it's beautiful." — Director, GM Vehicle Assembly

Risk-Free

Air-gapped from your network. Zero cybersecurity exposure to your PLCs or IT systems.

No IT project. No network access. No production risk.

Live in 2.5 minutes per machine. Scale expertise across every shift.

Start with one line, prove the impact, then build the unified operating platform your team runs on every day.

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Guidewheel vs Augury: Feature-by-Feature

Plant managers run whole plants, not individual bearings. Here's how the two platforms compare across what matters for daily production decisions.

Feature Guidewheel Augury
Deployment time
2.5 min clip-on per machine; live data day one
~30 days to first machine improvement
PLC requirement
No PLC access required
Proprietary sensors on specific machines
Works on legacy machines
Any machine ever built — no OEM dependency
Vibration/ultrasonic on specific critical assets
Hardware approach
Universal clip-on sensor; electrical signature
Per-asset vibration and ultrasonic sensors
Pricing model
Clear per-plant pricing; start with one line
Per-machine, opaque, premium
IT involvement required
None — no tickets, no integration project
Unknown / not publicly documented
Cybersecurity model
Air-gapped from your network
Connected sensors; model not publicly documented
AI / ML capability
StateSense AI; learns every machine's heartbeat
AI diagnostics, prescriptive alerts, root cause
Energy monitoring
Built in alongside production
Not a core capability
Operator data-entry burden
None — signature captured second by second
Sensor-driven; production data not the focus
ERP integration
Connects to existing systems as you scale
Integrates with CMMS/EAM (Fiix, Maximo, Ultimo)
Customer success model
US-based CS team onsite day one
Strong CSM and Vibration Analyst support

Based on publicly available information and customer feedback.

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Trusted by hundreds of leading manufacturers

"Changing the way we do business."

Johnson & Johnson

35% OEE improvement on Guidewheel

"40 minutes to get to the root cause of a problem… it's beautiful."

Director, GM Vehicle Assembly

AI working across the full production picture

1.4×

Average productivity improvement

15–30%

Hidden capacity found

2.5 min

Install per machine

Estimate your plant's hidden capacity

Plant-wide visibility uncovers throughput that per-asset sensors miss. Move the sliders to see what that's worth on your floor.

Estimated hidden capacity range

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Based on 15–30% hidden capacity found across 400+ Guidewheel manufacturers and 1.4× average productivity improvement.

Indicative estimate. Contact us for actual quote.

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Why Teams Switch From Augury to Guidewheel

Practical reasons plant managers move from a maintenance-only tool to a plant-wide operating platform.

From Critical Assets to Whole Plant

A plant-wide view of every machine's status — from the oldest conveyor to the newest packaging line — in one scoreboard.

Augury installs vibration and ultrasonic sensors on specific critical assets, so partial coverage creates blind spots on the rest of the floor.

15–30% hidden capacity found once plant-wide visibility goes live.

From Maintenance Alerts to Production Decisions

Production management capabilities to optimize shifts, manage downtime proactively, and hit output goals.

Augury is built for maintenance and reliability teams. Plant managers don't get the throughput, shift, and capacity data needed to run daily production.

Johnson & Johnson: 35% OEE improvement on Guidewheel.

From Opaque Pricing to Defensible ROI

Clear cost-per-machine math a plant manager can walk into a leadership meeting and defend.

Augury's per-machine pricing is opaque and premium. Building an ROI case across 50+ machines per site gets hard fast.

Contract packaging company: 40% downtime reduction in 6 months.

1.4× productivity. 15–30% hidden capacity.

That's the average across 400+ Guidewheel manufacturers on five continents. See what your plant can recover.

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Common Questions

How does Guidewheel's pricing compare to Augury?

Guidewheel gives you clear, per-machine cost math you can walk into a budget meeting and defend. Start with one machine or one line, prove the impact, then scale. No opaque pricing tiers and no premium hardware bundles. A global building products manufacturer saw a 17% uptime lift with zero new capital investment.

How long does installation take?

2.5 minutes to clip on per machine. Our team is onsite day one to install sensors, onboard operators, and get live data flowing the same day. No PLC work, no IT tickets, no production downtime. You'll have a real-time view of downtime, cycle performance, and capacity by the end of install day.

Does Guidewheel work on older or legacy machines?

Yes. Guidewheel works on any machine ever built — from decades-old equipment to brand-new lines. The sensor captures the machine's electrical signature, so there's no OEM dependency, no protocol requirement, and no need for the machine to be "smart." If it draws power, Guidewheel reads it.

How much IT involvement is required?

None. Guidewheel is air-gapped from your network. The sensor never touches your PLCs, your production systems, or your IT infrastructure. Your IT team doesn't need to open a ticket, approve a project, or assess a new attack surface. In a high-cybersecurity world, this is the safest architecture available.

How quickly can we expect ROI?

Customers see results in weeks, not years. Guidewheel manufacturers average 1.4× productivity improvement and uncover 15–30% hidden capacity. Measure ROI in the metrics that hit your P&L: downtime hours recovered, OEE lift, changeover minutes saved, energy per part. Johnson & Johnson tied Guidewheel to a 35% OEE improvement.

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