Guidewheel vs. Evocon (now Syspro)

Real-time visibility. Without the ERP lock-in.

Guidewheel clips onto any machine in 2.5 minutes and gives your team one source of truth across every plant. No IT project. No operator data entry. No ERP allegiance. Evocon (now Syspro) ties your monitoring roadmap to one ERP and leans on manual operator input.

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No PLC No IT lift Live in 2.5 minutes per machine

Why Guidewheel, Not Evocon (now Syspro)

Guidewheel

ERP-agnostic. Works on whatever stack you run.

Evocon (now Syspro)

Roadmap now prioritizes Syspro's ERP ecosystem.

Guidewheel

Sensor captures machine signature automatically. Zero operator entry.

Evocon (now Syspro)

Relies on manual operator input every shift.

Guidewheel

Bilingual CS team onsite day one across every plant.

Evocon (now Syspro)

Self-install model. Limited multi-plant rollout support.

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Trusted Across Multi-Plant Operations At
Why Manufacturers Switch

Three gaps worth knowing before you sign.

Guidewheel gives you one universal platform, hands-on partnership, and zero operator data entry. Here is where buyers tell us the Evocon (now Syspro) model breaks down.

ERP lock-in risk.

Evocon (now Syspro) Reality

Evocon was acquired by Syspro. The roadmap will increasingly prioritize Syspro's ecosystem over your stack.

Guidewheel

ERP-agnostic. Connects to whatever stack you run today and whatever you adopt tomorrow. No allegiance required.

400+ manufacturers building on Guidewheel across 5 continents, including Hershey, J&J, US Steel, GE Aerospace, and Cargill.

Operators still enter data.

Evocon (now Syspro) Reality

Operators enter downtime reasons and supplement sensor data manually, adding reporting work every shift.

Guidewheel

Our sensor reads each machine's electrical signature second by second. Operators act on data instead of typing it.

Wellness Pet went from 42% to 95% uptime by acting on real-time data, not manual logs.

Self-install stalls at scale.

Evocon (now Syspro) Reality

Site-level self-install model. Multi-plant rollouts lack a partner driving adoption and behavior change.

Guidewheel

Our US-based, bilingual Customer Success team is onsite day one and stays alongside your team across every plant.

Myers Industries: 30% asset utilization increase in under a year. "Changing the way we do business." — Johnson & Johnson

See how Guidewheel beats Evocon (now Syspro) on your floor.

A personalized demo on your machines. Real numbers, not slideware.

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Built Differently

Built for the floor. Built to scale.

Guidewheel is purpose-built to be adopted on day one and built on for years. Five capabilities make it the operating platform your team actually uses.

Universal

Works on any machine ever built, from 1960s presses to brand-new CNCs. No OEM or protocol dependency.

One platform across your entire fleet, regardless of age, brand, or controller.

Instant Value

Sensors clip on in 2.5 minutes. Live data and trained operators on day one. No IT tickets, no downtime.

2.5 minutes to install per machine. Live data and operators trained the same day.

Customer Partnership

Our team is onsite day one and stays alongside yours, guiding impact and building expertise that sticks.

1.4× average productivity improvement across 400+ manufacturers.

Practical, Powerful AI

Machine learning that sees the unseen, scales expert intuition, and gets smarter with every shift.

"40 minutes to get to the root cause of a problem… it's beautiful." — Director, GM Vehicle Assembly

Risk-Free

Air-gapped from your network. Zero cybersecurity risk, zero IT lift, zero touch to PLCs or production.

No network access, no PLC integration, no production interruption — ever.

Live data on every machine in 2.5 minutes.

Start with one line. Prove the value. Scale across every plant with a partner alongside you.

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Guidewheel vs. Evocon (now Syspro): Feature-by-Feature

Compare the two platforms across the dimensions that matter when you're rolling out across one plant or twenty.

Feature Guidewheel Evocon (now Syspro)
Deployment time
2.5 min/machine, live same day
Self-install hardware required
PLC requirement
None — no PLC integration
Not publicly disclosed
Works on legacy machines
Any machine, any age, any brand
Varies by machine
Hardware approach
Universal clip-on, air-gapped
Hardware per machine
Pricing model
Transparent subscription
From €159/mo (Capterra)
IT involvement required
Zero — no network access
Not publicly disclosed
Cybersecurity model
Air-gapped, zero attack surface
Cloud-based, not air-gapped
AI / ML capability
StateSense AI scales expertise
Analytics only; no AI disclosed
Energy monitoring
Yes — 16% efficiency gain proven
Not a stated capability
Operator data-entry burden
None — sensor captures automatically
Heavy operator input required
ERP integration
ERP-agnostic; any system
Tied to Syspro roadmap
Customer success model
US-based, bilingual CS, onsite day one
Self-install oriented

Based on publicly available information and customer feedback.

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2.5 minutes to clip on. Live data and trained operators the same day — no IT tickets, no production lost.

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Trusted by hundreds of leading manufacturers

"I check Guidewheel before my morning prayers."

VP Operations

TricorBraun

"Changing the way we do business."

Johnson & Johnson

Multi-plant enterprise operations

1.4×

Average productivity improvement across 400+ manufacturers

15–30%

Hidden capacity found across Guidewheel customers

2.5 min

Install per machine — no production time lost

Why Teams Switch From Evocon (now Syspro) to Guidewheel

A practical, results-driven decision — built around the three risks plant managers tell us matter most.

Independent From Any ERP

Run Guidewheel on top of any ERP, today and tomorrow, with no roadmap conflicts.

With Evocon now part of Syspro, plant managers on other ERPs face a tool that will increasingly prioritize Syspro's roadmap over their needs.

400+ manufacturers on 5 continents, including Hershey, J&J, US Steel, GE Aerospace, and Cargill.

Free Operators From Data Entry

Capture downtime, cycle, and capacity automatically — operators act on data instead of typing it.

Evocon relies on heavy manual operator input to supplement sensor data, adding reporting work to every shift.

Wellness Pet went from 42% to 95% uptime by acting on real-time data, not manual logs.

Scale With A Real Partner

Roll out across 10+ plants with a CS team onsite day one, guiding adoption and behavior change.

Evocon's site-level self-install model leaves multi-plant rollouts without a partner driving adoption past the pilot stage.

Myers Industries: 30% asset utilization increase in under a year.

1.4× productivity. 15–30% hidden capacity found.

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Common Questions

How does Guidewheel's pricing compare to Evocon (now Syspro)?

Guidewheel is a transparent subscription that scales with your fleet — no hidden integration projects, no IT overhead, no operator labor spent on data entry. Customers average 1.4× productivity improvement and uncover 15–30% hidden capacity, so the platform pays for itself before the first quarterly review. Most customers see payback in 4–6 months.

How long does installation take?

2.5 minutes per machine. Our team is onsite day one to clip on sensors, train operators, and get you live data — without touching your network, your PLCs, or your production schedule. You start making decisions on real data the same day we install. Start with one line, prove value in days.

Does Guidewheel work on older or legacy machines?

Yes. Guidewheel works on any machine ever built — decades-old presses or brand-new CNCs — with no OEM or protocol dependency. The sensor reads each machine's electrical signature directly, so age, brand, and controller type are irrelevant. One platform, your entire fleet.

How much IT involvement is required?

None. Guidewheel doesn't touch your network, your PLCs, or your production systems. There's no integration project, no IT tickets, and no attack surface. In a world of rising cybersecurity risk, Guidewheel's air-gapped design is safer than any other option on the market.

How quickly can we expect ROI?

Most customers see measurable wins within weeks. You'll have a real-time view of downtime, cycle performance, and capacity from day one, and our CS team works alongside yours to convert that into P&L impact. Examples: J&J 35% OEE improvement, Myers 30% utilization increase, contract packager 40% downtime reduction in 6 months.

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