Pilot live Mon–Fri — real production data

SmithWatch clocks your machine data in real time so you can watch it all LIVE.

Track and record your machine line status in real-time including production counts, job info, uptime/downtime causes, and personnel response time automatically with SmithWatch

Zero
Production Data Gaps
<1hr
Install per machine
24/7
Automated tracking

The problem

You can't fix what you can't see.

Most small and mid-size plants still rely on clipboards, operator memory, and end-of-shift guesswork. Downtime goes unrecorded. Bottlenecks go unproven. Accountability stays subjective. Enterprise MES platforms exist — but they cost six figures, take months to deploy, and weren't built for your floor.

Solutions

Built for every level of the operation

Operator's Assistant

Tier 1 — Per Machine

  • Touchscreen display at the machine
  • Real-time state detection (running / idle / down)
  • Operator check-in/check-out tracking
  • Local SD card logging as backup
Pilot Ready

Supervisor's Command Center

Tier 2 — Centralized

  • Live Grafana dashboards (floor / supervisor / exec)
  • Automated hourly, daily, and weekly email reports
  • MTTR, bottleneck, and production-loss analytics
  • Role-based access (operators, supervisors, management)
  • Remote access from any device

Owner's Insurance Policy

Tier 3 — Fully Managed

  • Everything in Tier 1 + 2
  • Custom sensor engineering for your equipment
  • On-site installation and calibration
  • Ongoing monitoring and support
  • OEE visibility across your entire operation

Under the hood

What SmithWatch actually does

Real-Time Current Sensing

Non-invasive sensors detect machine state — running, idle, jogging, overloaded, and more... — every second.

Automatic Downtime Tracking

No clipboards. Every transition from running to idle is timestamped and categorized automatically.

Operator Accountability

Interactive check-in/check-out with departure cause tracking. Know who was on what machine, when, and why they left.

MTTR & Bottleneck Analysis

Mean Time To Respond measured precisely through interactive operator acknowledgment — not estimates.

Automated Email Reports

Hourly, daily, and weekly production summaries delivered straight to managers' inboxes. No login required.

Role-Based Dashboards

Floor operators, supervisors, and executives each see the right data at the right level — no noise.

Why SmithWatch

Built by a manufacturing veteran.
Not a software company.

SmithWatch was created by a Level 3 Manufacturing Technician with 15 years on the floor in food and beverage packaging. Not by consultants guessing at your problems from a conference room.

Every feature exists because it solves a real problem I've lived with — machines going down with no record, operators leaving stations with no accountability, supervisors making decisions on gut feeling instead of data.

The system runs on rugged, affordable hardware purpose-built for plant environments. No enterprise sales cycle. No six-figure contract. Just the data your floor already generates, captured and delivered to the people who need it.

Getting started

Three steps to visibility

1

We install sensors on your machines

Non-invasive current transducers clamp onto power lines. No wiring changes, no production interruption. Under an hour per machine.

2

Data flows automatically

Machine state, operator events, and production metrics stream to your dashboard in real time. Reports land in your inbox on schedule.

3

You make better decisions

See exactly where time and money are lost. Hold the right conversations with the right data. Prove ROI in weeks, not quarters.

Stop guessing. Start knowing.

Currently accepting pilot partners. If you run 5–50 machines and want visibility without the enterprise price tag, let's talk.

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