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What is MachineMetrics

MachineMetrics is a manufacturing intelligence platform that connects to production equipment to collect machine and operator data and turn it into real-time visibility and performance analytics. It is used by manufacturers to monitor OEE and downtime, standardize production reporting, and support continuous improvement initiatives across one or more plants. The product typically combines edge connectivity for machine data capture with cloud software for dashboards, alerts, and reporting, and it can integrate with business systems such as ERP, MES, and quality systems.

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Real-time machine data capture

The platform is designed to ingest signals directly from production equipment and translate them into standardized states such as running, idle, and down. This supports near real-time monitoring of utilization, throughput, and downtime without relying solely on manual reporting. It is well-suited to shop-floor visibility use cases where timeliness and consistency of machine status data matter.

OEE and downtime analytics

MachineMetrics focuses on manufacturing KPIs such as OEE, downtime categorization, and loss analysis. It supports identifying top loss drivers and tracking improvements over time at the machine, line, and plant level. This aligns with continuous improvement workflows where teams need a common source of truth for performance and stoppage reasons.

Operational dashboards and alerts

The product provides role-based dashboards for operators, supervisors, and operations leaders to review current performance and trends. Alerting can notify teams when conditions occur (for example, extended downtime or performance falling below a threshold). This helps shift reporting from end-of-shift summaries to exception-based management during production.

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Integration effort varies by equipment

Connectivity and data quality depend on machine controls, available signals, and the condition of legacy equipment. Some environments require additional edge hardware, configuration, or electrical work to capture reliable run/stop and count signals. As a result, deployment timelines and coverage can vary across plants with heterogeneous equipment.

Not a full MES replacement

While it supports production monitoring and performance analytics, it does not inherently cover all MES functions such as detailed routing, electronic batch records, complex genealogy/traceability, or full work-in-process orchestration. Manufacturers needing end-to-end execution may still require complementary systems. This can introduce additional integration and data governance requirements.

Advanced analytics may require add-ons

Core value centers on operational visibility and KPI reporting rather than deep process engineering analytics or data science tooling. Organizations seeking complex multivariate analysis, large-scale time-series modeling, or specialized process analytics may need external tools and data pipelines. This can increase the effort to operationalize predictive or prescriptive use cases.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Core Platform Not publicly listed — contact sales / Book a demo Unlimited users; Machine Connectivity Management; Automated Production Tracking; Real-Time Production Dashboards; Historical Performance Reporting; Diagnostic Timelines; Configurable Alerts & Notifications; Open APIs & Integration Capabilities. Pricing page states pricing is volume-based (per machine) but no per-unit or per-user prices published.
Intelligent MES Not publicly listed — contact sales / Book a demo Includes all Core Platform features plus Bi-directional ERP integration, Track Jobs/Production Orders, Labor Ticket submission, Projected Job Completion, Drag-and-drop Scheduling and Job Routing.
Enterprise Custom pricing — Talk to Us Includes Intelligent MES features; meant for multi-site rollouts; Business Intelligence integration; Advanced Security; Advanced User Management; MES and ERP integrations.

Notes:

  • MachineMetrics' official pricing page does not list subscription fees or per-machine rates; it states pricing is a SaaS subscription and is volume-based (the more machines you connect, the less it costs per machine).
  • MachineMetrics sells hardware on its official shop (required to start the trial per the vendor). Relevant hardware prices published on the official shop (examples): Edge Kit 110VAC Install — $850.00; Edge Kit 24v DC Install — $850.00; Edge Kit (WiFi) — $894.50; Replacement Edge Device — $764.50; additional sensor and accessory prices range from ~$117.50 to $894.50. See official shop for full list.

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MachineMetrics, Inc.
Andover, Massachusetts, US
2015
Private
https://www.machinemetrics.com/
https://x.com/machinemetrics
https://www.linkedin.com/company/machinemetrics/

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