Factory floor clarity. In real time.

Gemba Connect is real-time manufacturing software that gathers live data from machines, operators and systems, giving your teams clear visibility of OEE, downtime and performance so they can make fast, informed decisions. Built for factories that want clarity, not complexity.

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OEE dashboard showing availability, quality and performance beside factory signal light

See where performance is lost, in real time

Gemba Connect doesn’t just show your OEE score. It shows what’s driving it, with real-time data on availability, performance and quality.

Whether you run a single line or a full plant, improvement starts with understanding why performance drops. Gemba Connect captures and categorises downtime and production data at the point it happens, giving you a clear picture of losses by type, shift, machine and product.

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Factory data input methods including touchscreen production dashboard, barcode scanner and signal tower light

Machine data or manual, Connect handles both

Gemba Connect works the way your factory works. Whether that means capturing live signals from equipment or adding operator insight through touchscreens, you don’t need to change how your shop floor runs. Gemba Connect supports multiple input methods to match your environment and your people.

• Pull data directly from machines, PLCs or sensors
• Use tablets, touchscreens or PCs for operator-entered downtime reasons and production data
• Combine both for a fuller picture of what’s really happening

All data feeds into the same system, giving you a single, reliable view across shifts, sites and teams.

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The link between machines, people and systems

Connect sits at the centre of your factory’s digital landscape, linking machine data, operator input and business systems in one real-time platform.

• Bring together signals from control systems and production equipment
• Add operational context through operator input
• Share relevant production information with ERP, MES and other business systems
• Display live dashboards across large screens, tablets and HMIs

Everything is visible in one place, with a live operational view your teams can trust.

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additional features

Features Brief Explanation
Automated Alerts to Action Enables requests for support from the shop-floor to be transmitted to staff to provide escalation process and allow issues to be effectively dealt with.
Short Interval Control Process of repeated, bite-sized reviews of production performance data carried out at line-side during a shift, to allow for mid-process corrections.
Custom Reports Provides a comprehensive set of reports as standard, allows data to be exported, manipulated and presented in user-definable Excel reports - ideal for change management situations.
Data exchange with existing production systems Enriches data systems with real-time data automatically, adding insight and value to data whilst removing duplication. gemba connect is able to exchange real-time operational data with other production systems, removing duplication and human errors.
Inventory, Labour & Job Tracking Track production materials through an area or process and use tracking information to monitor real-time stock levels and part location.
Labour Allocations and Skills Matrix Define associated set of skills for each employee and match to production processes to ensure quality of product and safety of workforce is maintained.
Job Sequencing Each asset’s workload can be sequenced, and its expected performance against that workload can be determined through accurate intelligence.
Paperless Production Offers a paperless alternative in the work area. Enables data entry validation and prohibits entry duplication, whilst providing easy to access historical data.
Maintenance Schedule Management Place Works Order Requests and raise, track and analyse corresponding Works Orders. Also raise and track Service Contracts.
Excel Add-In Provides mechanism for OEE IMPACT’s standard report data to be quickly exported, manipulated and presented in user-definable Excel reports.
ANDON Indication Allows electronic data exchange with existing data repositories, either in the shape of management systems or shop floor data capture systems.
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Built to fit your process

Gemba Connect is built around your process, not the other way around. Built by manufacturers for manufacturers, it reflects how real production environments run. Choose the capabilities that fit your operation and scale as you grow. Whether you need live ANDON indication, Short Interval Control, Labour Tracking, Job Sequencing or simply just real-time production visibility, Connect can be configured to match your production style and data needs.

From single lines to multi-site manufacturing operations, it gives teams a clearer view of performance, priorities and improvement opportunities. Every factory is different, and Connect is designed to work with that.

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Watch how Gemba Connect works in practice

Ornua using Short Interval Control

“The visibility of accurate real time data that can be viewed and trended in different formats via the report suite is really helpful in prioritising our improvement project.”

Operations Director

Staffordshire-based pottery manufacturer using gemba connect

“Since Gemba has been installed, the team hasn’t missed one of their targets and this has never happened before.”

Manufacturing Manager

Westlands using gemba connect

“Prior to our involvement with Gemba, we had been manually collecting production data and inputting into Excel, which seriously limited the accuracy of the data.”

General Manager

M&H using Gemba Services Team

“Working with the machine operators, we helped to improve the unaccounted downtime and helped focus activities to increase machine output almost immediately.”

CI Dept

Lancashire-based rubber product manufacturer using gemba connect

“The flexibility of the Gemba System allowed us to see our current-status with our own unique KPI’s in real time which allowed us to very quickly establish whether we are having a good day. And if we’re not having a good day, what we needed to do to recover it.”

Operations Manager

PPG Industries using Custom Reporting

“We wanted a measure that engaged operators to drive productivity in real time – something that told the operators if they had added value to the business and customer each day. We also wanted a diagnostic tool that would highlight non-value add activity, to give us a focus for our CI projects.”

Lean Manager, EMEA