A leading global electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer partnered with Waites to overcome the challenges of aging equipment, limited skilled labor, and costly unplanned downtime. By deploying hundreds of wireless sensors connected through a secure cellular mesh network, the company gained continuous visibility into critical assets like ovens and abatement systems. AI-powered analytics combined with expert human oversight delivered clear, actionable insights—helping technicians prevent failures before they escalated.
The results were transformative: more than 5,000 hours of downtime avoided and $51 million in savings across maintenance and production losses. This case study demonstrates how scalable, low-friction predictive maintenance not only safeguarded operations and compliance but also accelerated throughput and reliability at the heart of industrial manufacturing.
