Reduce a single breakdown by just 15 minutes and Machine Analyser pays for itself for the entire year.
✓ Zero CapEx – OpEx only
✓ Less than a coffee per day
✓ Live in under 24 hours
✓ No IT project or hardware
These are not worst-case scenarios. They are the documented, recurring costs of operating without visibility into what your machines are doing and why they stop.
Unplanned downtime is not an engineering problem – it is a financial one. Over £80 billion in output is lost across UK and European manufacturing every year. For most businesses, their share of that figure is entirely preventable.
One unplanned stoppage. One hour. £40,000 in lost output, wasted labour, expedited parts and missed delivery commitments. For most sites, that figure is not exceptional – it is the baseline.
Emergency repairs cost 3 to 5 times more than the same work carried out as planned maintenance. Add overnight parts shipping, contractor call-out rates and overtime labour – and the true cost of a reactive culture compounds quickly.
The practical difference on every dimension that matters to your team and your bottom line.
WITHOUT MACHINE ANALYSER
Emergency breakdowns create unbudgeted overruns
Lost production value not tracked or quantified
CapEx decisions based on assumption, not data
No visibility into cost per breakdown incident
Reactive spending always exceeds plan
WITH MACHINE ANALYSER
✓ Breakdowns tracked – reported monthly
✓ Downtime duration and frequency visible in real time
✓ CapEx justified with real performance data
✓ Cost per incident tracked – ROI demonstrable
✓ Proactive spend replaces reactive spend
Adjust the inputs to reflect your operation. The calculator shows the financial case for Machine Analyser® based on your numbers — not industry averages.
Based on £4/machine/day — pricing is per machine, not per line. Final pricing depends on configuration.
Potential saving divided by Machine Analyser cost. Based on a conservative 25% downtime reduction — European predictive maintenance benchmark (Data Bridge, 2024).
That is the cost of Machine Analyser. Less than a cup of coffee.
Compared to what a single breakdown costs, the numbers are not close.
Lost output, wasted labour, expedited parts and missed deliveries – from a single unplanned stoppage.
Per line, per year. No hardware. No lengthy IT project. Up and running in under a day.
Beyond engineering value – the data, reporting and cost controls that matter to the people responsible for the P&L.
Translate production health into bottom-line impact. Stop estimating the cost of downtime - track exact incident frequency and duration to build a precise financial picture for the board.
Precise Costing: Track incident frequency and duration by line.
Trend Reporting: Visible monthly improvements in operational health.
Audit-Ready Data: Exportable reports for leadership and P&L reviews.
Performance Mapping: Correlate machine health to production and financial results.
Replace guesswork with hard evidence. Use historical fault data and component health trends to justify equipment upgrades or maintenance programs with absolute confidence.
Investment Evidence: Historical data to support every business case.
Risk Mitigation: Identify obsolescence before it triggers a crisis.
ROI Tracking: Measure the financial success of new investments.
Fact-Based Strategy: Eliminate assumptions in capital planning.
Shift from expensive firefighting to cost-effective, planned maintenance. Convert unpredictable emergency spend into a stable, budgetable activity based on real machine condition.
Evidence-Based Spend: Maintenance driven by data, not the calendar.
Reduced Overheads: Slash emergency contractor fees and overtime.
Procurement Savings: Eliminate premium rates for expedited parts.
Budget Stability: Fixed subscription costs with no surprise spikes.
A pure SaaS solution with no hardware, no capital outlay, and no complex procurement. Preventing just 15 minutes of downtime pays for the entire annual subscription in full.
Pure OpEx: No hardware, sensors, or installation costs.
Rapid Deployment: Full implementation in under 24 hours.
Instant Payback: 15 minutes of saved downtime covers the year.
Zero Friction: Simple subscription model - cancel anytime.
UK and European data on what downtime costs – and what addressing it returns.
Projected UK and European manufacturing downtime losses in 2025
Average productivity lost per UK company every year due to machine failures
Reduction in maintenance costs from predictive maintenance across Europe
More expensive to carry out emergency repairs versus any planned maintenance
Straight answers to the commercial and financial questions that come up when evaluating Machine Analyser®.
Less than £4 per machine, per day - with no hardware, no CapEx and flexible contract options
Machine Analyser® is priced as a straightforward SaaS subscription. There is no capital expenditure, no hardware to purchase and no installation cost. The subscription sits in OpEx, with flexible arrangements to suit different operational needs. Final pricing depends on the number of lines and configuration - but the benchmark is less than £4 per machine, per day. A line of 3 machines starts from £4,380 per year.
15 minutes. Literally.
At £40,000 per hour of downtime, 15 minutes of prevented downtime is worth approximately £10,000. Machine Analyser® costs around £1,460 per machine per year at entry level. The subscription pays for itself the moment a single breakdown is shortened by 15 minutes - and that is before counting any fully prevented incidents. Use the ROI calculator on this page to model your own numbers.
Fully OpEx - no hardware, no capital expenditure
Machine Analyser® is a cloud-based SaaS product with no hardware requirement. There is nothing to purchase, install or depreciate. The subscription fee is an operational expense. There is no IT infrastructure investment, no sensor hardware and no integration project cost. Implementation is typically completed in under a day by DMC engineers - with no additional implementation fee.
Downtime frequency, duration and trend - visible from day one
Machine Analyser® tracks every breakdown incident - its duration, the preceding fault data and the trend over time. Your engineering and management teams can pull month-on-month comparisons from day one. For the finance team, that means a clear before-and-after picture of incident frequency, average resolution time and maintenance activity. Combine that with your own production cost data and you have everything needed to demonstrate ROI clearly to a board or leadership team.
No lengthy contracts - flexible from the start
Machine Analyser® is designed with flexible subscription options to suit different operational needs and commitment levels. DMC's confidence in the value the product delivers is reflected in the pricing structure - with options available whether you prefer shorter-term flexibility or longer-term arrangements.
The financial case remains straightforward regardless of the model chosen - 15 minutes of prevented downtime covers the annual cost. Most sites see that within the first breakdown.
Minimal - and the implementation is handled by DMC
Machine Analyser® connects directly to your PAC - the machine's existing control system - with no new hardware and no sensors. Data collection is a read-only process that has zero impact on machine operation. The product can be deployed via cloud, local network or fully offline depending on your IT requirements. DMC engineers handle implementation, which is typically completed in under a day. IT involvement is minimal and security concerns are addressed from the outset.
One prevented breakdown covered years of the subscription. The ROI was not a projection - it was a number we could point to. That made the renewal conversation very straightforward.
No CapEx approval needed - we started on an OpEx subscription. Within a few months, maintenance costs became predictable for the first time. Budget variance dropped significantly. That alone justified the spend.
Every maintenance budget discussion used to be a debate. Now we can show exactly what the data says - what's failing, what it costs, and what's improved. It settles the conversation quickly.
The downtime cost is already on your P&L. Machine Analyser makes it visible, measurable and – most importantly – reducible.
No lengthy contracts · No hardware required · Up and running in under a day
