ROI in 15 minutes.

Reduce a single breakdown by 15 minutes and Machine Analyser pays for itself for the year.

✓ Zero CapEx — pure OpEx subscription, no approval cycle
✓ Costs less per day than a cup of coffee
✓ 15 minutes of prevented downtime pays for the year
✓ Live in under a day — no IT project, no hardware

What unplanned downtime is
actually costing your business. 

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.

£80bn
Lost by UK & European manufacturers in 2025

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.

£40K
Cost of a single hour of unplanned production downtime

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.

3–5×
More expensive to fix reactively than planned

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.

What changes when you can
see the numbers.

Finance teams operating without machine data are managing maintenance costs on gut feel and historical budgets. Machine Analyser® changes what’s possible.

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 by frquency and duration — 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

What would fewer breakdowns
mean for your P&L?

Adjust the inputs to reflect your operation. The calculator shows the financial case for Machine Analyser® based on your numbers — not industry averages.

Your Operation

8 incidents
2 hours
£20,000 / hr
4 lines

Your Estimated Return

Current Annual Downtime Cost
£3,840,000
Potential Saving (25–30% Reduction)
£1,056,000
Machine Analyser Annual Cost
~£5,840

Based on £4/machine/day — pricing is per machine, not per line. Final pricing depends on configuration.

Estimated ROI
181×

Potential saving divided by Machine Analyser cost. Based on a conservative 25% downtime reduction — European predictive maintenance benchmark (Data Bridge, 2024).

£4 per machine, per day.

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.

One hour of downtime

£40,000

Lost output, wasted labour, expedited parts and missed deliveries — from a single unplanned stoppage.

Vs

Machine Analyser for a full year

~£1,460

Per line, per year. No hardware. No lengthy IT project. Up and running in under a day.

What finance gets from
Machine Analyser®.

Beyond engineering value — the data, reporting and cost controls that matter to the people responsible for the P&L.

Link Factory Performance to Financial Outcomes

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: Connect site output directly to financial results.

Data-Backed CapEx Decisions

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.

Predictable Maintenance, Controlled Budgets

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.

Zero CapEx. Immediate ROI.

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.

The financial case is
already made.

UK and European data on what downtime costs — and what addressing it returns.

£80bn

Projected UK and European manufacturing downtime losses in 2025

49 hrs

Average productivity lost per UK company every year due to machine failures

25–30%

Reduction in maintenance costs from predictive maintenance across Europe

3–5×

More expensive to carry out emergency repairs versus any planned maintenance

Questions finance
teams typically ask.

Straight answers to the commercial and financial questions that come up when evaluating Machine Analyser®.

  • What does it actually cost?

    Less than £4 per machine, per day — with no hardware, no CapEx and no lengthy contracts

    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 and can be cancelled at any time. Final pricing depends on the number of lines and configuration — but the benchmark is £4 per machine, per day. A line of 3 machines costs around £4,380 per year.

  • How quickly does it pay back?

    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.

  • Is this CapEx or OpEx?

    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.

  • How do we measure the return?

    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.

  • What is the commitment and contract length?

    No lengthy contracts — flexible from the start

    Machine Analyser® does not require a long-term contract commitment. The subscription model is designed to be flexible, reflecting the confidence DMC has in the value the product delivers. If it does not perform, you are not locked in. The financial case is straightforward — 15 minutes of prevented downtime covers the annual cost. Most sites see that within the first breakdown.

  • Does it require IT involvement or infrastructure?

    Minimal — and the implementation is handled by DMC

    Machine Analyser® connects directly to your PLC — 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.

What finance and operations
teams say about Machine Analyser®

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The cost of doing nothing
is already on your P&L.

The downtime cost is already on your P&L. Machine Analyser makes it visible, measurable and – most importantly – reducible.

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