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A live production monitoring dashboard for your plant

Stop waiting for end of shift reports to learn what happened. Brilliqs connects your lines, machines, and orders into one live view so your team can see output, spot slowdowns, and act while the shift is still running.

  • Live output by line and shift
  • Alerts the moment a line slows
  • Works with your existing machines
Years in delivery
20+Years in delivery
Enterprise clients
135+Enterprise clients
Data projects
500+Data projects
Floor to screen
Real timeFloor to screen
Overview

Know what your plant is doing right now, not tomorrow morning

Most plants still run on numbers that arrive late. Supervisors walk the floor, jot counts on a clipboard, and someone keys the totals into a spreadsheet after the shift ends. By the time the report reaches a Production Manager, the chance to fix the problem has already passed.

A production monitoring dashboard closes that gap. It pulls counts, states, and speeds straight from your lines and shows them on one screen that updates through the shift. Anyone from the operator at the station to the Plant Director in the office looks at the same live picture.

Brilliqs builds that view around how your plant actually works. We map your lines, connect your data sources, and design screens that answer the questions your team asks every hour, so decisions get made on facts instead of gut feel.

The problem

The blind spots that cost you output every day

When production data lives in clipboards and spreadsheets, small problems grow into missed orders. These are the gaps a live dashboard removes.

You find out too late

A line runs slow for two hours before anyone notices. Late data means late reactions and lost units you never get back.

Manual counts drift

Handwritten tallies and end of shift entries carry errors. When the numbers cannot be trusted, planning suffers.

No shared picture

Operators, supervisors, and managers each keep their own version of the truth. Meetings turn into debates about whose figure is right.

Root causes stay hidden

You see that output dropped but not why. Without live context, teams guess at causes instead of fixing them.

What it does

What your production monitoring dashboard does

Every view is built to answer a real question your team asks during the shift. Here is what sits at the center of the solution.

01

Live output tracking by line, cell, and shift

The dashboard counts good units as they come off each line and compares them against the plan in real time. You see actual versus target the moment a line starts to fall behind, not hours later.

  • Good count, reject count, and rate per line
  • Actual against planned target for the shift
  • Running pace so you can project the shift result early
  • Rollup from station to line to whole plant
02

Instant alerts when a line slows or stops

Set thresholds that matter to you and let the dashboard watch them. When output drops below plan or a line goes down, the right person gets a signal on screen, by email, or on the floor display.

  • Threshold alerts for slow running and stoppage
  • Notifications routed to the responsible team
  • Andon style floor displays for the whole crew
  • Escalation when an issue is not cleared in time
03

One version of the truth for every role

Operators see their station. Supervisors see their area. Managers see the plant. Everyone works from the same numbers, so shift handovers and morning meetings start from agreement instead of argument.

  • Role based views from station to boardroom
  • Shift handover summary generated automatically
  • Consistent definitions for every count and rate
  • Screens tuned for floor displays, desktops, and phones
Built in

Features that keep the floor and the office in sync

Practical capabilities that make the dashboard something your team relies on every shift, not a screen that gets ignored.

Real time counters

Live good and reject counts per line that refresh continuously through the shift.

Plan versus actual

See how each line tracks against its target and how far ahead or behind the shift is running.

Smart alerts

Configurable triggers for slow running, downtime, and quality dips sent to the right people.

Floor display mode

Big screen layouts built for the shop floor so the whole crew sees status at a glance.

Shift comparison

Compare day and night crews or line against line to find where output really differs.

Machine and manual inputs

Blend signals from connected machines with operator entries where sensors are not present.

Business impact

What plants gain from live production monitoring

The point of the dashboard is not the screen. It is the decisions it lets your team make sooner and the output those decisions protect.

Sooner

Faster reaction to problems

Teams act on a slowdown within minutes instead of discovering it after the shift, so fewer units are lost.

One view

Full floor visibility

Every line and order sits on one screen, so no part of the plant runs unseen.

Less waste

Lower cost per unit

Catching slow runs and reject spikes early trims scrap, overtime, and expedited shipping.

Trusted

Numbers people believe

Automatic capture removes manual error, so planning and reporting stand on solid data.

How we roll it out

How Brilliqs stands up your dashboard

A clear path from first conversation to a live screen your team uses every shift. No long research project, no rip and replace.

01

Map the floor

We walk your lines with you, learn the questions each role needs answered, and agree on the counts and targets that matter.

02

Connect the data

We pull signals from your machines, PLCs, and existing systems, and add simple operator inputs where sensors are missing.

03

Design the views

We build floor displays and manager screens around your real workflow, then refine them with your supervisors.

04

Roll out and support

We launch line by line, train your crews, and stay on hand to tune alerts and add views as your needs grow.

What it measures

The production signals your dashboard puts on one screen

A production monitoring dashboard is only as useful as the measures it tracks. These are the signals we surface most often for plants.

Output and pace

  • Good count and reject count per line
  • Actual versus planned units for the shift
  • Current run rate and projected shift total
  • Cycle time and units per hour

Status and flow

  • Running, idle, and stopped state per machine
  • Order and job progress against schedule
  • Changeover and setup time between runs
  • Work in progress moving through the line

Quality and loss

  • First pass yield and scrap rate
  • Reject reasons captured at the source
  • Rework volume by line and shift
  • Loss against target broken down by cause
Where it fits

Where a production monitoring dashboard earns its keep

The same live view supports very different jobs across the plant. A few of the ways teams put it to work.

Hourly shift control

Supervisors run the shift from the dashboard, checking pace against plan every hour and moving people or fixing lines before a small gap turns into a missed order.

  • Hourly pace checks against target
  • Early warning on lines falling behind
  • Cleaner shift handovers with a live summary

Daily production meetings

Morning stand ups start from one agreed screen. Instead of arguing about numbers, the team looks at yesterday's result and today's plan and spends the time solving problems.

  • Shared data for every department
  • Yesterday's losses ranked by cause
  • Actions tracked against the same figures

Multi line and multi site oversight

Operations leaders watch several lines or plants from one place, comparing performance and spotting which sites need attention without waiting for weekly rollups.

  • Side by side line and site comparison
  • Rollup from line to plant to group
  • Consistent measures across locations

Order and delivery commitments

Planners see live progress on each order, so they can flag a delivery risk early and give sales and customers honest, current answers.

  • Live progress against each order
  • Early flags on delivery risk
  • Current answers for planning and sales
Before and after

Clipboard reporting versus a live dashboard

The difference is not just speed. It changes what your team can do with the day in front of them.

Manual tracking todayWith a production monitoring dashboard
When you see outputAfter the shift, once counts are keyed inContinuously, as units come off the line
Data accuracyHandwritten counts with entry errorsCaptured straight from machines and inputs
Reacting to a slowdownHours later, if it is noticed at allWithin minutes, from an alert on screen
Meeting alignmentDebate over whose number is correctOne shared view everyone trusts
Finding the causeGuesswork from a summary totalLive context tied to line, shift, and reason
Connected data

Built to fit the plant you already run

You do not need to replace machines or systems to get a live view. Brilliqs connects to what you have, from modern PLCs to older equipment that only offers a basic signal, and fills the gaps with light operator inputs where needed.

We bring the data together in one place, clean it, and turn it into the screens your team uses. Because our roots are in data engineering, the pipeline behind the dashboard stays reliable as you add lines, sites, and new questions to answer.

PLCs and machine controllers
SCADA and historian systems
MES and production scheduling tools
ERP systems such as SAP
Barcode and scanner stations
Operator tablets for manual entry
Existing sensors and counters
Cloud or on premise deployment
A real scenario

Two lost hours, caught in ten minutes

A short example of how the same day plays out with and without a live view.

Picture a packaging line that quietly drops from 90 units a minute to 60 because a sensor keeps faulting. Without a dashboard, the crew keeps working, the count looks busy, and the shortfall only shows up in the next morning's report. By then the plant is a full shift behind on the order.

With a live production monitoring dashboard, the drop below plan trips an alert within minutes. The floor display turns the line amber, the supervisor walks over, and maintenance clears the fault before the gap grows. The order still ships on time.

Nothing about the line changed. What changed is that the team could see the problem while there was still time to fix it. Across a month of shifts, those recovered hours add up to real output and real margin.

Why Brilliqs

Why plants trust Brilliqs with live monitoring

Plenty of tools show charts. We build a dashboard that fits your floor and keeps working as you grow.

Built around your floor

We design for how your lines actually run, not a generic template you have to bend your process around.

Serious data engineering

Our background is data pipelines, so the plumbing behind your dashboard stays accurate and stable at scale.

Vendor neutral

We connect to the machines and systems you own and stay independent of any single equipment brand.

Support that stays

We train your teams and keep tuning the solution long after launch, so it keeps earning its place.

Who it is for

Made for the people who own the numbers

A production monitoring dashboard gives each leader the view they need, from the floor to the boardroom.

Production Managers

Run the shift on live pace against plan and step in before a slow line becomes a missed order.

Plant Directors

See the whole plant on one screen and hold every area to the same clear, current measures.

Operations Managers

Compare lines and sites from one place and focus effort where output is slipping.

Continuous Improvement Managers

Work from trustworthy live data to find the losses worth fixing and prove the gains.

Factory Owners

Watch output and delivery without living on the floor, and trust the numbers you act on.

Operations Leaders and COOs

Get a consistent, real time picture across the business to guide capacity and investment.

Questions, answered

Production monitoring dashboard questions

Straight answers to what manufacturing teams ask before they start.

What is a production monitoring dashboard?

It is a live screen that collects output, machine status, and order progress from your shop floor and shows it in real time. Instead of waiting for an end of shift report, your team sees what each line is doing right now and can act on it.

Do we need new machines to use it?

No. Brilliqs connects to the equipment you already run, from modern PLCs to older machines with a basic output signal. Where a line has no sensor, we add a simple operator input so nothing is left out of the picture.

How fast does the data update?

Counts and machine states stream through the shift and refresh continuously, so the numbers on screen reflect the floor as it runs. Alerts fire within minutes of a line slowing or stopping.

Can operators and managers see different views?

Yes. Operators see their station, supervisors see their area, and managers see the whole plant. Everyone works from the same underlying data, so the views agree even though they show different levels of detail.

How long does it take to go live?

Most plants see a first line reporting live within a few weeks. We start with one line to prove the value, then roll out across the rest at a pace that suits your operation.

How is this different from our ERP reports?

ERP tells you what was recorded after the fact. A production monitoring dashboard tells you what is happening now. The two work together, and Brilliqs can feed clean production data from the dashboard back into your ERP.

Will it work across more than one site?

Yes. We roll up data from several lines or plants into one consistent view, so operations leaders can compare locations using the same measures and standards.

See your plant run in real time

Book a short demo and we will show you a production monitoring dashboard built around one of your own lines.