How Gardner Denver gained £5,000 of extra machine capacity with TrackMyMachines

At TrackMyMachines, we love seeing our platform drive real operational change. That’s why we’re proud to share how our long-time customer, Gardner Denver, used a single insight from TrackMyMachines to make a small adjustment — and reclaim over £5,000 in machine capacity savings in just six months.

The Challenge

When you’re handling large, heavy components, material movement becomes a necessary part of the process. However, it’s easy to underestimate how much time it can consume. After TrackMyMachines revealed a spike in material handling hours, the team at Gardner Denver, part of Ingersoll Rand Compressor Systems & Services, began investigating the root cause. With help from us they uncovered the truth: in the first six months of 2025, they had spent 130 hours moving materials across the shop floor. In many cases, skilled machine operators were responsible for these tasks, which directly pulled them away from production.

When your cost of downtime is visible, it's so easy to see a way forward.

Before implementing real-time monitoring, the team had no clear way of identifying the issue. Once they had the data, though, the story changed. TrackMyMachines gave them the insight they needed to drive a fast, practical solution.

The Solution: Data Visibility Sparks Action

Gardner Denver used TrackMyMachines to monitor fork truck usage and track activity across their operations. As a result, they quickly discovered that production delays stemmed less from machine performance and more from the way materials were handled. To solve this, the team acted quickly and implemented two key changes:

• They certified additional staff to operate lifting and handling equipment
• They reassigned material movement duties, freeing machine operators to focus on machining

Consequently, the results came quickly. Fork truck time dropped from 130 hours over six months to just 7 hours in a single month — a dramatic improvement.

The Result: £5,000 in Machine Capacity Savings

These small operational changes led to major gains:

• Machining time increased, allowing skilled staff to stay focused on production
• £5,000 in reclaimed machine capacity was projected over just six months
• The annual ROI was secured, as the savings outweighed the cost of the TrackMyMachines subscription
• Furthermore, the changes were simple to implement, low-cost, and caused no disruption

More importantly, this wasn’t just about numbers on a spreadsheet. It was about making time visible — and giving the team the clarity they needed to act confidently.

We made a small change based on the data from TrackMyMachines, and now it's giving us extra machine time every month.

Why It Works

As Rowan Easter of TrackMyMachines puts it:

Seeing the real impact that TrackMyMachines has even now on long-term customers like this is really inspiring. Not only are we giving manufacturers process visibility, with TrackMyMachines they now have the tools they need to never stop doing Continuous Improvement.

At TrackMyMachines, we believe that visibility drives better decision-making. Once people understand where time is being lost, and how much it’s costing them, the motivation to act becomes immediate.

Looking Ahead

This success story is just one of many. Across the manufacturing sector, we continue to help businesses uncover inefficiencies, improve productivity, and make better use of their people and equipment. If you’re ready to see where your time is really going, get in touch to book a live demo. We’ll show you how simple data visibility can unlock your next big improvement.