See. Decide. Execute.
SteelTree helps operational teams spot issues earlier, coordinate and execute actions, and learn from every decision.
Start with sample use cases or securely connect your own data to unlock your operational insights.
The problem
Operations don't fail dramatically. They drift.
Most operational losses don't come from one big failure. They come from small misses that compound, day after day, because operations are running on memory, texts, and spreadsheets.
01
The same problem, fixed three times
An equipment issue gets resolved Monday. Tuesday's shift hits it again. Nobody captured why it happened or what worked. Cost paid three times instead of one.
02
The follow-up nobody chased
A vendor call slips because two people each thought the other had it. The order goes out two days late. The line stops Thursday for parts that should have been there.
03
The handoff that lost context
Day shift saw a temperature spike but assumed it was nothing. Night shift didn't know to watch for it. The next morning's quality issue is the bill for that gap.
Each one looks small in the moment.
Stack a year of them and you've lost a quarter.
What SteelTree does
Sits where decisions get made. Captures the why.
SteelTree is the operating layer between your floor and your systems. It surfaces what needs attention right now, captures the reasoning behind every decision, and learns from every shift so the next one starts smarter.
1.
Surfaces issues in real time
Connects to your sensors, machines, ERP, and spreadsheets. Flags drifts, gaps, and anomalies as they emerge, not in a report next month.
2.
Captures the why behind decisions
When your team responds, SteelTree records what was happening, what they knew, and what they did. That context becomes searchable across shifts.
3.
Learns your operation
Every resolved issue, every shift handoff, every quality call makes the system more useful next time. Your operational knowledge stops walking out the door.
4.
Lives on top of what you already have
Plays nicely with your spreadsheets, databases, MES, ERP, CMS, and QMS.
Use cases
What SteelTree is built to solve.
A few of the operational patterns SteelTree is built to address. Recognize any of these in your operation?
Unplanned downtime
Repeat equipment failures
The pattern: Maintenance fixes the same equipment issue every two weeks. The symptom gets resolved each time. Nobody sees the pattern across shifts because nobody is capturing why it keeps happening.
How SteelTree helps: Every fix gets logged with context. The second time a similar issue surfaces, the system shows what was happening, what was tried, and what worked.
Quality & compliance
Out-of-spec recurrence
The pattern: A QA check keeps failing during changeovers. Decisions to release or hold are happening over text threads. By the time anyone investigates, the reasoning behind each call is gone.
How SteelTree helps: Decision rationale captured at the point of release. Each call carries forward as searchable context, not as a screenshot from someone's phone.
Shift handoffs
Context lost between shifts
The pattern: Three shifts a day, each one with its own observations, watch-items, and unresolved questions. The verbal handoff covers the loud ones. The quiet ones get lost.
How SteelTree helps: Structured handoff in a few minutes. Issues, watch-items, and pending follow-ups carried forward automatically, so the next shift starts with what the last one knew.
New operators
Frontline ramp-up
The pattern: Tribal knowledge sits with two senior leads who can't be on every shift. New hires either guess, page a lead, or wait. Either way, the operation slows down.
How SteelTree helps: New operators get context-aware guidance in the moment, drawn from how decisions have been made on this exact line before.
How it works
A loop that compounds across every shift.
Most software ends at the dashboard. SteelTree is the loop that turns each decision into the starting point for the next one.
01 · SEE
See
Operational signals, drifts, and anomalies surface in real time, before they compound.
02 · DECIDE
Decide
Your team responds with full context. The reasoning behind the call is captured as it happens.
03 · EXECUTE
Execute
Actions get assigned, tracked, and linked back to the original issue and outcome.
04 · LEARN
Learn
Every loop makes the next one smarter. Decisions, patterns, and resolutions become part of how the operation runs.
The compounding part. The longer SteelTree runs in your operation, the more it knows about your equipment, your patterns, and your team's decisions. It's intelligence that belongs to you, not a vendor.
Where SteelTree fits
The industries we're built around.
SteelTree applies wherever physical assets, human judgment, and operational outcomes intersect. These are the verticals actively shaping the product with us.
Industrial Manufacturing
Discrete and process production. Quality, throughput, and asset reliability across the floor.
Plastics
Injection molding, extrusion, compounding. Cycle stability, scrap reduction, changeover speed.
Food & Beverage
Processing, packaging, cold chain. Compliance, batch holds, and changeover decisions.
Chemicals
Batch and continuous process. Safety-critical calls, regulatory rigor, recurrence prevention.
Metal Fabrication
Cutting, forming, finishing. Job tracking, first-pass yield, equipment uptime.
Packaging
Converting, printing, assembly. Line balance, exception management, downtime recovery.
Energy & Utilities
Oil, gas, power. Safety-critical operations, asset reliability, incident response.
Logistics & Distribution
Warehousing, yards, fulfillment. Throughput, flow, and exception handling.