Sample Frames
A Frame seen before it is bought, not after. Each sample is laid out the way we would lay out yours: the parts of the business are rooms, everything that records what happens in a room is a sensor, and every number is marked by how fresh it is.
Current — recorded recently; run the week on it. Stale — recorded once, a while ago; ask before you act on it. Dark — nobody records it; not zero, unknown.
These are illustrative mock-ups. The companies and the numbers are invented; the shapes are the ones we find. Pick the one closest to yours.
AS9100 machine shop
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Thirty-five-person AS9100 machine shop (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
5 current 2 stale 3 dark
- Spindle hours booked, next week current112%
age 2h
- Days parts sit at outside vendors darkDARK
age —
the usual cause of late
- Open NCRs current4
age 4h
- The master schedule stalerebuilt 6 days ago
age 6d
heroic, and behind
- Cash tied up in work in progress stale$410k
age 5d
Semiconductor test floor
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Sixty-person semiconductor test floor (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
3 current 1 stale 3 dark
- Lots waiting for test current11 lots
age 1h
- Yield by test site currentsite 3: 89%
age 30m
site 3 is slipping
- Tester channel calibration stalechecked 14 days ago
age 14d
old enough to question
- Probe-card wear (touchdowns) darkDARK
age —
- Lots shipping late current2 lots
age 1h
Tool & supply distributor
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Harbor Tool & Supply (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
4 current 4 stale 3 dark
- Orders this week current41 orders
age 1h
- Late jobs current3 jobs
age 2h
- Saturday counter demand darkDARK
age —
the decision waiting on a number
- Special-order blades stale2 on receiving bench
age 3.5d
- Vendor backorders darkDARK
age —
the Build candidate
Multi-crew service contractor
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Four-crew heating & air contractor (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
4 current 3 stale 3 dark
- Crews out today current4 of 5 crews
age 30m
- Open jobs current23 jobs
age 1h
- Callbacks, last 30 days stale6 callbacks
age 5d
- Parts on the trucks darkDARK
age —
why the second trip happens
- Missed calls this week darkDARK
age —
the Build candidate
Small machine & job shop
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Twelve-person machine shop (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
4 current 2 stale 3 dark
- Quotes out current14 quotes
age 4h
- Jobs on machines current6 jobs
age 1h
- Mill 2, next week stalebooked 130%
age 4d
the bottleneck
- Shipping late current2 jobs
age 2h
- True cost per job darkDARK
age —
where the margin hides
Business-jet repair station
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Forty-person business-jet repair station (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
4 current 3 stale 2 dark
- Aircraft past their promised date current2
age 4h
- Days a finding waits for a yes darkDARK
age —
the usual cause of a late return
- Parts on order for the hangar current23 lines
age 8h
- Technician hours booked, next week stale108%
age 4d
- Hours spent waiting on parts darkDARK
age —
hidden capacity
Fresh-cut vegetable plant
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Two-shift fresh-cut vegetable plant (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
4 current 2 stale 3 dark
- Hours in the cooler before cutting darkDARK
age —
where the yield goes
- Minutes lost to changeovers darkDARK
age —
- Yield, raw to finished stale71%
age 6d
- Cases shorted this week current1,150
age 4h
- Customer deductions this month darkDARK
age —
Biologics site operation
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Three-building biologics site, operations side (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
5 current 2 stale 2 dark
- Hours a delivery waits on the dock darkDARK
age —
- −80 °C freezer space used stale88%
age 7d
- Chiller plant peak load current91%
age 6h
- Critical spares on hand darkDARK
age —
- Courier pickups missed, this month current3
age 24h
Sign shop run from one workbook
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Twelve-person sign shop run from one workbook (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
3 current 3 stale 4 dark
- Jobs due this week current9
age 3h
- Jobs remade this month darkDARK
age —
hidden cost
- Vinyl and board on hand stale41 rolls
age 11d
- Finished, not invoiced stale$18.4k
age 7d
- People who can fix the formulas current1
age 24h
single point of failure
Maintenance and reliability team
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Plant maintenance team, three buildings (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
4 current 3 stale 3 dark
- PMs past due current14
age 8h
- Work orders waiting on parts darkDARK
age —
- Critical spares on hand darkDARK
age —
- Crew hours booked, next week stale104%
age 4d
- Unplanned stops this month current6
age 8h
Continuous improvement on the floor
Sample — illustrative mock-up
Mid-size manufacturer, two lines, a CI board (sample)
as of March 6, 2026 at 17:00 UTC
5 current 2 stale 3 dark
- OEE, line 1, this week current71%
age 8h
- Minutes lost to changeovers darkDARK
age —
- Scrap rate, last report stale3.8%
age 18d
- On-time delivery, this month current91%
age 8h
- Open CI actions stale31
age 7d