Know Your Presses Are Running Right
Before Scrap Happens.
Barrel temperature, cavity pressure, and cycle time monitoring catches process drift before quality suffers. Data flowing within 30 days of hardware installation.
One prevented scrap run ($5,000+) pays for months of monitoring.
Molding Shop Problems We Solve
Every molder knows these costs. Flowstate turns process surprises into planned adjustments.
Barrel Temperature Drift
$5,000-$20,000Undetected temperature variation causes scrap runs, color changes, and weak parts.
Real-time barrel zone monitoring with deviation alerts.
Cycle Time Creep
10-20% Hidden LossCycle times slowly increase as molds wear, but nobody notices until throughput drops.
Automated cycle time tracking with trend analysis.
Cavity Pressure Blind Spots
$3,000-$10,000Short shots and flash go undetected until quality finds them downstream.
Pressure monitoring catches process drift in real time.
No Machine Utilization Data
5-15% Hidden LossCan't quote accurately without knowing actual press utilization and availability.
Real utilization data from every press, every shift.
How It Works
We Install
Edge gateway connects to your press controllers via Ethernet or Modbus. Wireless sensors add temperature and pressure monitoring where needed.
Data Flows
Barrel temperatures, cavity pressures, cycle times, and machine state stream to your dashboards within 30 days of hardware installation.
Drift Caught Early
SPC charts flag process drift. SMS alerts before scrap runs. Weekly automated process reports.
All-Inclusive Press Monitoring
Hardware + installation + platform + support. One per-machine price.
The Molding Visibility Package
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Production machines only · Sensors & infrastructure included free
- Process monitoring on every press
- Hardware included (edge nodes + sensors + cellular)
- Real-time native dashboards
- Email & SMS alerts
- Weekly automated process reports
- Modbus/OPC-UA integration included
- Remote professional installation + training
- 1-year hot data + 2-year archive
- API access + Slack/Teams alerts
- AI anomaly detection + SPC analysis
Volume Discounts Available
Per-machine pricing decreases as you add more machines. Contact us for a custom quote.
12-month agreement. Monthly billing. Month-6 exit ramp. Data flowing in 30 days of hardware installation or setup fee refund.
The Math Is Simple
One Scrap Run
$5,000-$20,000
Material + machine time + rework
Prevent one scrap run and Flowstate pays for itself. Process monitoring typically shows ROI within 90 days.
See the Proof
Don't take our word for it. See the stack running end-to-end and compare to industry benchmarks.