Smartpress

Take control of your press.
Make every run count.

SmartPress brings real-time intelligence to the most critical part of your plant, eliminating variability, reducing costs, and unlocking performance you can’t reach manually.

Eliminate guesswork. Give your operators real-time visibility.

SmartPress is an intelligence layer that integrates directly into your existing wood panel press operations, turning plant data into precise,
in-the-moment control.

  • Connects directly to your SCADA/OT stack
  • Aggregates plant and operator data in real time
  • Uses machine learning to identify optimal conditions
  • Automatically adjusts press setpoints, cycle time, and parameters
  • Improves with every run

The most important part of your plant is a black box. SmartPress opens that box, giving you an Unfair Advantage.

 

3-8%
‍A foundation built together

10-30%
‍resin reduction

30–50%
‍quality improvement

Case Study

Uncovering $3.2M hidden in plain sight

A leading OSB producer was running a strong operation. But underneath the surface, variability was eroding margins.

  • 89% of production was outside the optimal stability window
  • No real-time visibility into internal board cure
  • Operators relied on conservative assumptions rather than data

To protect quality, the plant overcompensated:

  • Longer press times
  • Thermal and material waste
  • Inconsistent output across shifts

What SmartPress unlocked

SmartPress brought real-time intelligence and control to their production:
THROUGHPUT: 

5% faster press cycles
Power: 

6% less power consumption
Efficiency: 

4% higher raw material efficiency
Energy: 

7% less thermal consumption
Materials: 

5% less resin usage

All together: $3.2M saved annually. And that’s just the first layer.

A full SmartPress deployment, including pressure, temperature, position, and dosing signals projected to unlock an additional $2M–$3M in annual value per line.

Unleash the power of your press.

Let us show you what your press is capable of.
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