CASE STUDY Major Candy Maker Has Saved $7.6M with Waites Prescriptive Maintenance Solution

In a candy plant, nearly everything that touches product has to keep moving. This manufacturer uses Waites to continuously monitor 850+ machines and 2,000+ points across its U.S. and Mexico facilities — catching developing issues earlier and giving maintenance teams time to act before production is disrupted.

Download the case study to see:

• Why fewer than 3% of verified action items have reached critical urgency
• How median savings per action item grew from $3K to $6K as the program matured
• How the program has delivered $7.6M in verified savings across conveyance and line equipment
• The story behind a $216K catch on a failing boiler feedwater pump
• How continuous monitoring is helping maintenance teams shift from inspection and reactive work toward targeted, planned repairs

Waites Conveyance makes continuous condition monitoring practical across dense food and beverage environments, including compact and difficult-to-access equipment often underserved by manual inspection routes.

Transfer conveyors, bucket elevators, spirals, palletizers, dryer and cooler conveyors, supply fans, air handlers, pumps and drive systems — including assets running in high-heat and washdown conditions. No matter the size or scale of your facility, you get an end-to-end solution built to cover every corner of your operation.