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Measured, not estimated

Lower cost per unit.
Same machines.

Plantmargin connects the meters, motors and machines already in your plant. Our intuitive algorithm learns how each section runs at its best, shows where money leaks, and proves every saving against a baseline agreed with you.

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  • Every section, every 10 seconds
  • Savings checked with IPMVP
  • Works with your existing meters and PLCs
Live · tea reference plant
Cost per kg made teaKSh 27.82
Saved todayKSh 40,166
Control room · live
11industries, each with a working reference plant
10 sbetween readings in every section
IPMVPsavings measured against a locked baseline
Built on open standards
  • Modbus RTU/TCP
  • OPC UA
  • 4–20 mA
  • ISO 50001

Built for plants that run on motors, steam and margins

  • Tea
  • Sugar
  • Dairy
  • Grain milling
  • Beverages
  • Edible oils
  • Cement
  • Textiles
  • Cold chain
  • Plastics
  • Water & sewerage
Industries

Every industry, measured by its own unit of cost.

All eleven industries
IndustryTeaWithering, CTC, drying and boilers, costed per kilo of made tea.Explore IndustrySugarMills, boiling house and steam, costed per tonne of cane.Explore IndustryDairy & beveragesChilling, pasteurising, CIP and filling, per litre or hectolitre.Explore IndustryFood & grain millingRoller mills, sifters and conveyors, per tonne milled.Explore IndustryCement & heavy industryGrinding, fans and compressed air, per tonne of product.Explore IndustryPlastics & packagingExtrusion, moulding and chillers, per kilo produced.Explore
The story at a glance

From a monthly bill to cost per unit, live.

Week 1

Connect

We meter the incomer and every section, and read the machines you already have: Modbus, OPC UA, 4–20 mA. Nothing in your process changes.

10 sbetween readings, buffered on site if the network drops
Day 1 after go-live

See

The control room shows cost per unit, material flow, demand and every section's state. Alarms reach the shift by phone.

68signals on a typical tea factory
Weeks 2–6

Act

Our intuitive algorithm learns each machine's normal and gives practical advice with its value and evidence. Larger retrofits come as signed Plantmargin proposals.

KSh 5.05 Ma year: one fan drive found on a reference plant
Month 2 onwards

Prove

Every measure is checked before and after against a production-normalised baseline. The savings ledger adds up month by month for your board.

IPMVPOption B or C, R² and CV(RMSE) shown
Our offering

One partner, from meter to verified saving.

Monitoring and control room

See every section, every 10 seconds

Cost per unit, energy, steam, demand and machine health in one control room, on screen and on the phone of the person on shift.

How the platform works
Efficiency and retrofits

Find the leaks, prove the savings

Our intuitive algorithm finds where money leaks and ranks the fixes. Larger measures come as signed proposals with every assumption and calculation shown, then are verified against the baseline.

Savings calculators
Solar, wind and storage

Generation sized from your own meters

Grid-tied, hybrid and standalone systems designed from metered load, with drawings, a bankable proposal and monitoring from panel to plug.

Solar & wind
Engineering services

People who fix things, on site

Surveys, metering, commissioning and follow-up by Plantmargin engineers, with licensed electricians and instrument technicians working under your permit-to-work.

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11industries with a working reference plant
10 sbetween readings, every section
30 daysof readings kept on site if the network drops
IPMVPsavings measured against a locked baseline
Live

A plant running right now.

These figures come from Plantmargin reference plants and refresh every few seconds. Choose an industry.

Tea Processing Plant
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Energy per unit
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Demand vs limit
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The product

Everything the plant manager, the engineer and the finance director need.

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Connects to what you have

Your meters and PLCs, in an afternoon.

The Plantmargin edge gateway reads Modbus RTU and TCP, OPC UA, pulse and 4–20 mA signals, keeps 30 days on site if the network drops, and sends readings every 10 seconds over 4G or your LAN, encrypted.

  • One configuration file per site; no changes to your PLC programs
  • Read-only by default; setpoint writes only where you allow them
  • Open API and webhooks for your ERP or BI tools
How the platform works
gateway.yaml · plantmargin-edge






  

    Engineers on site
    
Software that comes with people who fix things.

    
Plantmargin engineers survey the plant, install the meters, set the limits with your team and stay on the account. Licensed electricians and instrument technicians do the work under your permit-to-work rules.

    
31field forms and SOPs, from boiler logs to handover certificates
274meters, drives and sensors in the Plantmargin shop

  

  

    An engineer watching plant screens in a control room
    
Withering fan 3 · amber
Current 12% above its best
Check the belt before the night shift

    
Work order closed
Belt re-tensioned, 41 min
Saving checked against the baseline

  






  Day shift, night shift, weekends
  
The plant never stops. Neither does the watch.

  
Every section is read every 10 seconds, around the clock. When something drifts at 2 a.m., the person on duty knows what it is costing and what to check first.

  
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    Compliance
ISO 50001 and EMR 2025 readiness
A readiness score by clause, filled from your Plantmargin data, plus scope 1 and 2 carbon from metered fuel and electricity.

    Shop
Meters, drives and PF correction
274 items with specifications and prices in shillings, sized by engineers. Pay by M-Pesa, card or bank, or ask for a quotation.

    Blog
Notes from the plant floor
Reading a Kenya Power bill, power factor, drives, steam losses, the 2025 energy management regulations.

  






  
Insights
Notes from the plant floor.

    All articles 

  

    ElectricityReading an industrial power bill line by lineDemand, power factor and time-of-use: where the shillings really go.
    SteamSteam losses you can measure this weekTraps, insulation and excess air on the boiler, with the arithmetic.
    ComplianceThe 2025 energy management regulations in plain termsWho is designated, what the audit needs and how to stay ready.
  






  
Questions plant managers ask

  

    
Do we need to replace any equipment?
No. Plantmargin reads the meters and controllers you already have and adds meters only where a section has none. Retrofits are proposed only when the data shows they pay back.

    
How are savings proven?
Against a baseline agreed with you before go-live, normalised for production (IPMVP). Each measure is compared before and after on cost, energy, fuel, quality and material, and the monthly report shows the method and model quality.

    
What if the internet goes down?
The gateway keeps 30 days of readings and sends them when the connection returns. Alarms on site keep working.

    
Who can see our data?
Your team, with roles you set, and the Plantmargin engineers on your account. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and every action is logged.

    
How long until we see the first figures?
Usually within a day of installing the gateway. The intuitive algorithm needs about 30 days to learn each section's normal operation before it gives investment-grade insights.

  







  
Next step
See your plant's cost per unit, section by section.
A 30-minute call, then a walk through the live control room for your industry.

  
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