Predictable monthly cost
One fixed fee. No surprise day rates, no metered per-point charges, no capital spend to sign off.
Your true north for machine reliability
Know which machines are about to let you down — before they do.
Monthly handheld vibration analysis and remote condition monitoring for small and medium-sized UK manufacturers, with optional precision lubrication. Expert machine-health insight that fits your site — from regular routes to continuous monitoring on industry-leading platforms.
As many days on site as you need · No strict contracts
24h
Prioritised report after every visit
UK-based engineers
Built for manufacturing SMEs
Flexible, no strict contracts
Handheld & remote monitoring
The real cost of downtime
For an SME, one unplanned breakdown can wipe out a month's margin.
It's rarely just the repair bill. It's the emergency call-out, the overtime, the expedited parts, the scrapped batch, the late delivery and the customer who quietly starts looking elsewhere. Larger plants absorb it. Smaller plants feel every pound.
The frustrating part is that most rotating-equipment failures announce themselves weeks or months in advance — through vibration, and through lubrication that's wrong, contaminated or simply overdue. You just need someone competent looking, regularly.
Hours
of lost production per breakdown
Premium
rates on emergency repairs
Weeks
of warning most failures give you
The Northstar Reliability Route
A simple monthly programme. Five straightforward steps.
No dashboards to learn and no IT project. Just an experienced analyst logging in or walking your plant floor every month, telling you what's changing and what to do about it.
1. Free site walk-through
We visit your plant, look at your rotating assets and agree which machines matter most. No cost, no obligation.
2. Baseline assessment
On the first visit we build your route and capture baseline vibration data for every point. Lubrication requirements can be added if you want them included.
3. Data collection that fits your site
Handheld vibration data collection on every visit, with precision lubrication available as an optional add-on. Where it makes sense, we add permanent or wireless sensors for continuous remote monitoring. Book one day or several — big asset lists simply take more days.
4. Prioritised report in 24 hours
Plain English diagnoses, severity ratings, recommended actions and trends. No jargon, no 200-page PDF nobody reads.
5. Review, act, improve
Priority scheduling for follow-up work and a quarterly reliability review call to keep the programme sharp.
Ready to see it on your plant?
The walk-through takes about an hour and costs nothing.
Get a free plant assessment
Why manufacturers choose us
Reliability support built around how SMEs actually operate.
Every day earns its keep
If a day has spare capacity we use it — extra measurement points, a lubrication survey or hands-on coaching for your team.
Optional lubrication add-on
Vibration analysis is the core service. Precision lubrication can be added to the same visit — because most bearing failures start with lubrication.
Handheld or remote monitoring
Start with monthly handheld routes, or add continuous remote monitoring on industry-leading platforms for assets that need watching between visits. We work with the technology that suits your site.
Reports you can act on
Clear severity, clear priority, clear next step. Written so a maintenance manager and a finance director both understand it.
How we grade vibration severity (ISO 10816)No lock-in
Stay because it works, not because of a contract. A 12-month commitment simply earns you a better rate.
Transparent pricing
One service. Two simple ways to buy it.
Exactly the same programme either way — the only difference is commitment.
Best valuePLAN_01
12-month agreement
Contact for pricingOur best day rate
Committing to twelve months earns a lower day rate than month to month — the best price we offer, for plants that want a steady, trending programme through the year.
- Our lowest day rate, locked in for 12 months
- Full 12-month trend history built up
- Priority route slot each month
- Scale to as many days per month as your site needs
- Everything in the Reliability Route as standard
Maximum flexibilityPLAN_02
Month to month
Contact for pricingFlexible day rate
The same service with no long-term commitment, at a slightly higher day rate than the 12-month agreement.
- No long-term commitment
- Cancel with one month's notice
- Switch to the better 12-month rate whenever you like
- Add or drop days as your asset list changes
- Everything in the Reliability Route as standard
Want the full breakdown? See what's included on both plans
Trusted by UK manufacturers
Genuine partnership, not a numbered ticket.
They spotted a failing fan bearing on the second visit. We replaced it on a planned Saturday shutdown instead of losing a Tuesday's production.
The reports are the clearest I've had. Prioritised, plain English, and I can hand them straight to the directors without translating anything.
Adding lubrication to the same visit has quietly removed a whole category of recurring problems for us.
Illustrative examples of the outcomes our programme is designed to deliver.
Next step
Let's find out what your machines are telling you
Book a free, no-obligation site walk-through. We'll look at your critical assets, talk through what a monthly route would cover and give you honest advice — whether you work with us or not.
No obligation · No lock-in · UK-based engineers