SYSTEM OF ACTION FOR PHYSICAL OPERATIONS

Every shift, your best operational knowledge evaporates

A shift moves too fast to stop and type, so the important things get said out loud, and then they’re gone. Relay logs that knowledge, organizes it, and gets it to the right person before it becomes your next breakdown. Fewer stoppages, faster fixes, more output from the same shift.

57%

of manufacturing professionals say their most important communication happens out loud, in person*

17%

only 17% say the floor’s observations always reach a reporting system*

78%

say communication breakdowns cause delays, rework, or missed handoffs at least monthly*

Your floor is talking. Almost none of it is being captured.

Worker stopping mid-task, to tap into a tablet
The data you have

Incomplete and unreliable.

Typed into a form at the end of a shift, from memory, by whoever still had time. The reason gets picked from a fixed list, and it lands late, if it lands at all.

6 AM2 PMShift change10 PMShift change6 AM
Worker speaking into a Relay radio, hands full, mid-task
The data you could have

Complete and continuous.

Said out loud as it happens, without anyone breaking stride. Friction-free context that builds all shift, so the answers are already there when somebody needs one.

6 AM2 PMShift change10 PMShift change6 AM

The answer was never in one message.
It’s in the pattern across them.

Thousands of things get said across a shift. Relay finds the handful that belong together, the early flag, the workaround, the repeat, and connects them into one answer you can act on.

“Freezer 2’s cycling warm again.”Mon · Cooler 2
“Compressor’s making that noise.”Tue · Cooler 2
“Product’s soft coming off the line.”Wed · Packout
“Had to rework two pallets.”Wed · Dock 4

One cooler failing slowly. Days of warning, not a spoiled load.

See it for yourself ↓

Turn what gets said into what gets done.

With Relay, you can ask a question in plain language and get an answer back, drawn from what your team already said.

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Relay’s answer
What Relay found
In the floor’s own words
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Already on every hip.

A tablet usually lives at a station, shared by whoever walks up. A radio goes to every person on the crew, so the whole crew is heard. It is already on their hip, already in their hand, and already how they talk to each other.

Press and talk

The same push-to-talk your team already uses every day.

Gloves on

No screen, no typing, no stopping.

All shift

Battery, noise and drops are engineered for, not hoped for.

Ready on day one

Most teams roll Relay out in a single shift.

Relay is the system of action for physical operations.

We capture what your frontline actually says and does, and turn it into action in the systems you already run.

 

Relay fits the way your team already works: voice-first, hands free, and built to last where most devices don’t.

Worker in a hi-vis vest wearing a Relay device on the belt

Hardware

A smart radio purpose-built for the frontline, rugged enough for the floor, with a full suite of cases, earpieces, and audio accessories to get the job done in any environment.

Plant operator at a workstation using a computer in an industrial setting and speaking into a Relay

Software

A dashboard and an app. Look back at any shift, ask about it in plain language, and get answers backed by a complete, searchable record you can verify. No digging required.

Worker in vest pressing to talk while wearing Relay device on their shoulder

Frontline-ready models

Off-the-shelf models learn from books and long prose, trained on language nobody on a plant floor uses. Your floor speaks in short phrases, call signs and machine names. We built for that floor.

Operator in helmet and vest communicating alert to team through Relay in a steel plant

Ground truth data

Every exchange on the floor, captured and kept: a verifiable record of what was said, when, where, and by whom. Connectivity that never drops is what makes that record complete: nothing gets lost to a dead zone.

THE FOUNDATION

A device tough enough to survive the shift

Audio clarity

Clear at 110dB, built for the loudest floors.

Battery

Outlasts a double shift on one charge.

Connectivity

Steady Link™ switches networks before a call drops.

Durability

Water, dust, heat, concrete: built for where phones die.

Location

Indoor and outdoor, real-time across the facility.

1M+ hours

of engineering poured into Relay’s hardware and software

100+ patents

across voice, connectivity, geolocation, translation, and more
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How it works

Live collaboration between the people who spot problems and the people who fix them, so problems get solved a shift sooner instead of a breakdown later.

Easier to roll out than software your team has to learn.

Relay is push-to-talk, the same thing your team already carries and already knows how to use. Press it and talk, the way they always have, in 35 languages. There is no new habit to build, so nothing about the way they work has to change.

Your floor's hard-won knowledge, handed back.

Every shift, your team figures things out. Relay keeps that know-how and hands it back, so when someone gets stuck they get the answer the last crew already worked out, instead of starting over.

Alerts reach the right person, out loud, not lost in an inbox.

No inbox to check, no dashboard to watch. Relay says the alert out loud to the nearest person who can act, in the right language, and they answer back by voice. You know it landed with a person, and who has it. Nothing sits in a queue waiting to be noticed or translated.

Proven where the work is hardest.

40+

of the Fortune 500 run on Relay, including most of the top 10 in steel, automotive, paper, and hospitality.

1 Billion

operational data points, processed every week

10,000

nearly 10,000 sites running Relay

2,500+

10/10 user reviews

Nobody knows your floor like the people running it.

We didn’t ask them to change how they work. We built around it.

Fewer surprises. Smoother handoffs. More of the shift spent on the work.

REAL FLOORS. REAL RESULTS.

What changes when nothing gets lost: fewer breakdowns, more done in the same shift.

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You’ll see at least two times ROI on the downtime we prevent, just through the transcripts alone.
Plant ManagerLeading Food & Beverage Manufacturer
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I’d already recouped my initial $12,000 investment in 12 weeks.
General ManagerGlobal Cold Storage Operator
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Some of the little things in the plant used to take 15 minutes. Now it’s 5 or 6. They call it out, show up with the right tools, and fix it.
Plant ManagerLeading Food & Beverage Manufacturer
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We have 100% coverage everywhere in our building. We’ve never had that before.
Tom Houtz, CSP, MSPCorporate Director of Safety and Compliance, Dutch Valley Foods
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Two-way radios are just what they are: push-to-talk, and that’s it. Relay offers the chance for growth: new features, new technology, new accessories.
Jordan ChildersPreventative Maintenance and Safety Coordinator, Poppies Bakeries
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I truly believe it’s the most impactful innovation we’ve implemented.
Operations LeaderLeading Automotive Manufacturer
“
Relay has transformed our communication. The ease of use, customizable channels, and reliable battery life are game-changers.
Jeff ThompsonGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
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With Relay’s transcriptions, I have more visibility into day-to-day operations. It’s been a relief to see all the communication happening across the plant.
MarcusPlant Manager, Leading Food & Beverage Manufacturer
“
Our EHS team’s incident response time dropped by 50% with Relay.
EHS LeaderTop 4 U.S. Steel Producer
“
During an active investigation, having all your data at your fingertips is key. You can click on a transcribed message and hear it in real time.
Brad MitchellDirector of IT
“
The noise cancelling was amazing. Inside some buildings our normal radios can’t get through, but with these we communicated clearly even in that environment.
Regional Operations ManagerLeading North American Metal Recycler
“
Even when production is in full swing, we’ve noticed no lag and no trouble getting through with Relay.
Safety Team MemberLeading Global Automotive Manufacturer
“
The return on investment in this building has improved since we brought Relay in. We’ve been able to handle more trucks than before.
General ManagerGlobal Cold Storage Operator
“
You’ll see at least two times ROI on the downtime we prevent, just through the transcripts alone.
Plant ManagerLeading Food & Beverage Manufacturer
“
I’d already recouped my initial $12,000 investment in 12 weeks.
General ManagerGlobal Cold Storage Operator
“
Some of the little things in the plant used to take 15 minutes. Now it’s 5 or 6. They call it out, show up with the right tools, and fix it.
Plant ManagerLeading Food & Beverage Manufacturer
“
We have 100% coverage everywhere in our building. We’ve never had that before.
Tom Houtz, CSP, MSPCorporate Director of Safety and Compliance, Dutch Valley Foods
“
Two-way radios are just what they are: push-to-talk, and that’s it. Relay offers the chance for growth: new features, new technology, new accessories.
Jordan ChildersPreventative Maintenance and Safety Coordinator, Poppies Bakeries
“
I truly believe it’s the most impactful innovation we’ve implemented.
Operations LeaderLeading Automotive Manufacturer
“
Relay has transformed our communication. The ease of use, customizable channels, and reliable battery life are game-changers.
Jeff ThompsonGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
“
With Relay’s transcriptions, I have more visibility into day-to-day operations. It’s been a relief to see all the communication happening across the plant.
MarcusPlant Manager, Leading Food & Beverage Manufacturer
“
Our EHS team’s incident response time dropped by 50% with Relay.
EHS LeaderTop 4 U.S. Steel Producer
“
During an active investigation, having all your data at your fingertips is key. You can click on a transcribed message and hear it in real time.
Brad MitchellDirector of IT
“
The noise cancelling was amazing. Inside some buildings our normal radios can’t get through, but with these we communicated clearly even in that environment.
Regional Operations ManagerLeading North American Metal Recycler
“
Even when production is in full swing, we’ve noticed no lag and no trouble getting through with Relay.
Safety Team MemberLeading Global Automotive Manufacturer
“
The return on investment in this building has improved since we brought Relay in. We’ve been able to handle more trucks than before.
General ManagerGlobal Cold Storage Operator

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Two workers communicating on a loud manufacturing floor with one removing his headphones to hear better

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Your floor's knowledge shouldn't evaporate.

Turn what the floor says into a record you can act on, before your next breakdown.

*A 2026 survey of 500 U.S. manufacturing professionals at organizations with 500 or more employees, conducted by Dynata for Relay.