Foreman

Foreman / engineering metal

Understand your engineering or metal shop from the cameras you already have

Idle machines, a helmet that comes off, a late start: each one costs margin or safety. We watch your existing cameras and tell you what happened, with a photo, the camera and the time. We set up machine and PPE checks for your shop with you. No new cameras.

01

More output per shift, fewer accidents

In a fabrication or auto-components shop, your money is made on the floor: when the CNC is cutting, the press is running, the welding bay is occupied. Idle minutes, late shift starts and long changeovers between jobs are quiet leaks no monthly report shows you.

We turn the cameras you already have into a continuous view of the shop. With checks set up for your site, we show whether lines are running or stopped and whether your team is in PPE around sparks and moving steel. On every site, we tell you when anyone is on the premises who should not be.

  • See idle minutes on the machines and lines you choose
  • Catch unsafe behaviour before it becomes an injury

02

See idle machines and late starts

We set this up for your shop. Together we choose the machines and lines that matter, and we read from the camera whether each is running or stopped. Late starts at the beginning of a shift and changeovers that run long show up in your daily summary.

Instead of guessing why a target was missed, you get the picture: which station went quiet, when, and for how long. Over a week those minutes add up to capacity you can reclaim, without standing on the floor with a stopwatch.

  • Running or stopped status, read from your cameras and configured for your machines
  • Late-start and long-changeover flags on the machines you choose
  • A daily summary that shows where the shift went

03

PPE and helmet checks on a floor that bites

Grinding, welding, pressing and overhead loads punish a missing helmet. We configure helmet and vest checks for the bays you choose, and we alert you with a photo when someone works without them, so a near-miss does not become a hospital visit and a stalled line.

Tell us which areas need which gear, for example helmets in the press bay, and we set it up on the camera that already covers that area.

  • Helmet and vest checks, configured for your bays
  • Set up with our team for your cameras and layout
  • Photo evidence with every alert

04

After-hours intrusion and restricted zones

A metal shop is full of value after the last shift leaves: tooling, raw stock, finished components, the machines themselves. We detect people and vehicles when the premises should be empty, and we watch restricted zones during working hours too, like a hazardous press area or a finished-goods store.

Alerts reach you on Telegram with a photo, and urgent ones also ring your phone, so you hear about a break-in while it is happening, not when you arrive the next morning.

  • After-hours intrusion detection for people and vehicles
  • Restricted-zone alerts during the working day
  • Telegram photo alerts plus a voice call for urgent events

05

Rules in plain words

Add time and zone rules in plain words and you can answer questions that used to need someone walking the floor, such as whether the restricted bay was entered after hours. You can also ask Foreman directly, in the app or on Telegram.

  • Time and zone rules in plain words

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How it works in your shop

Our software installs on a computer at your premises in 60 seconds and connects to your existing DVR or NVR: Hikvision, Prama, CP Plus, Dahua, or any RTSP or ONVIF camera. No new hardware and no rewiring.

Detection runs on site, where your cameras are. A second, larger model checks every event before you are alerted, which keeps false alarms low on a busy, cluttered floor. Alerts reach you on Telegram with a photo, urgent ones ring your phone, and a plain-language summary arrives every day.

  • 60-second install, works with the cameras you have
  • Detection runs on site, and every event is double-checked before it reaches you
  • Telegram alerts with photo evidence, voice calls, and a daily summary

07

Our own AI models, trained in-house

We run our own AI models, trained in-house for factory and shop conditions rather than generic off-the-shelf detection.

You can read how we build and measure these models on our research page.

Questions

Questions, answered.

Do I need to buy new cameras or sensors?

No. Our software works with the cameras you already have: Hikvision, Prama, CP Plus, Dahua, or any RTSP or ONVIF camera through your existing DVR or NVR. It installs on a computer at your site in 60 seconds. There is no new hardware to buy and nothing to rewire.

How does Foreman know a machine is idle?

We set this up for your shop. We read from the camera whether a machine or line is running or stopped, when a shift starts late, and when a changeover runs long. We do not connect to your machine controllers. We read the shop the way a supervisor would, from what the camera sees.

Will it flood me with false alarms on a busy floor?

That is what the second check is for. A second, larger model confirms every event before you are alerted, which keeps false alarms low even in a cluttered, high-movement shop. Your rules decide what matters to you.

Can Foreman replace my fire alarm or safety systems?

No. We spot visible smoke and flame early from your cameras and alert you. We complement your certified life-safety equipment and do not replace it. Keep your existing fire-alarm and safety systems in place.

Where does my video go?

Detection runs on site, on a PC inside your premises, and your recordings stay on your network. We send event photos and clips for the second check, and a small preview photo of each camera every few minutes. Event media is deleted after 30 days. We never train on your footage.

How do I set a rule like helmets in the press bay?

Tell us the area and the gear, and we set up the helmet check with you on the camera covering that bay. Rules for people, vehicles, zones and times, such as "tell me about movement after 8 PM", you can write yourself in plain words.

Next step

Start a free 7-day trial on your own floor

See intrusion and fire alerts on your existing cameras, and talk to us about idle-machine and PPE checks for your shop. Up to 32 cameras, no new hardware, no card.