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Your workers text. Sidekick handles the rest.

Workers report issues by text. Sidekick creates the work order, routes the right person, and turns every fix into searchable knowledge — without asking the floor to learn another system.

No app downloadWorks with any phoneCreates audit-ready records
Workers use text. Managers get structure, routing, and history.
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Trusted by teams across manufacturing and industrial operations
Sidekick helps teams capture frontline issues faster, route work clearly, and keep critical know-how from living in one person's head.
EDS Manufacturing
IPI Plastics
S&F Electropolishing
3D Dynamics Manufacturing
How it works

Turn frontline texts into tracked work and reusable know-how.

STEP 01

A worker texts the issue

Equipment issues, safety hazards, quality problems, supply needs — workers describe what they see in plain language from any phone.

STEP 02

Sidekick structures the work

Sidekick identifies the asset, sets priority, creates the work order, and routes the right technician with the right context.

STEP 03

The fix becomes knowledge

The technician closes the loop by text. The resolution is saved as searchable history so the next problem gets solved faster.

The difference

Reported immediately vs. discovered too late.

The old way
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See a problem on the floor
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Find your supervisor
3
Radio the maintenance office
4
Fill out a form
5
Hope someone gets to it
Delayed, inconsistent, easy to lose
With Sidekick
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Text what you see. Sidekick takes it from there.

The issue gets captured, routed, and logged before it disappears into a hallway conversation, clipboard, or memory.

Fast enough that people actually use it
The knowledge layer

Every fix leaves your operation less fragile.

When a tech fixes a machine, Sidekick captures the resolution in plain English with the asset, the steps, and who handled it. Next time it breaks, your team can ask what worked last time and get a grounded answer.

Self-improving
Every repair adds a verified article to your plant's knowledge base.
Searchable
Anyone can ask 'what worked last time?' and get a cited answer.
Audit-ready
Every resolution is timestamped, attributed, and traceable.
Compounds over time
The more your team works, the smarter Sidekick gets.
Knowledge base · Example plant history
Auto-captured
Conveyor 3 bearing failure
Replace 6205-2RS · resolved by Mike T.
Today
CNC-3 coolant PSI drop
Check pump seal · cited SOP-CNC-07 p3
Apr 14
Allen-Bradley fault E-04
Reset sequence + photo · per Devin
Apr 06
Forklift battery rotation
Bank A → C every Tues · per Mike
Apr 11
Hydraulic press oil change
ISO 46 · every 500hrs · Cage D
Apr 02
Compressor E-stop trigger
Check relief valve first · per SOP-COMP-03
Mar 28
+12 entries captured this week
FAQ

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Talk to a real human about your operation.

Tell us a little about your operation and we'll set up a short call to see whether Sidekick can help with issue reporting, workflow routing, and knowledge capture.

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