A Dynamic Partnership to Optimize Operations!

Discover how the partnership between Maintenance Directe and Gemba-Walk connects your CMMS to shop floor walks for more proactive operational management.

A high-performing CMMS centralizes your equipment history. A solid shop floor walk captures what happens in real time, directly from your frontline teams. The challenge for most companies is that these two sources of information live in separate systems that do not talk to each other.

That is precisely what the strategic partnership between Maintenance Directe, a leader in preventive equipment management, and Gemba-Walk, a customizable shop floor walk software from Quebec, solves. Thanks to a dedicated connector built between both platforms, maintenance data and floor observations now flow within a single unified stream.

Gemba-Walk in short 

Gemba-Walk allows managers to create standardized checklists, schedule floor walks, and track issues in real time directly from a tablet or smartphone. The goal: bridge the gap between management and the shop floor while giving a structured voice to the workers who know their equipment and daily processes best.

What the Connector Changes in Practice 

The integration automatically synchronizes maintenance data with floor walk results. Practically speaking, an issue detected during a walk can now trigger or populate a work order directly inside Maintenance Directe, with no manual data re-entry required.

The result is real-time, unified visibility into maintenance and production operations, faster decision-making, and reduced downtime caused by shop floor notes getting stuck on paper checklists or in isolated systems.

Value Added for Your Maintenance Teams

Eliminate barriers between management and field technicians: Your technicians are your shop floor experts. When their observations directly feed your CMMS rather than remaining trapped in a separate report, their voices are heard and team engagement increases.

Increase maintenance process efficiency: Data collection becomes structured and accessible on both sides. A simple shop floor app combined with complete maintenance histories in Maintenance Directe ensures tighter issue tracking and task management.

Save time and reduce waste: Less manual re-entry, shorter delays between issue detection and work order creation, and a better work environment for teams who no longer need to juggle disconnected tools.

Companies using Gemba-Walk report an average 25% increase in plant productivity, a 25% decrease in quality assurance issues, and a 30% reduction in safety hazards and environment-related stops.

Quotes from Both Leaders

“As a company specialized in maintenance management and tracking, adding the Gemba-Walk solution to our offering gives the Maintenance Directe user community access to an engaging, collaborative shop floor walk platform integrated directly with maintenance activities—all aimed at boosting operational and logistical performance.” — Michel Tousignant, Vice President of Maintenance Directe

“By joining forces with Maintenance Directe, we aim to deliver cutting-edge solutions that enhance maintenance management and operational efficiency. This partnership reinforces our shared commitment to helping clients achieve operational excellence.” — Francis Rondeau, President of Gemba-Walk

An Integration Built for Continuous Improvement This partnership reflects a core conviction shared by both companies: operational performance does not rely on a single software tool, but on the ability to connect the right data to the right people at the right time. For maintenance teams, this means fewer silos between the office and the shop floor, and a stronger capacity to act proactively rather than reactively.

Want to see how this connector can integrate into your operations? Contact the Maintenance Directe team to schedule a personalized demo.