Not every non-desk worker is reached reliably
Notice boards, emails and word-of-mouth mean important information reaches some shifts or departments too late or not at all.
Production and office — finally on one platform.
The platform for your day-to-day operations.
Reaches everyone — including the 40%+ without a PC.
Replaces 10 tools. Made in Germany.
- Send news and push updates directly to shifts, lines and departments
- Use chat, groups and comments instead of fragmented coordination across side channels
- Keep knowledge, documentation and important proof of communication central and traceable
Your contacts at Kibi
Christofer, Maria and Verena advise you personally, run demos and webinars, and guide you through the rollout.
See it without obligation
Pick a time that fits your schedule and we'll walk you through Kibi Connect personally — no strings attached.
- About 30 minutes online
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- Tailored to your use case
Typical Challenges
Why does internal communication in manufacturing often fail to reach every shift?
Channels like email or notice boards do not match the shift reality — early shift learns from a board what late shift already discussed in chat.
These are recurring issues we see in conversations with teams from Manufacturing. This is exactly where Kibi Connect helps.
Communication is one-way and fragmented
Updates are shared, but questions, coordination and comments happen separately via phone calls, shouting across the floor, private messengers or not at all.
Too many tools and too little visibility
News, chat, files, notice boards and tasks live in separate systems. That wastes time, creates media gaps and makes daily work less clear.
Knowledge and documents are hard to access
Work instructions, forms, quality requirements and safety information sit in the office, on network drives or in old folders instead of directly at the workplace.
Employees are not involved enough
Successes, updates and improvement ideas often stay invisible in daily work. That reduces engagement, feedback and identification with the company.
Documentation, read confirmations and data protection are difficult to handle cleanly
Important communication often lacks clear proof of who was informed. At the same time, private or US-based messengers create unnecessary risk for sensitive communication.
These issues look familiar?
We can walk through your current process together and show which setup fits your teams.
How Kibi Connect Supports You
How does shift communication work with Kibi Connect day to day?
News land directly on the phone, questions get clarified in chat, instructions and knowledge are available without searching — even without a PC workstation.
Not a generic intranet solution, but features that operational teams actually use and that move day-to-day work forward.
Reach every shift through newsfeed and push
With news and push messages, information is published centrally and delivered directly to employees' smartphones, regardless of workstation or shift model.
- Publish targeted updates for early, late or night shifts
- Send safety alerts, disruptions and updates immediately
- Reduce information loss and the time spent on distribution
Resolve questions directly in context
Chat, groups and comments make communication truly interactive. Teams can react faster, clarify questions and coordinate across sites or departments.
- Answer questions faster instead of jumping between channels
- Reduce misunderstandings between shifts and departments
- Keep agreements documented and traceable in one place
Make knowledge, standards and files centrally available
Wiki and file storage keep work instructions, documents and knowledge structured and available on mobile at any time.
- Keep work instructions, checklists and forms up to date
- Onboard new employees faster
- Reduce mistakes caused by missing or outdated information
Collect feedback and engage employees
With surveys, comments and quick mood checks you gather opinions directly from the shop floor and strengthen employee engagement.
- Collect feedback, mood checks and improvement ideas via simple surveys
- Engage employees more strongly and build a sense of involvement
- Capture responses without going through notice boards, phone calls or email
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From the founder
I see the same picture in every plant: decisions happen at the desk, work happens on the floor — and the communication between them runs on bulletin boards and verbal handoffs. That is exactly what we set out to change with Kibi Connect.
Relevant case study
Bringing internal communication directly to the production floor
The HUPFER case study shows how Kibi Connect reaches operational teams in production more directly and centralises internal communication.
With Kibi Connect, we now also reach employees on the production floor. The app has completely transformed our internal communication — faster, more direct and more transparent.
Hannah Maas
Production · 400+ employees
Everyday Value
What do manufacturing teams actually gain with Kibi Connect?
More reach for every shift, less time spent searching for information, faster clarification instead of follow-up questions across channels.
Less searching, fewer follow-up questions and much more commitment in internal collaboration.
More reach for important information
Employees without a fixed PC workstation are reached directly and information loss is reduced significantly.
Faster clarification and fewer misunderstandings
Questions, coordination and feedback no longer run across multiple channels but directly in the right context.
Fewer tool switches in daily work
News, chat, files, tasks and feedback are combined in one platform and create more structure in day-to-day operations.
Faster onboarding and fewer mistakes
Knowledge stays in the company, standards are available on mobile and new employees get up to speed faster.
More participation and better decisions
Employees can react, give feedback and share improvement ideas instead of only receiving information.
More security and traceability
Documentation, roles and compliant communication reduce risk and strengthen auditability and compliance.
Frequently asked questions
Direct answers to questions we hear most often from teams in this industry.
Frequently asked questions about Kibi Connect for manufacturing
Which employee platform is suitable for shift-based manufacturing operations?
Kibi Connect is purpose-built for non-desk workers. Manufacturing operations use it to reach early, late and night shifts at the same time, without anyone missing out. Push notifications hit every shift directly on the phone, read receipts show who has been informed.
Does Kibi Connect work without company-issued smartphones in production?
Yes. Employees can use their own phone — the app is GDPR-compliant and keeps private and work content cleanly separated. Anyone who does not want to use a phone can access the platform via a shared works tablet, an info kiosk or the office browser.
How does Kibi Connect replace WhatsApp groups in manufacturing?
WhatsApp is widespread on the shop floor but is hard to govern from a data protection point of view. Kibi Connect provides chat, groups and push in a GDPR-compliant platform hosted in Germany — and additionally bundles news, wiki, tasks and files in one place.
How quickly can Kibi Connect be rolled out in a manufacturing operation?
First teams are typically productive within a few days. We recommend starting small — with news, chat and wiki — and adding modules like tasks or time tracking step by step. No big-bang rollout, just a healthy growth path together with the team.
Does Kibi Connect meet data protection and works council requirements in manufacturing?
Yes. Hosted in Germany (Hetzner Cloud), GDPR-compliant, DPA template available. A clear roles and permissions concept allows clean separation between areas. For works councils we provide templates and consulting for co-determination processes.
Build a cleaner communication setup for manufacturing
See in a short demo how Kibi Connect combines newsfeed, chat, knowledge, files and feedback for manufacturing in one platform.
Your contacts at Kibi
Christofer, Maria, Verena
Christofer, Maria and Verena advise you personally, run demos and webinars, and guide you through the rollout in your company.