# Redzone

> Redzone, a QAD business, sells connected workforce software and on-site coaching to manufacturers. Its platform combines production monitoring, quality checks, maintenance, training and collaboration, with ChampionAI adding role-specific guidance and workflow automation.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Miami Beach, United States
- **Founders:** Mark Sutcliffe (Co-founder), Richard Tester (Co-founder; CEO at the time of the 2023 acquisition), Jon Clement (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Productivity, Compliance, Reliability, Learning, Scheduling
- **Notable:** Launched with 12 customers in 2013, according to its company history., Acquired by QAD in February 2023., Company reports more than 2,000 factories and 600,000 users in 39 countries.

## Products & services

- **Productivity** — Real-time OEE, downtime tracking, production visibility and continuous improvement workflows.
- **Compliance** — Digital quality and safety checks, statistical process control and audit workflows.
- **Reliability** — Maintenance work orders, preventive maintenance, parts inventory and operator equipment-care routines.
- **Learning** — Work instructions, knowledge capture, training delivery and skills tracking.
- **Scheduling** — Production scheduling with operational constraints and optimization objectives.
- **ChampionAI** — Role-specific AI guidance and agents for frontline workflows; sold as a premium add-on. Public pages give inconsistent introduction and availability dates.
- **Manufacturing coaching** — A 90-day program of implementation, daily huddles, lean problem-solving and frontline recognition.

## Achievements

- Launched with 12 customers in 2013, according to its company history.
- Acquired by QAD in February 2023.
- Company reports more than 2,000 factories and 600,000 users in 39 countries.
- Its 2025 benchmark describes a 26% average productivity improvement in 90 days across 1,500 factories completing deployments between 2013 and 2024; an observational company study, not a controlled experiment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Redzone published a web article discussing its 2025 productivity benchmark; the page carries a September 13, 2026 publication date but a July 30, 2025 release dateline.
- **—** — A 2026 frontline engagement study describes 150 plants, before-and-after surveys and independent onsite audits; Redzone reports engagement up 81% and turnover down 35%.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rzsoftware.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rzsoftware/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RedzoneSoftware
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rz_software
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rz_software/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redzonebyqad/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23