# Ease.io

> EASE is AI-powered audit management software for manufacturers that helps catch, correct, and prevent execution drift, the gap between defined standards and what actually happens on the plant floor, so that non-conformances don't impact their customers.

Ease.io is the company; EASE is the platform. Manufacturers use EASE to run layered process audits (LPAs), safety inspections, 5S audits, Gemba walks, and other plant floor audits, then carry every finding through root cause, corrective action, and retraining in one system. EASE supports 6 million+ audits a year across 3,500+ plants and sites and 293,000+ users. Plans include unlimited users per site, and audits run on mobile devices, even offline.

## Company
- [Home](https://www.ease.io/): What EASE does and who uses it.
- [About Ease.io](https://www.ease.io/company/): The company, its team, and its history with manufacturers.
- [Pricing](https://www.ease.io/pricing/): Plans and pricing, with unlimited users per site.
- [Request a demo](https://www.ease.io/demo/): Schedule a personalized demo of EASE.
- [Contact](https://www.ease.io/contact/): Get in touch with the Ease.io team.

## Platform
- [Platform overview](https://www.ease.io/platform/): How EASE handles audits, findings, corrective actions, and reporting in one place.
- [Audit administration](https://www.ease.io/platform/audit-administration/): Automated scheduling, a central question library, and checklist templates for LPAs and other audit types.
- [Mobile plant audits](https://www.ease.io/platform/mobile-plant-audits/): Run audits and report issues from a phone or tablet, even offline.
- [Action Plans](https://www.ease.io/platform/action-plans/): Find root causes, assign corrective actions, and resolve audit findings across teams.
- [On-the-Job Training](https://www.ease.io/platform/on-the-job-training/): Assign retraining straight from audit findings and track the results.
- [Reporting and dashboards](https://www.ease.io/platform/reporting-dashboards/): Audit and findings data from every plant in one dashboard.
- [EASE IQ](https://www.ease.io/platform/ease-iq/): Digital Workers, AI assistants that monitor plant floor conditions through cameras, sensors, and machine data, then alert the right team.
- [API integrations](https://www.ease.io/platform/api-integrations/): Connect EASE with other enterprise systems.
- [Security and compliance](https://www.ease.io/platform/security-compliance/): How EASE protects customer data, plus its security policies.
- [Implementation and support](https://www.ease.io/platform/implementation/): How EASE rollouts and customer support work.
- [ROI calculator](https://www.ease.io/roi-calculator/): A personalized three year ROI estimate for EASE LPA software.

## Audit types
- [All audit types](https://www.ease.io/audit-types/): LPAs, safety inspections, 5S, and Gemba walks on one platform, with every finding tracked to closure.
- [Layered process audits](https://www.ease.io/audit-types/lpas/): LPA software for scheduling, running, and following up on layered process audits.
- [Safety inspections](https://www.ease.io/audit-types/safety/): Digital safety inspections that turn hazards into tracked corrective actions.

## Industries
- [Automotive](https://www.ease.io/industries/automotive/): LPAs, inspections, and On-the-Job Training for automotive manufacturers and suppliers.
- [Aerospace](https://www.ease.io/industries/aerospace/): AS9100D system audits, LPAs, and safety inspections for aerospace and defense suppliers.
- [Industrial manufacturing](https://www.ease.io/industries/industrial-manufacturing/): Verify the process, close findings faster, and keep documented proof of compliance.
- [Food and beverage](https://www.ease.io/industries/food-and-beverage/): GMP, sanitation, and allergen control checks with records for SQF, BRCGS, FDA, and customer audits.
- [Pharmaceutical and biotech](https://www.ease.io/industries/pharmaceutical-and-biotech/): GMP verification on the floor and readiness for FDA and EMA inspections.
- [Home goods](https://www.ease.io/industries/home-goods/): Quality, safety, and maintenance audits that cut defects, scrap, and quality costs.

## Customer stories
- [All customer stories](https://www.ease.io/customers/): How manufacturers use EASE for quality and safety.
- [American Woodmark](https://www.ease.io/customers/american-woodmark/): Unified quality across 18 facilities with a process based approach.
- [Berry Global](https://www.ease.io/customers/berry-global/): Throughput up 20% and buyback costs cut in half.
- [First Brands Group](https://www.ease.io/customers/first-brands-group/): Standardized quality management across brands, locations, and languages worldwide.
- [SMR Automotive](https://www.ease.io/customers/smr-automotive/): Changed its quality culture and increased issue resolution across a global audit program.
- [Jacobs Vehicle Systems](https://www.ease.io/customers/jacobs-vehicle-systems/): Replaced a manual, paper based audit system with EASE.
- [Eissmann Group Automotive](https://www.ease.io/customers/eissmann-group-automotive/): Higher audit engagement and plant wide visibility at a plant in the Czech Republic.
- [Top 50 automotive supplier](https://www.ease.io/customers/automotive/): PPM down 73% after moving off paper based LPAs.
- [Global aerospace supplier](https://www.ease.io/customers/aerospace/): Defects cut in half with layered process audits.
- [Global tire manufacturer](https://www.ease.io/customers/global-tire-manufacturer/): Used LPAs in EASE to eliminate systemic quality problems.

## Guides and research
- [What are layered process audits?](https://www.ease.io/resources/what-are-layered-process-audits/): An introduction to LPAs and how they reduce quality risk.
- [The ultimate guide to layered process audits](https://www.ease.io/resources/ultimate-lpa-guide/): Tips, real examples, and checklists from LPA practitioners.
- [LPA benchmark report](https://www.ease.io/resources/lpa-benchmark-report/): What 2.3 million layered process audits reveal about quality maturity.
- [Cost of poor quality](https://www.ease.io/resources/cost-of-quality/): Common misconceptions about quality costs, and how the 1-10-100 rule and LPAs bring them down.
- [Root cause analysis 101](https://www.ease.io/resources/root-cause-analysis-101/): A guidebook to five common RCA tools: Pareto charts, the 5 Whys method, fishbone diagrams, scatter plots, and FMEA.
- [The business case for LPA software](https://www.ease.io/resources/business-case-for-lpas/): Results from manufacturers that digitized layered process audits.
- [Calculating the ROI of layered process audits](https://www.ease.io/resources/roi-of-lpas/): How LPA programs produce savings, and the step that makes them pay off.
- [Pulse on Quality research report](https://www.ease.io/resources/research-report-pulse-on-quality/): Where manufacturing leaders and frontline teams see quality differently.
- [5 ways to break the accountability trap](https://www.ease.io/resources/5-ways-quality-leaders-can-break-accountability-trap/): Why traditional accountability methods stall a culture of quality, and what to do instead.
- [Digital safety inspections](https://www.ease.io/resources/digital-safety-inspections/): How digital inspections close the gaps in pen and paper safety checks.
- [5S of lean manufacturing](https://www.ease.io/resources/5s-of-lean-manufacturing/): How to implement 5S and run 5S audits.
- [Build vs. buy](https://www.ease.io/resources/build-vs-buy/): What to weigh when deciding whether to build or buy plant floor audit software.

## Templates and checklists
- [Layered process audit checklist](https://www.ease.io/resources/lpa-template/): A starter LPA checklist for automotive and aerospace suppliers.
- [Safety inspection checklist](https://www.ease.io/resources/safety-inspection-template/): Editable templates built on common safety questions.
- [5S audit checklist](https://www.ease.io/resources/5s-audit-template/): Editable 5S audit templates for lean programs.
- [Gemba walk checklist](https://www.ease.io/resources/gemba-walk-template/): A template to help leaders start Gemba walks.
- [A3 report template](https://www.ease.io/resources/a3-report-template/): Structured problem solving on a single page.
- [5 Whys worksheet](https://www.ease.io/resources/5-whys-worksheet/): A printable, editable 5 Whys worksheet.
- [Fishbone diagram templates](https://www.ease.io/resources/fishbone-diagram-template/): Customizable Ishikawa diagrams for root cause analysis.
- [Incident report template](https://www.ease.io/resources/incident-report-template/): A template for documenting workplace incidents.

## Articles
- [5 common root cause analysis tools](https://www.ease.io/blog/5-root-cause-analysis-tools-for-more-effective-problem-solving/): The main RCA tools and when to use each one.
- [Root cause analysis with a fishbone diagram](https://www.ease.io/blog/root-cause-analysis-how-to-use-a-fishbone-diagram/): How to sort causes into categories with an Ishikawa diagram.
- [14 quality metrics for manufacturing](https://www.ease.io/blog/14-metrics-every-quality-exec-should-monitor-how-to-calculate-them/): Quality KPIs, what they show, and how to calculate them.
- [Layered process audit guideline: 6 steps](https://www.ease.io/blog/best-practices-in-creating-a-layered-process-audit-program/): How to set up an LPA program.
- [How to write effective LPA questions](https://www.ease.io/blog/how-to-write-effective-layered-process-audit-questions/): Writing audit questions that verify work is done to standard.
- [Top layered process audit metrics](https://www.ease.io/blog/top-layered-process-audit-metrics-you-should-be-tracking/): Audit completion, findings, and mitigation metrics worth tracking.
- [Manufacturing process audits](https://www.ease.io/blog/manufacturing-process-audits/): How process audits verify that standard work is followed.
- [Corrective actions that stick](https://www.ease.io/blog/corrective-actions/): How to put corrective actions in place that last.
- [Reducing the cost of poor quality](https://www.ease.io/blog/reducing-cost-of-poor-quality/): How plant floor audits focused on process non-conformances bring quality costs down.
- [Quality management systems in manufacturing](https://www.ease.io/blog/quality-management-system-in-manufacturing/): What a QMS is, its components, and how to implement one.
- [The complete 5S manufacturing checklist](https://www.ease.io/blog/5s-manufacturing-checklist/): Using 5S to cut waste and errors on the plant floor.
- [Gemba walk examples](https://www.ease.io/blog/gemba-walk-examples/): Examples and best practices for Gemba walks in manufacturing.
- [Safety audit vs. safety inspection](https://www.ease.io/blog/safety-audit-vs-safety-inspection-whats-the-difference/): How the two differ, with example questions for each.
- [ISO 9001:2026 changes](https://www.ease.io/blog/iso-9001-2026-changes/): What's changing in ISO 9001:2026, including the new quality culture requirement.
- [Standardizing quality audits across sites](https://www.ease.io/blog/standardizing-quality-audits-across-multiple-sites/): Where global quality programs lose consistency across languages and standards.

## News
- [Newsroom](https://www.ease.io/news/): All Ease.io press releases.
- [Collaborative Assessments launch](https://www.ease.io/news/collaborative-assessments-launch/) (July 2026): Multiple auditors can work on the same assessment.
- [AI Translations launch](https://www.ease.io/news/ai-powered-translations/) (July 2026): Translation across quality and safety workflows for multilingual plants.
- [LPA Benchmark Report release](https://www.ease.io/news/layered-process-audit-benchmark-report/) (April 2026): An analysis of more than 2.3 million layered process audits.
- [Auditor Qualifications launch](https://www.ease.io/news/auditor-qualifications-launch/) (April 2026): Connects auditor training and qualification to audit scheduling.
- [2026 Champions for Quality winners](https://www.ease.io/news/2026-champions-for-quality-winners/) (April 2026): Honoring standout quality professionals in manufacturing.
- [Adam Wegel named CEO](https://www.ease.io/news/adam-wegel-new-chief-executive-officer/) (October 2025): Ease.io appoints a new chief executive officer.
- [On-the-Job Training launch](https://www.ease.io/news/ease-launches-on-the-job-training-solution/) (July 2025): Frontline training in EASE, driven by audit findings.

## Product updates
- [Product updates](https://www.ease.io/product-updates/): All recent EASE releases.
- [AI Translations expansion](https://www.ease.io/product-updates/ai-powered-translations/) (July 2026): AI Translations extended to findings, Action Plans, and On-the-Job Training, so everyone works in their preferred language.
- [Collaborative Assessments](https://www.ease.io/product-updates/collaborative-assessments/) (July 2026): Complex audits with multiple sections and multiple auditors run as one coordinated workflow.
- [AI Translations](https://www.ease.io/product-updates/ai-translations/) (April 2026): Audits translated instantly, so global audit programs can run in each team's language.
- [Auditor Qualifications](https://www.ease.io/product-updates/auditor-qualifications/) (April 2026): Training, qualification, and audit scheduling connected in one platform.

## Podcast
- [Shop Floor, Top Floor Talk Show](https://www.ease.io/podcast/): The Ease.io podcast, hosted by Josh Santo, with manufacturing leaders on quality, safety, leadership, and operations.
- [Lean is a seed, culture is the soil](https://www.ease.io/podcast/continuous-improvement-dave-condinho/): Dave Condinho, VP of Operations at Electrical Contacts Limited, on why continuous improvement efforts fail to stick and the culture lean tools need to take hold.
- [Digital in manufacturing: how to make an impact](https://www.ease.io/podcast/digital-transformation-in-manufacturing/): Anne Emberson, VP of Digital at Nalco Water, on what digital projects in manufacturing actually require, apart from the hype.
- [4 ways AI speeds up problem solving on the floor](https://www.ease.io/podcast/4-ways-ai-speeds-up-manufacturing/): Rich Nave of The Luminous Group on where AI helps manufacturing teams solve problems faster, from problem definition to data analysis.
- [Leadership: the real root cause of quality failures](https://www.ease.io/podcast/root-cause-of-quality-failures/): Rich Nave, COO of The Luminous Group, on moving from inspecting parts after production to building quality into design and process.
- [Engineering the future of quality systems](https://www.ease.io/podcast/next-gen-quality-in-manufacturing/): Sainyam Arora, Quality Assurance and Systems Engineer at Johnson Matthey, on why quality breaks down when it's treated as a department instead of a shared responsibility.
- [Why quality and customer experience belong together](https://www.ease.io/podcast/manufacturing-quality-and-customer-experience/): Anne Trobaugh, VP of Quality and Customer Experience at American Woodmark, on moving quality beyond compliance to drive customer satisfaction and business results.
- [Operational excellence as a mindset](https://www.ease.io/podcast/operational-mindset/): Rajeev Seth, Director of Operational Excellence and Asset Reliability at Mondelez International, on tying daily work to culture, leadership behavior, and engagement.
- [Data, alignment, and action: lessons from lean](https://www.ease.io/podcast/data-alignment-action-lean-transformation/): Julie Adkins, a lean and continuous improvement leader, on merging two plants and the daily routines and KPIs that keep improvement on track.
- [Closing the gap between quality plans and plant reality](https://www.ease.io/podcast/quality-plans-and-plant-reality/): Ishant Gajbhiye, Quality Manager at an automotive manufacturer, on moving quality from firefighting to a partner across operations.
- [Leadership in manufacturing: purpose, systems, and ideal behaviors](https://www.ease.io/podcast/leadership-in-manufacturing-purpose-systems-ideal-behaviors/): Dr. Rebecca Teeters, Senior Vice President of Business Supply Chain at 3M, on daily standard work, the right metrics, and how accountability takes root.
- [The quality letters](https://www.ease.io/podcast/quality-letters-manufacturing-wisdom/): Ed Rocha, Quality Director at Schaeffler, on leading quality through escalated issues and organizing teams for better results.
- [From root cause to roadmap: rethinking CAPA](https://www.ease.io/podcast/root-cause-to-roadmap-rethinking-capa/): Attrayee Chakraborty, Quality Systems Engineer at Analog Devices, on moving quality teams from firefighting to proactive problem solving.
- [Safety third? Truths from a career in safety](https://www.ease.io/podcast/truths-from-safety-career/): Bruce Gane, Safety Manager at Morrow Steel, on building a safety culture when production pressure pushes safety down the list.
- [How culture makes or breaks success](https://www.ease.io/podcast/leadership-in-manufacturing-how-culture-makes-or-breaks-success/): Rick Davis, Chief Manufacturing and R&D Officer at Morgan Foods, on building trust and real culture for lasting results.
- [Quality 101: walk before you run](https://www.ease.io/podcast/quality-101/): Thiago Roveri, Director of Quality at RR Donnelley, on the basics to master first: process mapping, root cause analysis, 5S, and a visual factory.
- [From police force to partner: changing quality culture](https://www.ease.io/podcast/transforming-quality-culture/): Steve Povenz, former Director of Quality at Shape, on why quality teams get seen as the company police and how to fix it.
- [Chips in the shoes: leadership at the executive level](https://www.ease.io/podcast/manufacturing-leadership-executive-level/): Manufacturing executive JD Marhevko on how shop floor process changes drive scrap, warranty, efficiency, margin, and capacity.
- [Combining Lean and Six Sigma](https://www.ease.io/podcast/combining-lean-and-six-sigma/): Gary Jing, Site Quality Manager at nVent, on using Lean and Six Sigma together and viewing quality through a stakeholder lens.
- [The value of quality](https://www.ease.io/podcast/value-of-quality/): Mike Fank, Quality Manager at Wisconsin Metal Parts, on why quality is a way of operating across the whole organization rather than a cost center.
- [People, processes, and systems: quality through mechatronics](https://www.ease.io/podcast/people-processes-systems-rethinking-quality/): Daniel Castilla, former Director of Powertrain Quality and Customer Satisfaction, on a systems approach that builds quality into the whole process.
- [Leadership vs. management](https://www.ease.io/podcast/leadership-vs-management-in-manufacturing/): Rich Nave, COO of The Luminous Group, on the different roles leadership and management play in team performance.

## Optional
- [Quality teams](https://www.ease.io/functions/quality-teams/): How quality teams use EASE.
- [Operations teams](https://www.ease.io/functions/operations-teams/): How operations teams use EASE.
- [Plant management teams](https://www.ease.io/functions/plant-management-teams/): How plant managers use EASE.
- [Safety teams](https://www.ease.io/functions/safety-teams/): How safety teams use EASE.
- [IT teams](https://www.ease.io/functions/it-teams/): What IT teams need to know about EASE.
- [Champions for Quality awards](https://www.ease.io/champions-for-quality-awards/): The annual awards for quality professionals in manufacturing.
- [Events](https://www.ease.io/events/): Upcoming webinars and trade shows.
- [Support](https://www.ease.io/support/): Support resources for EASE customers.
- [Careers](https://www.ease.io/careers/): Open roles at Ease.io.
- [Legal](https://www.ease.io/legal/): Terms, privacy policy, data processing addendum, and support SLAs.
- [Sitemap index](https://www.ease.io/sitemap_index.xml)