Feb 24, 2026
When the Lights Go Out
Imagine this: You work for a manufacturing company, more specifically, on the assembly line. You're tired, hungry, and you just want to go home. All of a sudden, it's pitch black. The power went out, and you can't see, nor is any of the machinery in the building working. For you, this is great. You don't have to work, you get to relax, life is great.
For the company, this spells disaster. This power outage (which, let's say, lasts two hours), halts all production, causes delayed shipments, and leaves customers highly unsatisfied. In short, this costs the company MONEY. One simple power outage is all it takes to threaten productivity, safety, revenue and even your company's reputation.
Luckily, Orion helps mitigate a lot of the potential damage. Orion pulls from a significant volume of sources to monitor world events and alert you when your assets are at risk.
The Operational Impact of Outages
Your operations IMMEDIATELY come to a halt. Equipment stops working, conveyer belts stop moving, even automated sorting systems stop.. well, sorting.
Outages lead to supply chain delays, affecting not only your warehouse operations, but affecting transport, shipping and supplier coordination. Supply chain delays throw schedules off-track, often leading to — cue the lightning — rescheduling.
Safety and compliance is also at risk, with power outages disabling critical systems including fire alarms and monitoring. monitoring.
Outages also lead to a severe loss in revenue. Productivity goes down, so many workers are being paid to sit idle. Delays lead to unsatisfied customers which leads to reputation loss. And, if you have any refrigerated items in your warehouse, good luck. Your outages could mean significant revenue loss.
How Orion Helps
We know all too well about these pain points, which is exactly why we're here to help. At Orion, we provide:
Early alerts, allowing teams to spot any potential disruptions before they hit your operations.
Operational visibility, allowing you to monitor the position and conditions of all your assets across the globe
An evolving system that learns what your team truly cares about through a simple feedback system.
Orion works with you to not only inform you when your assets are in good standing, but to also keep them there.
Real World Example
Yesterday, February 23rd, New York was hit with a major blizzard (NBC News). A foot of snow and freezing temperatures, in such a major metro? What could go wrong? Major power outages — that's what. Over 600,000 utilities customers across the Northeast went without power and several states administered commercial vehicle bans and travel restrictions. Thousands of flights were also canceled. These sorts of things place a huge pause logistics operations, hitting many businesses where it hurts.
Wrapping Up:
These sorts of disruptions are inevitable, but that doesn't mean you can't prepare. We're here to support teams by supplying them with accurate, realtime information so that you can minimize or completely prevent any losses. Check out website, request a demo, or just take a peek at our blog page for more risk-related information!
