AI-Powered Translation · Built for the Factory Floor

If Your Workers
Can't Understand It,
Your Plant Can't Run.

Language barriers are failing your plant across Safety, Compliance, Quality, Maintenance, HR, and Production — simultaneously. UnDesked's AI translation engine converts every critical system into every worker's native language — instantly, accurately, and at scale. No waiting on human translators. No outdated phrase books. Just AI doing what it does best — so your floor runs the way it should.

2.1M Manufacturing jobs
unfilled by 2030

1 in 5 Factory workers
are foreign-born

25% Of workplace accidents
tied to language barriers

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The Manufacturing Workforce Crisis

The Jobs Are Open.
The Workers Are Here.
The Systems Are Failing Them.

Manufacturing is facing the most severe labor shortage in its history. 2.1 million jobs could go unfilled by 2030, with a potential cost of $1 trillion in that year alone. The retirement wave is accelerating. Traditional domestic pipelines are empty.

But here is what most people miss: the workforce that can solve this crisis is already in your factories. 1 in 5 manufacturing workers is foreign-born. In food, metals, and nondurable goods manufacturing, that share exceeds 22%.

These workers show up. They work hard. They want to stay. The problem is not their capability. The problem is that every critical system in your plant — Safety, Compliance, Quality, Maintenance, HR, and Production — was built for English speakers.

Until now, translating those systems meant hiring human interpreters, printing multilingual binders that went stale in a week, or hoping workers could figure it out. UnDesked's AI translation engine changes the math entirely. It translates every document, every procedure, every form — instantly and accurately — into any language on your floor. The technology finally exists. The question is how fast you deploy it.

$1T Projected annual cost of the manufacturing skills gap in 2030 alone — not a trend. A crisis.

SOURCE: DELOITTE & THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE

500K Open manufacturing jobs every single month — for 6 straight years

ST. LOUIS FEDERAL RESERVE, 2025

19.2% Annual manufacturing turnover rate. $10K–$40K to replace each worker

MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE, 2024

77% Of manufacturing managers say labor is their #1 business challenge

NATIONAL ASSOC. OF MANUFACTURERS

26% Of manufacturing workers are 55+. The retirement wave is accelerating now

DELOITTE / MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE

"The workers are already there.
The language of the workplace is the problem."

Bowling Green, KY · Automotive Metals Manufacturer · Burmese Workforce

The Root Cause

One Language Barrier.
Six Simultaneous Failures.
One AI Fix.

Language barriers do not just create HR headaches. They cascade across every critical function of a manufacturing plant — Safety, Compliance, Quality, Maintenance, HR, and Production — all at once, all the time. UnDesked's AI translation engine eliminates the root cause across all six — instantly.

Safety

LockOut/TagOut, MSDS lookups, PPE requirements, near-miss reporting, emergency protocols — OSHA requires these be delivered in a language workers can understand. English-only safety training is not just ineffective. It is a legal liability.

OSHA FINES: $16,131 PER SERIOUS VIOLATION · UP TO $161,323 FOR WILLFUL VIOLATIONS

Compliance

Benefits enrollment windows missed. Policy acknowledgments signed by workers who cannot read them. HR documentation that is legally valid only if workers actually understand it. Every audit reveals the same gaps — and every gap is a liability.

DIGITAL PROOF TRAILS REQUIRED · E-SIGNATURES ONLY VALID IF WORKERS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY SIGNED

Quality

A worker who misunderstands a process instruction does not just leave — they make mistakes first. Work orders, quality specs, and inspection criteria misunderstood at the line level produce scrap and rework that threaten OEM relationships and quality certifications.

COMMUNICATION FAILURES ARE TRACEABLE DEFECTS · LANGUAGE ERRORS PUT OEM CONTRACTS AT RISK

Maintenance

Workers who cannot read equipment manuals, submit maintenance requests, or understand lockout procedures cause equipment damage and let hazards go unreported. Problems compound in silence until they become production failures.

45% FASTER MAINTENANCE RESPONSE TIME WHEN WORKERS CAN SUBMIT REQUESTS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE

HR & Onboarding

Workers who feel invisible disengage and leave. Non-English-speaking workers take weeks longer to reach full productivity, miss benefits they are entitled to, and exit in the first 90 days at higher rates — at $10,000–$40,000 per replacement.

19.2% ANNUAL TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING · $10K–$40K PER REPLACEMENT · LANGUAGE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER

Production

When workers cannot understand line instructions, cannot report equipment issues, and cannot be onboarded fast enough to fill open shifts — production falls behind. Shipments miss. OEM contracts are at risk. Capacity targets become impossible to hit.

20.6% OF PLANTS FAILED TO PRODUCE AT FULL CAPACITY IN Q3 2024 · LANGUAGE IS A PRIMARY DRIVER

01 Workforce Development
Boards

You fund the training. We make it accessible to every worker. Learn More Close ▼

You Fund the
Training.
We Make It
Accessible.

Workforce development boards are tasked with closing skills gaps, connecting employers to talent pipelines, and serving populations with barriers to employment. Language is one of the biggest barriers — and WIOA requires training to be delivered in a way workers can actually understand.

By 2030, 97% of U.S. net workforce growth will come from immigrants and their children. Current systems serve just 4% of the 20 million adult English-language learners in the U.S. UnDesked bridges that gap — making safety training, onboarding, and compliance accessible in any language, on any device.

What We Offer Your Board

A platform that directly addresses WIOA priorities: employer engagement, skills training, and serving individuals with barriers to employment
Measurable outcomes for your local plan: retention improvements, safety gains, and reduced turnover across employer partners
A fully catered Lunch & Learn for your employer partners — at no cost to you
Sector strategy support: data on language barriers, workforce composition, and training completion rates across manufacturing employers in your region
ROI documentation and performance data you can report to your state board and funders
A dedicated UnDesked regional success manager

The Lunch & Learn Program

How We Bring This
to Your Employers

You Provide the Room

Host us at your workforce center or board facility and invite your employer partners. We handle everything else.

We Bring Lunch

Catered lunch for every attendee, at no cost to you or your employer partners. Busy plant managers show up for a free lunch.

The Demo Starts at the Door

Attendees register, check in via QR code or kiosk, and complete a digital intake — experiencing the UnDesked platform before the presentation begins.

60 Minutes. Recorded. Distributed.

Live demo, ROI calculator, Q&A, and discovery call sign-ups. The full recording is sent to every registrant — attendees and no-shows alike.

You Get the Outcomes

Documented retention improvements, safety gains, and training completion rates — outcomes you can report to your state workforce board, your WIOA monitors, and your local elected officials.

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02 Refugee & Immigrant
Resettlement
Organizations

Your placements deserve to stay. Learn More Close ▼

You Place
the Worker.
We Help You
Keep Them.

Your organization works tirelessly to get refugees and immigrants placed in jobs — but placement is only half the battle. When a Burmese worker can't read the lockout/tagout procedure, or a Somali new hire can't navigate benefits enrollment, they don't just struggle. They leave. And your placement metrics suffer.

UnDesked's AI translation engine gives your placements a fighting chance by instantly converting every critical workplace system — safety training, onboarding, HR, compliance — into their native language, from Day 1 on the factory floor. No waiting on human translators. No outdated phrase books. The AI handles it all.

The Retention Problem in Numbers

78% of refugees to the U.S. are working age — but most don't speak English well or at all upon arrival
Manufacturing turnover runs 19.2% annually — and language-barrier workers leave at even higher rates in the first 90 days
Each replacement costs the employer $10,000–$40,000 — and costs your org a successful placement
Refugees contributed $124 billion more in taxes than they used in services (2005–2019) — but only when they stay employed

How We Partner With You

From Placement
to Retention

You Share Your Employer Network

Tell us which manufacturers you're placing workers with. We'll show them exactly how UnDesked eliminates the language barriers causing turnover.

Workers Onboard in Their Language — Via AI

From safety orientation to benefits enrollment to shift scheduling — our AI translation engine instantly converts every critical system into Burmese, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Swahili, and dozens more languages. No English required. No human translators required.

Retention Rates Climb

Workers who understand their environment stay. They report hazards. They pass compliance training. They show up for their second month — and their sixth. Your placement becomes a long-term success story.

You Get Outcome Data for Funders

Documented retention improvements, safety records, and compliance metrics — the proof your board and grant funders need to see that your placements are lasting.

Employers Ask for More Workers

When a plant sees 40% better retention and 55% fewer workers' comp claims, they don't just keep the workers you placed — they call you asking for more.

Partner With UnDesked

03 Manufacturers &
Plant Leaders

Your workers are there. Your lines need to run. Learn More Close ▼

Your Workers Are There.
Your Lines Need to Run.
Your Clients Need Delivery.

UnDesked's AI translation engine delivers HR, Compliance, Safety, Quality, Maintenance, and Production resources in every worker's native language — via kiosks, QR codes, digital signage, and mobile. No company email required. No human translators. No IT lift. Our AI handles the translation. Six pillars. One platform. Instant deployment.

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Safety Manager

LockOut/TagOut, MSDS, PPE, near-miss reporting, and emergency protocols delivered in workers' native languages — with OSHA-defensible digital proof trails for every completion. Safety incidents dropped 60% within two years at our Fortune 500 customer.

Quality Manager

Work orders, process instructions, quality specs, and inspection criteria delivered at the station in the worker's language. Communication-driven scrap and rework eliminated. OEM relationships protected. Certifications defensible.

Maintenance Manager

Equipment manuals, maintenance SOPs, and work order submission in every language — with automatic routing to the right team. Maintenance response time dropped 45% at our Fortune 500 customer. Hazards get reported before they become failures.

HR Manager

Benefits enrollment, policy acknowledgment, e-signatures, and onboarding workflows in workers' native languages. Every completion digitally recorded. Compliance audits pass cleanly. Onboarding time drops 30%. Workers feel seen and stay.

Operations Manager

Fully staffed lines. Workers who can execute from day one. 20% higher operational efficiency. 30% faster onboarding. Delivery commitments protected. The workforce you already have, running at the capacity you need.

C-Suite / Owner

55% drop in workers' comp costs in year one. 60% fewer safety incidents within two years. Quality, maintenance, compliance, and turnover — all addressed by one platform. The highest-ROI investment available to a manufacturing operation today.

The Lunch & Learn Program

The Demo Starts
Before We Say a Word.

Our Lunch & Learn program is unlike any vendor presentation your employer partners have attended. The UnDesked platform powers the entire event — from registration to check-in to sign-up — so attendees experience the product the moment they walk in the door.

Engineers reviewing plans on tablet in factory

Invite Sent

Your board sends a registration link to employer partners. Registration runs through the UnDesked platform.

Check-In at the Door

Attendees scan a QR code or tap our kiosk to check in. They complete a digital intake — number of workers, plants, languages on their floor.

Lunch Served

UnDesked brings lunch for everyone. The board host opens with two minutes. The live demo follows immediately.

Live Demo · Recorded

60-minute presentation including live product demo, ROI calculator, and Q&A. Recorded and distributed to all registrants by email.

Discovery Calls Booked

Sign-up sheet and QR code capture discovery call bookings. Follow-up emails go out same day to attendees and no-shows with the recording link.

The Demo Starts
At the Door.

Our Lunch & Learn program turns every event touchpoint into a live product demo. Attendees register, check in, fill out intake forms, and sign up for discovery calls — all powered by UnDesked.

Before the first slide, every person in the room has already interacted with the platform. No imagination required.

The result: attendees leave having used the product, not just heard about it.

Online Registration Link

Sent by your board in the invite email. Powered by the UnDesked platform.

QR Code Check-In at the Door

Scan with any phone. No app download. Instant data capture.

Kiosk at the Registration Table

UnDesked hardware deployed at the event. Attendees see and touch the platform.

Digital Intake Form

Number of workers, plants, % non-English. Persona-specific one-pagers sorted before they sit down.

Digital Discovery Call Sign-Up

QR code at the table. Sign up in 30 seconds. No paper that gets lost in a coat pocket.

If Your Workers Can't Understand It, Your Plant Can't Run.

The Jobs Are Open.The Workers Are Here.The Systems Are Failing Them.

One Language Barrier.Six Simultaneous Failures.One AI Fix.

You Fund theTraining.We Make ItAccessible.