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Latchvane Automation Group

Monitoring — no action needed

Industrial Manufacturing · Grand Rapids, MI

May 28 – Aug 13, 2026

last 12 weeks of telemetry

Expansion Monitor37 points clear of the escalation threshold with nothing open

Latchvane Automation Group is 37 points below its escalation threshold — execution bandwidth is the strongest theme at 38 against a threshold of 75. Nothing is currently escalated, though 1 theme is still climbing. No board direction is outstanding.

38

Highest signal

of 75 threshold

0

Open escalations

nothing open

85%

Participation

coverage sufficient

0

Board actions

none assigned

What needs attention

2 active themes

Execution Bandwidth

17 independent participants · 7 functions

Weak Signal38 / 75Rising 5wView evidence →

Reported by 17 independent participants across 7 functions, persistent for 5 weeks and rising.

Resource & Capacity

14 independent participants · 7 functions

Weak Signal31 / 75FlatView evidence →

Reported by 14 independent participants across 7 functions, persistent for 4 weeks.

Organizational radar

all 8 themes scored

0

Escalated

0

Developing

8

Quiet

View all eight themes

Organizational radar

Latchvane Automation Group across the eight themes

Every company is scored on the same eight themes, shaded against this program's own escalation threshold — so a quiet row means quiet, not unmeasured.

Company
Direction
Bandwidth
Comms
Alignment
Capacity
Talent
Friction
External
·
38
9
18
31
17
12
16

Confidence = unique reporters of a theme ÷ active participants over the rolling 4-week window. A cell turns red once it crosses its company's escalation threshold.

Board response

No board direction outstanding, and nothing open that needs one.

high growth · held since February 2023 · Grand Rapids, MI

Company context
Employees
415
Signal seats
54
13% enrolled
Revenue
$96M
EBITDA margin
19–22%

Investment thesis

Shift the mix from build-to-print automation cells toward recurring service and retrofit revenue on an installed base of roughly 900 lines.

Known exposures

  • ·Service technician headcount lagging installed-base additions
  • ·Backlog concentrated in two automotive customers

Signal data is PE-exclusive. Portfolio company leadership has no visibility into submissions, themes, or confidence scores.

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