Matthew Knuth named as Director of Reliability Solutions
28/05/2025
UpTime Solutions, a provider of wireless condition monitoring solutions, has announced Matthew Knuth as Director of Reliability Solutions. With more than 25 years of experience in condition monitoring and reliability engineering, Matthew will play a key role in expanding UpTime Solutions’ industry presence, educating the market and enhancing the company’s predictive maintenance technology.
Matthew joins the company at a pivotal time, as McKinsey projects Internet of Things (IoT) could create up to US$12.6 trillion (approximately £9.5 trillion) in economic value by 2030, with industrial applications playing a major role. For two decades, UpTime Solutions has consistently set industry benchmarks, from delivering the world’s first wireless sensor with ultrasonic, vibration and temperature detection to implementing the largest single-site wireless condition monitoring installation, it is claimed.
“Matthew is an outstanding leader who not only understands the technology but also knows how to connect with customers and drive real change,” said Russell Beard, CEO of UpTime Solutions. “His expertise, combined with his passion for education, makes him the right leader to help us expand our reach and lead important conversations around predictive maintenance and reliability.”
A recognised industry thought leader, Matthew holds CAT III VA, Level III MLA, and CRL, CMRP and CMRT certifications. He brings a unique blend of business development leadership experience and hands-on engineering expertise, having previously served on the development team at SPM Instrument and in condition monitoring at L&S Electric. His expertise spans change management,
cross-functional collaboration and integrating technology with frontline teams to create scalable reliability programmes.
“It is not just about the technology, it is about implementation, education and breaking down silos,” Matthew said. “UpTime Solutions’ solutions are simple, effective and scalable, whether a company is tracking 50 assets or more than 20,000. That is why I am excited to join this team and help more organisations build strong reliability programmes.”
