Case Study: High-Tech Manufacturing Company achieves faster, more controlled SEC reporting — cuts one week from quarterly filings with Workiva (Wdesk)

High-Tech Manufacturing Company - Customer Case Study

A high‑tech manufacturer that builds tools for genetic and life‑science research was relying on an outside printer and an outdated, manual process for SEC reporting. When the company moved to detailed XBRL tagging, the extra review work plus the printer’s extended turnaround times created delays, last‑minute crunches and excessive overtime for the small reporting team.

After evaluating options and seeing a demo, the company switched to the cloud‑based Wdesk platform, which let them set up files in advance, perform XBRL tagging and consistency checks earlier, and streamline the filing workflow. The proactive process smoothed workload peaks, gave the team full control of the reporting timeline, and cut about one week off the quarterly reporting cycle.