Machinery and equipment, tools, tasks and information often get lost on large construction sites. By connecting you to your workforce and equipment, the Spot-r system, including the recently announced EquipTag, enables your organization and site managers to know in real-time where your assets are located and how they’re being operated at the jobsite. Compared to…
Solution Connects Equipment, Workforce to Further Visibility, Safety NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 13, 2017 – Triax Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of technology for the connected jobsite, today announced Spot-r EquipTag, the first-of-its kind solution to track operator identity, equipment location, and equipment utilization – indoors, outdoors and in areas without clear line of sight to…
The traditional method of manual headcounts, time card maintenance, and visual safety checks are inefficient and impractical. Yet knowing how many workers are present at the jobsite and where they are located is critical to worker safety and site operations. Spot-r solves these challenges with sensor technology that is “smaller than a deck of cards.” Check…
Can you confidently say you know what’s happening with equipment on your site, including who is using it and when? Managing equipment and machinery at your jobsite today should be simple, but it’s not. Equipment can be tedious to locate, challenging to track indoors, and impossible to determine who is using the equipment, when and…
Technology is transforming the construction site safety, productivity and overall operations. Safety devices like Spot-r provide real-time visibility into safety incidents that occur and give workers a new, powerful tools to report other injuries, site hazards or call for help. Read a highlight from CONEXPO-CON/AGG’s article on “Construction Jobsite Safety and Emerging Devices,” which features…
Those involved in construction or living in the tri-state area have undoubtedly been following New York City’s contentious Construction Safety Bill. With more New York City construction workers losing their lives each year, and mounting protests from workers, their families and construction companies, City Council proposed new legislation to reduce employee jobsite deaths through better…
The American Road and Transportation Business Association’s 2017 report determined that 10% of all the bridges in the United States are not structurally sound, and about two-thirds of all the roads in the country – namely major highways, freeways, and interstates – are in poor condition, too. As America’s aging infrastructure remains a hot topic…
Business Insurance‘s Rob Lenihan discusses the potential impacts – and concerns – accompanying the surge in wearable technology in the workforce. According to research and advisory firm Gartner Inc., 310.4 million wearable devices will be sold worldwide in 2017, up 16.7% from 2016, and that sales of wearable devices will generate revenue of $30.5 billion in 2017.…
Rob Lenihan from Business Insurance explores how wearable technology is creating a new working environment for many employees, including construction workers. “I think you’re going to see wearables become ubiquitous in a lot of labor jobs,” said Chad Hollingsworth, CEO and co-founder of Triax Technologies Inc. in Norwalk, Connecticut. “We’re really focused on construction. Read…
Company to Unveil New IoT Solution, Exhibit Flagship Spot-r Wearable System NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 6, 2017 – Triax Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of technology for the connected jobsite, today announced that it will be unveiling a new IoT-based technology solution for construction during Autodesk University taking place Nov. 13-16, 2017 in Las Vegas. Additionally,…