Across industries, the digital transformation process is accelerating, and “smart” trailers, factories, construction sites and data are becoming more prevalent. These new technologies are shaving time off of daily activities, creating new efficiencies for companies and driving efficiency in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
With a clear view into how equipment and fleets are used, companies are optimizing their assets — scaling up and down as needed. There is no wasted time finding that forklift or scissor lift on the other side of a sprawling worksite because the technology tells them its exact location. And they can be sure every operator has the right credentials to operate that equipment.
More and more, companies across industries — from construction to energy, manufacturing, industrials and mining — are deploying these new solutions to get the real-time and proactive insights they need to thrive in an increasingly competitive world.
Those who don’t adopt these new opportunities to grow face being left behind. As one transportation executive recently told Transport Dive, “you’re either on a march toward technology adoption and integration … or you’re on the march to being out of business.”
At Triax, our Internet of Things-enabled solutions provide real-time and proactive benefits for users. Our technology tracks equipment and machinery — often the most expensive items on any project or worksite — and helps companies add a new layer of safety, compliance and risk management to their operations.
Here’s how Triax’s products are transforming the way users run their worksites.
Real-time benefits with Spot-r Mesh
With Spot-r Mesh, users can beaconize their moveable equipment so they not only know its location but also when and how often it’s used. The durable and rugged EquipTag, which operates on its own or with a wearable Spot-r Clip for workers, mounts to any piece of equipment and can identify where it is within mapped zones on a worksite and register when that machinery is turned on or vibrating. The information is then constantly transmitted to the cloud so managers and supervisors can see what’s happening in real time.
Users gain data about how tools are used and whether workers have the right certifications to use them. The dashboard sends automatic alerts when the workforce accidentally moves into hazardous or restricted areas. It can identify worksite bottlenecks, uncovering when operators are waiting too long for the equipment they need. And it optimizes the use of equipment and fleets, helping leaders determine whether they need to rent more bulldozers, for example, or let go of a few because they are going unused.
Here’s how that translates into real-world applications:
- Workers no longer waste time looking for equipment. One client set up a central monitor for workers which shows the current location of all forklifts and scissor lifts on site. Now workers just need to check the monitor to see where the equipment is.
- When a worker starts using equipment without the detection of a wearable, supervisors receive an unknown operator alert. With it, they can quickly take action to prevent any improper equipment use.
- Text notifications are immediately sent to supervisors when workers are in no-go zones such as the swing zone of cranes on multiple floors.
Proactive benefits with Spot-r Radius
Spot-r Radius is a proactive IoT solution that can improve worker safety and also provides site managers with actionable insights about equipment use over time. Unlike the beaconized Spot-r Mesh solution, Spot-r Radius tags talk to each other within a predetermined radius.
In other words, the worker wearable talks to a tag on a piece of equipment, logging how long the worker interacted with that piece of equipment and where the equipment was throughout the day. Once a worker leaves a site, the information stored in the tag is then uploaded to the cloud, providing actionable data on headcount, hours, labor risk and efficiency.
For companies just beginning their digital transformation, Spot-r Radius is a great starting point, offering opportunities to make the worksite more efficient and providing plenty of proactive safety tools.
Here’s how that translates into real-world applications:
- In no-go zones, such as the swing zone of a crane across multiple floors, workers hear a real-time alert on their device as they approach the area and can immediately move to a safer location.
- Over time, supervisors can see worker interaction trends with a forklift, for example, to identify any operators who don’t have the proper credentials.
- Daily reports provide details about equipment use, providing a picture of which equipment is always busy and which pieces are left unused to help with fleet right-sizing.
Whether the benefits come in real-time or proactively, Spot-r Mesh and Spot-r Radius offer users powerful capabilities to transform the way they run their worksites — driving labor and equipment efficiencies and offering big picture insights into how to make the workplace safer.
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