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Assets Performance Monitoring Solution
Wireless Location Tracking System
A turnkey object tracking platform for manufacturing companies, implemented with best practices of Industry 4.0 paradigm.
The project provided optimization of logistics in warehouses and assembly line, enabling a cost-effective and accurate solution to track vast quantities of objects, as well as reduce downtime costs caused by jams and collisions on the shop floor.
customer profile
A company developing beacon gateways and beacon remote management systems.
challenges
- Need to provide high accuracy location tracking of huge quantities of objects
- Non-intrusive system deployment required with no significant changes to existing infrastructure
Technical Highlights
- Implemented Bluetooth Low Energy based wireless mesh network to enable fast, low cost, energy-efficient, reliable and flexible network infrastructure
- Used proprietary wireless technology for object position detection (bidirectional beacon-based)
- Developed cloud-based applications for real-time data availability & analytics
business value
- Reduced downtime by minimizing number of collisions and other incidents
- Increased assembly line productivity via automation with proximity tracking
- Optimized logistics of spare parts and components, resulting in cost savings on delivery and replenishment via data analytics
