TRANSFORM INDUSTRY ROM INFOCHIP® BY MIKE CHALMERS
Te heavy lift and rigging industry is known for many things— innovation, accuracy, efficiency, and consistency probably near the top of the list. Trends and shifts are usually marked by advancements in equipment, procedure, or even results.
For decades, cranes, cable, chain, shackles, slings, beams, and bars—tangible assets—have remained the reliable backbone of business for companies and workers around the globe. But in recent years, the evolution of the industry has taken place on a smaller scale—in the form of sensors, encoders, tags, chips, virtual tech, software applications, and much more. And while this new shift towards a comprehensive digital imprint on the industry is a bit of a departure from traditional advancements, it produces similarly impactful results, which will move companies into a new era. To put it more succinctly, big data has officially made its way into the lifting industry, and the resulting “industrial internet of things” is likely going to shape the game moving forward as much as any piece of on- the-ground equipment. Business being what it is, more than one data/tech company has thrown its hat into this ever-widening arena, but one outfit stands tallest among them: Houston (TX)-based INFOCHIP® (InfoChip)—the global leader in providing single-sourced RFID Asset Management Solutions. Since 2002, InfoChip has led the way in providing
its own line of extremely durable RFID tags and readers, mobile inspection software, and services. InfoChip’s partners and clients include equipment manufacturers, distributors, and inspection companies.
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In Q1 2017, the company is releasing an information software platform that sees data as a fully developed state—where companies can track anything and everything: predictive maintenance, on-the-spot reordering, inventory management, inspections, certifications, operations, and more. Tom Bamford, VP Channel Sales, Partner at
InfoChip knows that the launch of this new product is largely a part of the growing conversation about the emergence of technology in lifting and rigging, and how the interconnectivity of all things is going to evolve the industry.
“Te platform was officially christened in December
(2016),” he said. “It’s called TESSALink—a brand name for a software platform that provides an understanding of what a particular asset is going through, where it lives, the safety status, its longevity, and more.” InfoChip emphasizes that TESSALink is bringing big data to the crane and rigging industry by linking assets up to the aforementioned internet of things— connecting to an ecosystem where multiple companies can interact with it. “If you’ve got twenty thousand pieces of equipment
to track, you want to recruit the suppliers, the manufacturers, a lot of people that can help you to get that data in there,” he explained. “So that’s part of our proposition.”
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