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...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.”


cloud within the proper architecture, you have one record source, and multiple interaction points, and that means you can really be secure in the fact that it’s safe, and you know the pedigree of the asset.” Bamford indicates that InfoChip is taking this technology to the next level, evolving a system that was designed for manual interaction towards an automated realm—where you have sensors, remote monitoring systems, transducers, all manner of tech on the horizon. Tat technology produces signals, produces data. InfoChip wants to nest that data in a location that can be accessed by not just the user, but everyone connected to the lifecycle of the asset. “But what about wire rope; what about your crane componentry; what about all these different points where we still go off of a pretty routine calendar-based safety schedule?” Bamford pointed out. “Or, if you’re getting into something more sophisticated like miles driven within an operation? Or hours, for cranes? And wouldn’t you also like to know what it lifted—to find out that this particular assembly will last for a cumulative amount of lifts? Big data let’s you take a lot of information and accumulate it really quickly, which lets you gather tons of details.” What Bamford is explaining is basically how applying big data to industrial assets is going to revolutionize the industry. Companies will have sensors telling them how many cycles something runs, how much weight is going through it, and then correlating that to the asset. And with advanced recording, companies can ask questions of their assets, compare them, and then get responses concerning the proper product or brand for a given job. Maybe for one particular project, Made-in-the-USA really is the best choice, while on another job, maybe it isn’t. “Companies will be able to prove it because of


the data,” he said. “But the point is, you can ask all these questions, and cut through the marketing hype, and really get personal with the performance of your equipment. Whatever a company’s particular ‘world’ is, this is the right equipment, the right time to pull it out to replace it, the right product to buy at the right price, and so on. It also allows companies, in time, to become industry experts, based on the data. “Right now, we’ve got a ton of industry content in our database for adding an item very quickly … but the next level for us with industry content would say: we know the kind of report, the-best-of-class reports and


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Sample asset comparison reporting


analytics that the industry wants, and we’ll start being able to share it with them—so everyone can start asking intelligent questions about their assets, and get to the answers faster.”


Moving the Industry Forward As far as where big data, and TESSALink in this case, lands within the industry, InfoChip doesn’t think it will be confined to a particular niche. “Because of the value across so many segments—from a customer base, like oil and gas, to safety-culture clients, and certainly the professional testing and inspection companies,” said Bamford. “When the data becomes available in the cloud, there’s so much value to the industry.” Needless to say, InfoChip takes great pride in moving


the industry forward with this latest advancement, but also knows this type of evolution doesn’t happen overnight. “I think these things are always exciting to hear and talk about, but they all have to start somewhere,” Bamford indicated. “And any type of project like this can’t come in leaps in bounds, but rather manageable steps. Getting the information into a core database is the first big step. “In terms of big data analytics, we’re presenting the vision, so to speak, but what we have to source from people are the proper sensors, gauges—those remote monitoring devices that can feed us information. We have to get people on board. Te good news is, our database is highly scalable—it can handle the big data. We have so many ways of getting it in there—from the manufacturer down to the distributor and customers— the ecosystem. Tat said, as more and more people get on board with this, imagine how it’s going to transform the industry. Imagine where we’ll be in ten years.” y


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