If there's one thing a poor equipment maintenance strategy guarantees every time, it's unplanned downtime, which, according to recent estimates, can cost a business hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour. While routine asset inspections can mitigate that, gone are...

RFID or radio frequency transmission has been in use inside various industrial tools, products and equipment for data collection, tracking of assets and for internal operations. RFID is as old as the 2nd World War as it was used by British Aircraft to find their home...

Everyone knows the most common tools contractors use every day, but there are also some more unusual tools that can save a considerable amount of time and money if you have them to hand in the right time at the right place. Here's a guide to some of those less obvious...

Theft of industrial or construction site equipment is a growing concern. Heavy equipment theft is, in fact, a thriving crime given the value and huge windows of opportunity at sprawling industrial locations or construction sites.In the United States, the total value...

The iPad and Microsoft’s Surface are extremely powerful hybrid tablets that equip their users with portable and powerful devices allowing them to work from any location. But as far as core operational parameters and use in corporate or business environments is...

Most businesses today employ state-of-the-art asset tracking features that allow businesses to manage and track all of their assets and tools. Asset tracking or fixed asset tracking often involves maintaining a record or ledger of fixed assets that are currently owned...