Do you have a company related to work with tools? If so, you know that this field can be very expensive in the long run. Not only are the costs of the tools themselves included, but we must also add to this the cost of replacing these implements every time they disappear from the work area. Today, it seems that the ford company might have a solution.
Companies’ fears of losing their tools are not unfounded. In fact, according to the experts, the cost that the loss of these ends up having translates into about 450 euros per van, per year.
It may not sound like much at first glance, but if a company is large enough to have several vans, the loss may turn out to be larger than desired. The good thing is that there is already a way to avoid these extra expenses per year, and all you need is a program designed by the folks at Ford.
Ford Pro helps you save on costs for lost tools in your company
Recently, a pilot project is being carried out by engineers located in Aachen, Germany. From here, they have developed a system with which you can track and control the location of the tools and machinery used by your company. For it, use protocols such as bluetooth connectivity and tracking via GPS.
Through a connection to company vehicles and a series of equipment located inside the toolboxes, the service is able to track the location of the toolboxes. This information is later sent to a central server, where those in charge may have a certain control and surveillance over the location of the same at all times.
This not only allows companies to control the location of their tools. In addition, the Ford Pro service would allow a series of machinery or utensils located in a specific part of the plant to be sent to another where they are most urgently needed. All much simpler than the current location analog way.
The benefits of this technology developed for the Ford Pro continue. Companies are not only spared the cost of replacing lost tools, but this is in addition saving time spent finding them when using them. Likewise, an inventory can be dispensed with, and significantly improves the planning for the use of machinery and tools.
How does this technology work for companies?
As we already mentioned above, this technology works through a central system. From here, we can track every tool, every machine, and every piece of equipment. all meet linked through a waterproof and resistant tracking deviceto the company’s central server.
Thus, it is very easy to access a fairly well-curated compendium of tools. All employees with access can enter the company’s virtual office through a computer, tablet, phone and even the screen included in the vehicles. From here, they can examine the tools and machinery available, as well as the state in which they are found.
With the latter, Ford Pro allows you to have a list of those tools that are in operation, damaged or in the process of maintenance. Your live location will always be present no matter your status, as well as labels showing the name, type of tool and more.
If a tool is left in a vehicle overnight, the driver receives a theft alert when any tool is removed from the vehicle. -Ford This is in the form of a quote within the post
If you are inside or outside a vehicle, the screen will describe each tool with the words Uploaded or Downloaded. Thus, Ford Pro allows companies to have full control of them, almost fail-safe.
When will this Ford Pro technology be available?
Ford has already commented on the possibility of launching this technology very soon on the market. At the moment, however, they are studying it in depth thanks to the collaboration of other companies located in the Cologne area, Germany.
From here, its effectiveness is being tested in different areas, such as construction, reforms, plumbing, gardening and landscaping.
Once it has been studied, Ford Pro plans to launch this service for all its customers in the near future. At the moment, however, we do not have a release date or official price. All we know is that it can save cost.