Hilti Introduces Smart Fasteners to Simplify Identification, Documentation of Anchor Installations

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Hilti has launched connected “smart” fasteners, enabling unique identification and digital documentation on the jobsite. Documenting every anchor, screw and bolt installed by hand can be time consuming and inefficient. Hilti’s exclusive Tracefast technology provides contractors with an easy-to-use, more productive solution. A data matrix code makes every fastener uniquely identifiable and traceable. Simply use the Hilti Connect App, scan the code with your smartphone and view installed fastener details. Tracefast leverages IoT and provides a new level of control and digital access to relevant setting instructions, training and inspection documents and certifications.

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IBM Helps Organizations Monitor Workers’ Safety with Watson IoT

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IBM Think has collaborated with Garmin Health, Guardhat, Mitsufuji and SmartCone to monitor worker safety in hazardous environments, including those working in construction, mining and factories, using IoT technologies, integrated into wearables. IBM’s Maximo Worker Insights will monitor biometric and environmental data to help identify whether employees are experiencing dangers or risk. Data will be gathered in near real-time from wearables, smart devices and environmental sensors to help organizations quickly respond to problems or react to changing environmental conditions. Employees working in rapidly changing environments face shifting conditions, whether on the factory floor, on the forklift, atop a cell tower … Read more

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