On average, construction pros spend up to one full workday a week looking for or waiting for tools on the jobsite, and thousands of dollars are lost every year due to poor inventory management. As a result, a system that can track tools and jobsite assets is critical.
Toolmaker DeWalt has announced updates to its Tool Connect inventory system designed to help tool owners track and manage their tools. The three-part inventory management program encompasses a web portal, mobile app, and connected products.
The system pairs connected tools, equipment, and materials with the company’s Tool Connect app. The same data is also stored online, accessed by logging into the web portal with a DEWALT.com registration, username, and password. This allows the user to track the last seen location of paired assets as well as manage and assign tools and equipment to different jobsites. The system also streamlines tracking, check-in, and check-out processes of tools thereby eliminating wasted time spent searching for such tools.
Connected tools can be set to become disabled when they’re out of range, which helps to deter theft, the firm says. It also solves for common time management issues and helps make jobsite reporting convenient and accurate. New connected tools, Tags, and Connectors will be available starting in summer 2017.
