If every shift starts with searching, every shift starts late.
Tools, fixtures, measuring equipment, and tool carts locatable at all times. 25 minutes less search time per worker and shift – and self-reporting calibration status.
Searching is the most expensive activity that isn't listed in any process.
10–30 minute search loops per shift
Workers walk around, open cabinets, ask colleagues – paid time without value creation.
Fixtures in unknown locations
The special fixture is in the wrong cabinet, in another hall, or on a cart in transit.
Measuring equipment as a first-article blocker
No calibrated measuring equipment available means: initial sample inspection waits. And with it, the order.
Tacit knowledge lost during shift handovers
'Klaus knows where that is' – but Klaus is off the clock.
The nearest available tool. With navigation. In seconds.
Technology by object class
UWB for high-value fixtures (10–30 cm accuracy), Mesh for tool carts in large halls, BLE for mass tools.
App with navigation
The worker doesn't search – they ask. The app shows the nearest suitable and available tool and guides them to it.
Geofencing
If a tool leaves its authorized area, an alert is triggered immediately – not during inventory.
Calibration management
Calibration status synchronized with SAP QM, automatic warnings prior to expiration, locked measuring equipment clearly visible – before anyone takes a measurement.
Usage transparency
Which tools are used how often, and which ones never? The data foundation for inventory optimization and replacement procurement.
Nativ in Ihren Stack integriert.
SAP PM as master for equipment master data, SAP QM for calibration status, SAP MM for tool reservation. Existing tool dispensing systems are connected rather than replaced.
What you wirklich move.
Every tool becomes part of the digital twin – complete with position, status, calibration history, and usage profile. The data foundation for predictive maintenance and inventory optimization is created automatically.
12 minutes of searching per shift sound harmless. Until you multiply them by 300 workers.
In pilot scoping, we measure your actual search times – anonymously, during live operations – and calculate the baseline using your wages and shift models.