The Connected Worker
Articles and information on implementing connected worker solutions in industrial environments.
Patent for Low-Power Wide-Area Internet of Things System Granted to SmartConnect Connected Workforce Solutions LLC
GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 31, 2022 / -- SmartConnect Connected Workforce Solutions, a safety and productivity-centric real-time location systems (RTLS) provider, has been granted a patent for a novel approach to connecting devices on a Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA) network. The patent defines a method to reliably manage densely populated...
48 hours from Concept to Mobilization: A SmartConnect Field Day Event
A live action scenario demonstrating the in-field capabilities of the SmartConnect Connected Worker system
The WTF Series – Session 3 – CWI Base Camp Example
This series is titled “Why Technology Fails”, and previous session articles have discussed key blockers (notably fear of change and the decision cycle) to corporate-level adoption. But companies do change and they do adapt new processes and technology with which they maintain a competitive edge and thrive. So then what does a successful digital...
The WTF Series – Session 2 – Understanding the Decision Cycle
In the last WTF session Setting Up to Succeed at Digital Transformation we discussed the corporate environment in which most Digital Transformation initiatives are required to perform. The People – Process – Technology ecosystem, as well as the silo structure of most mature organizations play a huge part in both the stability of the company and a natural...
The WTF Series – Session 1- Setting Up to Succeed at Digital Transformation
Do more with less. Make better decisions faster. Reduce paper and improve processes. A corporate Digital Transformation (DT) program promises improvement like these and more. It’s easy to see the why DT is attractive to industrial construction companies. Organizations are dedicating significant resources towards implementing DT initiatives in an effort to...
SmartConnect Featured in Workplace Safety and Health Q&A Session
In advance of the July 9th Webinar held by Semtech titled "Protecting Employees in a Post-COVID-19 Workplace", SmartConnect's Shannon Posey and David Freed answered questions about how LoRa supported the connected worker solution. Topics ranged from wireless options considered during product development to using LoRa in badge to badge ranging. Read the...
SmartConnect and Semtech Present Free COVID-19 Health and Safety Webinar
Enabling COVID-19 Health & Safety Compliance with LoRa Devices In this webinar, SmartConnect and Semtech will address key questions, including: How are the logistics, manufacturing and construction industries more challenging than office environments to protect workers in accordance with health and safety guidelines? How does SmartConnect's Connected...
Why Your Company Needs Digital Contact Tracing
California governor Gavin Newsome’s recent executive order has put many businesses on edge by stating that workers who are shown to have COVID-19 may claim Worker’s Comp benefits if they recently worked on-site. The order allows Worker Comp cases to “presume” that the individual contracted COVID at work unless the employer can “rebut” this presumption....
What We Can Learn About Industrial Productivity from America’s Response to the Coronavirus
When the virus was first in the headlines, we didn’t know how it spread, what the incubation period was, or how virile and veracious it was. Faced with many of these unknowns but understanding the potential for huge loss of life, America’s Coronavirus Task Force focused on fundamentals. They asked us to social distance, limit travel, not gather in large...
Protecting a Legacy
Let’s face it, the game has changed. Today’s petrochemical and energy market is more susceptible than ever before due to volatile markets, narrowing crack spreads, growing competition and many other known or unknown outside factors. Many...
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