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ABB Case Study

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Technology Category	Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems Networks & Connectivity - RFID Sensors - RFID Readers
Applicable Industries	Automotive
Applicable Functions	Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management
Challenge	Top ABB customers asked for advanced services and faster parts replacement to keep their plants up and running, where production downtime can cost up to $2 million per minute. Read More
About Customer	ABB is one of the largest engineering companies as well as one of the largest conglomerates in the world. ABB has operations in around 100 countries, with approximately 135,000 employees. Read More
Customer Name	ABB Read More
Solution	SeeControl partners designed a wireless access control unit that operates over GSM and Mobitex wireless networks to control access to a room. This same solution is also pre-built onto industrial lockers that can be dropped-shipped anywhere globally. Via keypads and keycards, they only allow access to authorized users, or temporary users who have the correct disposable PIN number or keycard. The solution is optionally married to a barcode scanner or RFID reader so that the manager knows with certainty who has accessed and used/returned materials. A central web application controls and reports on access and also records inventory control and management activity at remote sites. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Inventory Levels, Maintenance Records, Wireless Coverage Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems

Networks & Connectivity - RFID

Sensors - RFID Readers

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Challenge

Top ABB customers asked for advanced services and faster parts replacement to keep their plants up and running, where production downtime can cost up to $2 million per minute.

About Customer

ABB is one of the largest engineering companies as well as one of the largest conglomerates in the world. ABB has operations in around 100 countries, with approximately 135,000 employees.

Customer Name

ABB

Solution

SeeControl partners designed a wireless access control unit that operates over GSM and Mobitex wireless networks to control access to a room. This same solution is also pre-built onto industrial lockers that can be dropped-shipped anywhere globally. Via keypads and keycards, they only allow access to authorized users, or temporary users who have the correct disposable PIN number or keycard. The solution is optionally married to a barcode scanner or RFID reader so that the manager knows with certainty who has accessed and used/returned materials. A central web application controls and reports on access and also records inventory control and management activity at remote sites.

Data Collected

Inventory Levels, Maintenance Records, Wireless Coverage

Impact #1	[Data Management - Data Analysis] Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to generate valuable intelligence about when to sell a new product, based on excessive part replacements.

Impact #1

[Data Management - Data Analysis]
Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to generate valuable intelligence about when to sell a new product, based on excessive part replacements.

Benefit #1	ABB acquired an additional 100 customers over the first two years of service and increased core products sales 150% over prior years.

Benefit #1

ABB acquired an additional 100 customers over the first two years of service and increased core products sales 150% over prior years.

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ABB Case Study

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