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The Industrial Coolfox gets Certified

3/6/2020

 
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In the IoT world, the same device cannot solve the problems of different verticals, because each one has its own specifications. Therefore, when developing a IoT tracker for example, the fit for at specific vertical, needs to be done closely with the managers, users and employees who have that knowledge.

In Stockare, we have done that, working together with our clients and obtaining their valuable feedback. At the beginning, a first prototype was developed as a proof of concept to track industrial non-powered assets, such as, maintenance equipment, returnable logistic packaging, containers, pallets … The project ran smoothly and the solution was working fine, but of course, there were some improvements to be done.
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One of those improvement was battery duration. We doubled it up to 16 years with 2 messages per day. The enclosure was reinforced as well as the electronic design.
It was ready for certification… … and now, … … the Industrial Coolfox is Sigfox Ready Certified!!

Contact us and ask for an Industrial Coolfox sample.
PS: We send them connected to our platform ;)




Why you may not need a wifi sniffer tracker

11/13/2019

 
When developing an IoT gadget, weareable, tracker or any other device, there are usually three important factors that will have a big impact in the success or failure of it.
 
  • Cost
  • Battery duration
  • Usability
 
All of them are very closely related. For example:
  • If two devices have the same price, but the battery of one of them lasts double than the other one, then it can be said that one is half of the cost compared to the other
  • If a device is cheap and very durable, but not usable, then it becomes very expensive.
 
If we are talking about IoT trackers then the usability fact is directly linked to the location accuracy. These are the main methods of how the location is calculated:
 
  • GPS location:
This is the most accurate positioning method (5-10 meters). But it has some problems: it only works outdoor. It adds a cost to the device and it consumes a lot of battery, which in the end, becomes a non-lasting expensive solution. (3-5 years)
  1. Cost: High
  2. Battery duration: up to 5 years
  3. Accuracy: 5-10 meters (only outdoor) 

  • Wifi sniffing location:
This is a solution in the middle. It is not very accurate (50-100 meters) but it only works where wifi infrastructure has been deployed. In a similar way to GPS it adds a extra cost to the device and this affects the battery duration. In the end, it becomes a non-lasting solution. (5-7 years)
  1. Cost: Medium
  2. Battery duration: up to 7 years
  3. Accuracy: 50-100 meters

  • Network triangulation location:
This is the most simple solution but its accuracy is the poorest (1-5 Km). However, there is no need to add an extra chip to the device, so the cost is reduced and therefore, it has the longest battery duration. In the end, it becomes a long-lasting, scalable and cost effective solution. (10-15 years)
  1. Cost: Low
  2. Battery duration: up to 15 years
  3. Accuracy: 1-5 Km (can be reduced to less than 300 m)
 
 
So if you are involved in a real-time asset tracking project, you will probably be wondering how can you have the best accuracy, longest battery duration and lowest cost for a considerable amount of trackers. Well, there is a solution for that:
 
How can the accuracy of option 3 be improved? Well, a gateway antenna can be placed in the facilities or warehouses to reduce the location error from several kilometers to less than 300 meters. By using this configuration, the cost of each tracker is not increased, the battery duration is not reduced and the location accuracy is improved by a factor of ten.
 

How we solve i4.0 problems

5/6/2019

 
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During our short but intense market roller coaster startup trip, we have been able to meet with several industrial companies. Each of them had different problems, obviusly. In some cases, when we did not see a clear added value or viability, so we decided not to go for the project. However, for the other cases, we could easily solve their challenges, applying our solutions in different ways.

Here there are some real examples on how we are helping industries to get connected to the IoT Industry 4.0 concept.

  • Multinational Industrial Company:
    • Problem: "Our assets to do maintenance operations are expensive and have huge mobility. Sometimes we don't know where they are. Their usage is inefficient."
    • Solution: Coolfox GS trackers were placed in the equipments' cases to keep them tracked in real-time.
    • Benefits: Improve planning, increase asset usage, keep assets secured, avoid misplace and loss.
 
  • Chemical & Painting Industry for Automotive Sector:
    • Problem: "Some of our chemical products need to be kept between 0 and 30 ºC for their quality to be guaranteed. The problem appears during hot seasons in summer and cold temperatures in winter"
    • Solution: Coolfox S temperature trackers were placed in the painting packaing with temperature threshold alarms set below 5ºC and above 25ºC so they could react before their product was wasted.
    • Benefits: Ensure product quality across the supply-chain, avoid product wasting, improve customer relationship
 
  • Multinational Electrical Company:
    • Problem: "We need to keep the temperature of our motors and generators under control in real-time. We have a solution that works with SIM cards, but they do not transmit from inside a maritime container"
    • Solution: Industrial Coolfox iS was placed attached to the generator to keep its temperature monitored and alarms were set if temperature goes above 30 ºC.
    • Benefits: Keep generator motor safe, predictive maintenance, transmiting inside maritime container.
 
  • Multinational Power Manufactuer:
    • Problem: "We must have real-time traceability of the processes of our components. Our products have a complex manufacturing process and we use returnable containers to transport them.
    • Solution: Industrial Coolfox iS attached to the returnable containers and a system that relates which component is in which of the containers was developed.
    • Benefits: Track and traceability of containers, components and processes, to improve quality assurance and efficiency of the supply-chain.
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  • Industrial Machine Tooling Manufacturer:
    • Problem: "When we send our machines, they suffer impacts during transportation and we are paying for all the damages when the customer complains"
    • Solution: Industrial Coolfox iAS attached to the machines detect and send real-time notification of the received impact level as an evidence for the insurance or transport company. The real-time location information can be shared with customers to estimate arrival times. 
    • Benefits: Product and customer care. Transportation costs saving and accountability management.

If you have more (similar or different) challenges, we are always happy to listen to problems ;)
We will try our best to help you.

By the way, thank you for reading our blog!

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Seleccionados para el lanzamiento!

2/5/2019

 
Una vez más, tenemos algunas noticias que comunicaros!

Esta vez, hemos sido finalistas seleccionados para participar en dos programas de aceleración, relacionadas con la Industria 4.0 e Internet of Things.

Por un lado, participaremos en el Industry 4.0 Challenge de Technova Barcelona, del 18 al 22 de Febrero, donde participaremos junto con otras startups finalistas. Para más información: https://www.i40challenge.com/finalists.html

Por otro lado, también hemos sido seleccionados por el programa Startup Boosting de Bilbao As Fabrik, donde nuestra startup será acelerada con el soporte del Ayuntamiento de Bilbao, la Universidad de Mondragon, MIK, cluster GAIA y EIKEN o empresas como IDOM.

Durante nuestra breve vida como startup, seguimos mejorando y ofreciendo tecnología puntera de forma fácil y sencilla al mercado, solucionando problemas reales del día a día de la industria y la logística.

Si queréis saber más sobre nosotros, escribirnos a [email protected] Siempre contestamos.
Hasta pronto.
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Smart Pallets, Containers and Returnable Packaging

11/23/2018

 
Automotive, Food & Beverage and Pharma industries are constantly innovating in their packaging solutions. Some years ago, they shifted from one-use packaging to a returnable and reusable packaging, allowing them to reduce costs and waste.

The use of these kind of RTP (Returnable Transport Packaging), such as, Reusable Plastic Containers (RCP), Foldable Plastic Containers or Plastic Pallets among others has been increasing during the last periods and other industrial sectors have adopted similar solutions for their supply chain.
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In this contexts, and in combination with the Internet Of Things, new markets and solutions arise that were not possible in the past. We are talking about tracking the location of each packaging (containers and pallets) in real-time, so companies (OEMs in the Automotive case) can have a total visibility of their supply chain in real time. 

They call it Smart Packaging.

But, what are the benefits of Smart Packaging?

  • Real-time visibility of the supply chain
  • ​Instant inventory of warehouses
  • Avoid out of stock situations
  • Avoid loss and misplacements of Returnable Packaging
  • Arrival timing calculation and condition guarantee
  • Automatic purchases and notification triggering
  • Cost saving as there is no manual needed to control return flow
  • Detailed reports and overviews to achieve KPIs
  • Integrate and shareable information into ERPs
  • No complex installation, no configuration needs and 10 year battery duration

If you have any doubt or question, drop us a line. 
We want to listen to your opinion.

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Stockare integrated with IFTTT

11/19/2018

 

​It is great to see how Internet of Things applications can be really helpful in the daily life.

This time, in Stockare, we have integrated our Coolfox data into the IFTTT platform. For those who still are not familiarized with IFTTT (If This Then That) platform, don't worry, we will give you a few examples here.

Coolfox trackers send location, temperature, humidity, alert button and battery level data into the cloud platform, where you can customize notifications like geofencing and thresholds.... but now, we have gone a step further: It is integrated as a service in the IFTTT platform to connect these notifications with endless opportunities, like:

  • IF "I am away from my city" THEN "send a message to my mom <<I miss your food>>"
  • IF "temperature is below 10 ºC" THEN "tweet my son <<put your jacket on>>"
  • IF "button is pushed" THEN "ring my phone"
  • IF "button is pushed" THEN "write in a spreadsheet a new purchase order and send email to my supplier"
  • IF "temperature is above 5 ºC" THEN "send an email to insurance company saying <<Food defrosting. Now you handdle this!>>"

In the end, this kind of technology will allow us to simplify or automate daily tasks.
How would you use Coolfox trackers with IFTTT platform? drop us a line to [email protected]

IF you are interested THEN we are listening to you.
 ;)

How can we help?
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Give us an asset and we will track it!

11/6/2018

 
It has been a while since we first launched our Coolfox prototype.

Our trackers have been around different countries:
  • Spain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • South Africa
  • ...
​and they have been sensing the environment and keeping track of valuable assets of our partners and customers.
They have been able to track many different assets, such as:
  • Industrial Maintenance Equipments
  • Returnable Package, Containers and Pallets
  • Vehiacles: Cars, Wagons and Electric bikes
  • Food and brevages
  • Suitcases and Special Packaging

The results have been quite impressive so far and in the following image we have collected all the placed that our Coolfox trackers have visited already.

There is much more to come.
Keep posted.
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Pitching en BVenture

10/8/2018

 
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En Stockare, seguimos avanzando, mejorando nuestros productos y adaptándolos a las necesidades reales del mercado.

Por esta razón, participaremos en evento B–Venture 2018 que se celebra en el Palacio Euskalduna durante los días 16 y 17 de Octubre, donde además de conectar con el ecosistema de emprendedores del País Vasco (startups e inversores) realizaremos un "pitch" para dar a conocer nuestra startup.

B–Venture es el mayor evento de emprendimiento del norte de España. En las dos ediciones anteriores han participado más 200 startups, se han seleccionado a concurso 48 y se han invertido más de 2 millones de euros. Entre las empresas de capital riesgo e inversores, asistirán entre otros, Indra, CAF Ventures, Acciona, Microsoft, Iberdrola, Metxa, BStartup, Laboral Kutxa, Plug & Play Spain, Lanzadera o Adara Ventures.

Durante los dos días que dura el evento, dispondremos de un stand donde podréis acercaros para conocer lo que hacemos.
​Os esperamos!


Stockare, Tecnología para tomar posición

9/19/2018

 
Ayer, el periódico El Correo publicó un artículo sobre Stockare en relación al BVenture 2018 que se celebrará en Octubre en Bilbao.
El BVenture, es un evento que une las startups con potenciales inversores, para ello, las startups reciben una formación previo al evento.
Espero que os guste el artículo y nuestra historia particular.
Aquí podéis acceder al artículo: 
www.elcorreo.com/economia/localizadores-control-almacenes-20180918194659-nt.html
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Volvermos a lanzar pack: 10 Coolfox S

9/19/2018

 
Antes de todo, queremos agradecer a todo nuestros clientes que hicieron posible el lanzamiento de Coolfox GS y Coolfox S.
Ahora nos toca volver a lanzar la segunda promoción!
En esta promoción hemos incluido lo siguiente en el pack:
  • 10 localizadores Coolfox S
  • 1 año de suscripción
  • cable MicroUSB
  • gastos de envío

Realizar un seguimineto de la localización, temperatura y humedad en tiempo-real está en tus manos ;)
Si te interesa esta promoción y quieres un descuento... escríbenos:

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