Novedades sobre IoT (RTLS, RFID, Sigfox, BLE)

How we solve i4.0 problems

5/6/2019

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Pitching en BVenture

10/8/2018

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

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:

Más informacion

Stand en el BIEMH y en el IoT Week 2018

5/24/2018

La próxima semana participaremos en la Bienal de la Máquina Herramienta de la mano de BeDIGITAL by BIEMH junto con la participación de BEAZ. Tendremos un stand dónde podréis visitarnos desde el lunes 28 de mayo hasta el viernes 1 de junio.

Además, la semana siguiente (del 4 al 7 de junio) también participaremos en el IoT Week 2018 que se celebra en el Palacio Euskalduna. En este evento haremos una presentación, ya que hemos sido finalistas en la competición para startups.

La transformación digital será determinante en lo que a competitividad de la industria se refiere. El control de la información y conocimiento sobre los activos de una empresa y su entorno es vital para utilizar estos activos de forma más eficientes, que es precisamente lo que ofrecemos desde Stockare.

Si os pasáis por cualquiera de los dos eventos, os enseñaremos nuestras soluciones, además de hacer una demostración de Coolfox, un pequeño localizador que permite localizar activos de valor en tiempo real, como por ejemplo, equipamientos industriales, mercancías, paquetería, contenedores, etc. Envía la ubicación GPS, el estado de la temperatura y humedad en tiempo real. Además dispone un botón con en el que se pueden enviar alertas para avisar de un posible evento.

Venid a visitarnos para conocer más!

Pruebas de vuelo del sistema RFIDRONE

5/14/2018

Hace unas semanas estuvimos realizando junto con Drone by Drone pruebas de vuelo para el sistema RFIDrone. Este proyecto se está desarrollando para el Programa Europeo Neptune. El sistema RFIDrone combina las tecnologías RFID y Drone, siendo así capaz de realizar el inventario y control logístico en superficies extensas de almacenamiento (como los puertos) de una forma eficiente.

Las pruebas realizadas han servido para conocer mejor el sistema y sus capacidades. Con los resultados obtenidos se espera llevar a cabo mejoras y seguir realizando más pruebas. Más adelante se espera poder probarlo en un escenario real, en un entorno portuario o en un área logística donde realizar su validación comercial.

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