Worksites get a digital tool-up

Hilti and Trackunit have partnered-up to advance digital transformation in the construction industry.

Construction technology firm Hilti, together with Trackunit, an industry leader in fleet management services, is now able to strengthen its ON!Track solution. At the same time, the Trackunit platform will be enriched with additional tool-related data, the firms said.

“Connectivity is rapidly changing our industry. Through this partnership, we leverage our joint expertise to further connect tools, machinery and service vans around construction sites in the near future – ultimately providing customers with innovative and integrated solutions that improve productivity and profitability,” said Michael Neidow, EVP at Hilti and head of the tool services business unit.

The partnership seeks to expand the ever-growing network of Trackunit devices, providing increased connectivity around the globe through advanced Bluetooth technology. It enables the industry to detect tags on smaller tools and equipment, capture insights from tool and equipment data and offer an integrated customer experience across platforms, said the companies.

“By partnering with global market leader Hilti, we can further realize the collective digital business transformation of our industry,” said Soeren Brogaard, CEO of Trackunit. “Together, we are uniquely positioned to help customers unlock insights from light equipment and tools, providing ample opportunity in decision-making, efficiency and continuous learning.”

Data insights are now being made available across the two platforms in real time, so that tools registered in Hilti’s ON!Track system can be viewed on the Trackunit platform, and heavy machinery equipped with Trackunit hardware can be viewed in ON!Track.

“The integration will deliver a standardized and stronger customer experience out of the box ­– eliminating the need for custom configuration and expensive IT integrations.” said Brogaard.

The companies describe their partnership as a new digitalization frontier in construction.

Trackunit is a SaaS-based IoT solution and machine insights provider to the global construction equipment industry.

The Hilti Group, founded in 1941, supplies the worldwide construction and energy industries with technologically leading products, systems, software and services and has about 31,000 team members in more than 120 countries.