Service Line: Downstream oil & gas environments, including refineries and large industrial facilities
Solution: Automated In Plant Equipment Center (AIPEC)
Country: USA
United Safety helped an onsite operator eliminate lost equipment and billing errors with an Automated In-Plant Equipment Center (AIPEC). By combining GPS tags with geo-fencing around the equipment hub, the client gained real-time equipment tracking, accurate rental billing, and automated return reminders – cutting downtime and improving resource management across the site.
Challenge:
Rented equipment often went missing leading to issues with billing and resource management.
Solution:
An Automated In Plant Equipment Center (AIPEC). Equipment was tagged with GPS tags to enable continuous location tracking in real time. Geo-fencing around the hub enabled accurate check-in and check-out of equipment.
Result:
Equipment could be easily tracked and located with GPS tracking while geo-fencing enabled accurate billing.
Key Customer Benefits
- Real-time equipment tracking – GPS tags allow equipment to be located instantly, whenever needed.
- Accurate billing – Geo-fencing automatically logs equipment as it leaves and returns the hub, eliminating rental-time disputes.
- Single daily billing – Multiple check-outs within 24 hours are billed as one day, preventing double charges.
- Automated return reminders – Supervisors get an automatic alert if equipment isn’t returned within two days.
