A Louisville-based software and solutions company is about to unveil a new piece of technology that could have implications for Kentucky automakers like Toyota and Ford.
IGear Director of Partner and Client Services Tony Fink says sensors capture everything on equipment in today’s factories. To help deal with the deluge of data, Fink says “squeak” technology was developed.
He says this messaging process is akin to “tweets.” Fink says such messaging can alert plant employees to production problems. “Real time data and funneling it and configuring it, so they can take action on it in real time. And so, how do you do that? You get it to their smart watch or their smart phone,” said Fink.
Fink says the technology could also help avoid downtime on assembly lines or even reduce the need for recalls. IGear is releasing the “Squeaks” messaging app in October.?
