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Make our unified real-time location systems (RTLS) platform the foundation for workplace effectiveness. Leveraging your Wi-Fi infrastructure and harnessing the power of other wireless technologies, this one platform gives employees and managers across your organization the tools to keep people safe, protect key assets and optimize the way you work for safety and efficiency.
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Thousands of installations worldwide serving customers in manufacturing, distribution, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Enterprise-grade open RTLS platform using standard protocols (including Wi-Fi, BLE, low frequency and ultrasound) to cover all RTLS use cases.
Widest range of applications to drive staff safety, higher productivity and reduced costs across your operations.
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Turnkey, end-to-end solution that includes hardware, software and services from one source – backed by deep domain and industry knowledge.
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Real-time data introduces critical insights to the systems you rely on to manage your business. No other RTLS solution offers as full of range of integrations so that you extract maximum value from your technology stack. Our robust and flexible API has enabled integrations to systems for inventory control, building maintenance, security and much more.
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We power the safe workplace. Our real-time platform enables commercial and industrial organizations to protect their people, assets and environments, all while generating insights to operate more efficiently. The platform encompasses solutions for Proximity Management & Contact Tracing, Personal Duress, Evacuation Monitoring, Occupational Safety, Asset & Inventory Management and Environmental Monitoring. We’re proud to be part of Stanley Black & Decker, one of the world’s great industrial organizations trusted for tools and innovative solutions that empower people and organizations to get the job done.
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Gain critical data insights to trace COVID-19 contacts, reinforce social distancing, and build team-confidence in workplace safety.
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Track equipment to improve utilization, reduce loss and gain real-time visibility to your work in process (WIP) and inventory.
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Protect and monitor conditioned environments 24/7 – whether cold storage, server facilities or clean rooms – and integrate a wide range of other sensors.
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Maximize safety for employees, and increase productivity and efficiency across your operations with three core platform capabilities.
STANLEY RTLS is ideal for workplaces across these industries:
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“Our badges have become an essential piece of safety equipment like our masks and safety glasses. For me personally, the solution has helped me be more aware of safe social distancing.”
Build a Culture of Safety
Ensure Business Continuity
Improve Operations
Take Confident Measures
Empower your team to take control of their safety.
Prevent the disruption of operations due to an outbreak.
Leverage data insights to improve operational workflows.
Take informed swift action with real-time reports
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Alert & Correct. Report & Prevent.
Badges are assigned to and worn by team members and visitors to the facility
Audio / visual / vibration alerts allow for correction when team members come within 6’ range.
Reporting and analytics accelerate and automate contact outreach.
Additional STANLEY People Safety RTLS Solutions
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Duress Signaling for help confidently and discreetly
Site Safety Navigating occupational hazards in real-time
Evacuation Ensuring everyone has exited safely in the event of an emergency
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Since implementing the Contact Tracing and Proximity Management solution, the Stanley Black & Decker plant in New Britain, Connecticut, has documented impressive results and continues to improve workflow...
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When the COVID-19 pandemic broke, Stanley Black & Decker quickly made protecting its 54,000 employees a key priority, especially in its many manufacturing and fulfillment centers around the globe that needed to keep operating...
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Track equipment and inventory to reduce loss and increase operational efficiency.
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Stay ahead of inventory needs and avoid unnecessary costs.
Avoid Unnecessary Inventory Costs
Confidently pinpoint areas for operational improvement.
Optimize Operational Workflows
Prevent loss, theft, hoarding and misuse of assets.
Prevent Asset Loss
Save time spent searching and increase utilization/efficiency.
Save Time and Increase Asset Utilization
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Efficiently manage work-in-process (WIP) to optimize workflows, prevent delays, and safeguard valuable materials. Locate equipment, tools, and assets across the facility with real-time tracking.
Prevent loss and theft of valuable materials and inventory. Use maps and alerts to identify and retrieve valuable materials or equipment moved to unauthorized areas.
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Track and locate assets in real-time from equipment and parts to WIP.
Gain powerful data insights to improve operational workflows and equipment utilization.
Integrate with CMMS (computerized maintenance management systems), inventory control, purchasing and more.
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Monitor temperature, humidity, and equipment voltage to safeguard valuable condition-critical assets.
Safeguard Condition-Sensitive Materials
Report with confidence and use data to inform operational improvements
Analyze Historical Data for Accurate Reporting
Monitor voltage to address technical issues BEFORE they occur
Proactively Detect Equipment Issues
Prevent loss of valuable inventory from vaccines and medicines to perishable foods
Prevent Spoilage and Degradation of Assets
Have a single dashboard for real-time environmental monitoring across the enterprise
Monitor Condition-Sensitive Inventory Across Locations
Safeguard vaccines and pharmaceuticals with varied and strict temperature requirements -328°F to +284°F (-200°C to +140°C) Plan for secure storage and delivery of COVID-19 vaccine across the supply chain
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Monitor cold storage displays and inventory rooms across the enterprise Reduce loss of inventory incurred by equipment failure and other logistical issues
Monitor environmental conditions and equipment in real-time to protect inventory
Use live location mapping and instant alerts to swiftly address potential issues
Leverage analytics to identify patterns, report accurately, and optimize operations
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When the COVID-19 pandemic broke, Stanley Black & Decker quickly made protecting its 54,000 employees a key priority, especially in its many manufacturing and fulfillment centers around the globe that needed to keep operating to serve our customers.
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What does it take to implement an effective contact tracing solution in a manufacturing facility? The Stanley Black & Decker plant in New Britain, Connecticut, has been at the leading edge of implementing a solution that relies on RTLS to automate proximity management...
Since implementing the Contact Tracing and Proximity Management solution, the Stanley Black & Decker plant in New Britain, Connecticut, has documented impressive results and continues to improve workflow based on the analytics provided by the solution.
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That commitment not only led to a series of health and safety measures, but to significant innovation to help organizations everywhere operate safely in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. That is how our Contact Tracing solution came to be. We saw an opportunity to apply our considerable expertise in real-time technology to the urgent need to keep people safe. And because we care deeply about our own employees’ safety, it was natural that we would launch, test and refine Contact Tracing in one of our own plants; in fact, at the New Britain, Connecticut, plant where the iconic STANLEY FATMAX® tape measure is made. The plant employs some 360 people and covers two buildings of approximately 300,000 square feet. After an extensive pilot, the EH&S, operations and HR teams at the plant have gained valuable insights on the technical requirements and process changes for real-time Contact Tracing and how to drive adoption across the workforce – salaried and hourly, union and non-union. Here’s what we’ve learned. Real-Time Accuracy Requires Automation Before the pilot was implemented, contact tracing at our New Britain plant was 100% manual. At the end of each worker’s shift on Friday – whether at 3 pm, 11 pm or 7 am – every employee was asked to fill out a paper summary of everyone he or she was in close proximity to over the course of that week. Virtually no one can remember that level of detail over a five-day period, and there are still many non-memorable interactions to consider where team members may not have realized how close they were working near each other. Even if team members were able to remember everything, it would have been nearly impossible to pull together these paper logs to connect the dots and take action with the speed, accuracy and certainty necessary to be truly effective. Once the STANLEY Contact Tracing and Proximity Management solution was rolled out, our manufacturing plant saw the potential of an automated system. Instead of relying on employees’ memories, the solution can quickly generate a comprehensive, accurate report about who might have been exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace and take precise immediate measures. With historical insights about encounters, managers can also make sound decisions about changing workflows to further reduce risky interactions and improve social distancing. Transparency Encourages Adoption Understandably – there were some initial questions and concerns from employees who had wondered if the badges could be used to track more than proximity. When we spoke to Nicholas Gouin, the Assembly Value Stream Manager at the plant, he explained that once the team understood exactly how the solution works – and how it will benefit all in preventing an outbreak – everyone accepted the program as a critical safety measure. “We power on our badge and just go about our day,” said Gouin, who was instrumental in rolling out the solution. “Our badges have become an essential piece of safety equipment like our masks and safety glasses,” he continues. “For me personally, the solution has helped me be more aware of safe social distancing.” In the second post of this three-part series, we will cover the technical and workflow considerations involved in effectively rolling out the Contact Tracing and Proximity Management solution in our New Britain plant. ■
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Technical Considerations The pilot was launched using a series of gateways to facilitate communication (no enterprise Wi-Fi network was necessary for the implementation). The solution included a wireless badge for each team member. The badges are designed to communicate with each other in real time, alerting employees when they are too close for too long. The badges also store the day’s encounter details which, when returned to the charging station, are transmitted via gateway to the cloud for secure storage, management and retrieval. Alongside the technical implementation, our leaders in New Britain had to develop and refine processes for daily pickup, use, return and sanitation of the badges. Badge Assignment and Return Logistics As Nicholas Gouin, Assembly Value Stream Manager, explains, after receiving all of the equipment necessary for the solution, he and his coworkers focused on where the equipment would be located and what processes would be necessary to ensure consistent adoption and use. “We had to think through how pick-up, drop-off, sanitation and distribution would work for the employees in the two buildings of our campus,” Gouin says. Using industrial labels, they numbered the badges and assigned one to each employee. Recognizing that it would be inefficient and frustrating to search for a single badge in a bank of 360 devices, they also designed and built wall-mounted charging stations. The stations, with each holding 18 badges, are mounted in various parts of the building. When people arrive for their shift, it’s fast and easy for them to find and retrieve their assigned badge. When wearing the badge, they will receive a three-part alert – light, beep and vibration – if they are too close for too long. As part of the arrival process – which also includes a standard screening – team members and site visitors are observed powering on their device properly to ensure accuracy. At the end of a shift, employees insert their badges into a smart drop box, which has an exciter that automatically powers them off. The smart drop boxes are then gathered, badges are sanitized, and then they are returned to their assigned spot in a charging station. At that point, the day’s contact event data is transmitted via gateway to the cloud. Should someone become ill or test positive for COVID-19, an admin (following company privacy guidelines), can quickly generate a report delineating other team members who were in proximity to that person for at least 15 minutes or more – the recommended guidelines from the CDC. This allows only the affected individuals to be rapidly notified for additional precautionary measures, while enabling others to continue working safely. In our third and final post, Gouin and his colleagues share some of the tangible results achieved to date – along with lessons learned and best practices to help other organizations adopt STANLEY’s Contact Tracing and Proximity Management solution. ■
We had to think through how pick-up, drop-off, sanitation and distribution would work...
What does it take to implement an effective contact tracing solution in a manufacturing facility? The Stanley Black & Decker plant in New Britain, Connecticut, has been at the leading edge of implementing a solution that relies on RTLS to automate proximity management and contact tracing. However, beyond technical implementation there are other logistical and employee considerations that we had to acknowledge.
That commitment not only led to a series of health and safety measures, but to significant innovation to help organizations everywhere operate safely in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. That is how our Contact Tracing solution came to be. We saw an opportunity to apply our considerable expertise in real-time technology to the urgent need to keep people safe. And because we care deeply about our own employees’ safety, it was natural that we would launch, test and refine Contact Tracing in one of our own plants; in fact, at the New Britain, Connecticut, plant where the iconic STANLEY FATMAX® tape measure is made. The plant employs some 360 people and covers two buildings of approximately 300,000 square feet. After an extensive pilot, the EH&S, operations and HR teams at the plant have gained valuable insights on the technical requirements and process changes for real-time Contact Tracing and how to drive adoption across the workforce – salaried and hourly, union and non-union. Here’s what we’ve learned. Real-Time Accuracy Requires Automation Before the pilot was implemented, contact tracing at our New Britain plant was 100% manual. At the end of each worker’s shift on Friday – whether at 3 pm, 11 pm or 7 am – every employee was asked to fill out a paper summary of everyone he or she was in close proximity to over the course of that week. Virtually no one can remember that level of detail over a five-day period, and there are still many non-memorable interactions to consider where team members may not have realized how close they were working near each other. Even if team members were able to remember everything, it would have been nearly impossible to pull together these paper logs to connect the dots and take action with the speed, accuracy and certainty necessary to be truly effective. Once the STANLEY Contact Tracing and Proximity Management solution was rolled out, our manufacturing plant saw the potential of an automated system. Instead of relying on employees’ memories, the solution can quickly generate a comprehensive, accurate report about who might have been exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace and take precise immediate measures. With historical insights about encounters, managers can also make sound decisions about changing workflows to further reduce risky interactions and improve social distancing.
Transparency Encourages Adoption Understandably – there were some initial questions and concerns from employees who had wondered if the badges could be used to track more than proximity. When we spoke to Nicholas Gouin, the Assembly Value Stream Manager at the plant, he explained that once the team understood exactly how the solution works – and how it will benefit all in preventing an outbreak – everyone accepted the program as a critical safety measure. “We power on our badge and just go about our day,” said Gouin, who was instrumental in rolling out the solution. “Our badges have become an essential piece of safety equipment like our masks and safety glasses,” he continues. “For me personally, the solution has helped me be more aware of safe social distancing.” In the second post of this three-part series, we will cover the technical and workflow considerations involved in effectively rolling out the Contact Tracing and Proximity Management solution in our New Britain plant. ■
Immediate and Long-Term Value In the first three weeks alone, we observed a 30% decrease in overall encounters– an improvement in maintaining appropriate social distancing that plant leadership attributes to the solution’s real-time proximity alerting functionality.
Now we can precisely identify who may be affected, so we can privately address the matter with only those people and continue our operations safely.
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Off to a great start, we then began leveraging the solution’s analytics and reporting capabilities to identify patterns that might inform simple changes to our workflow - further reducing encounter risk. For instance, using the data, our team quickly learned that the most encounters were occurring at the end of each shift - when team members were clocking out for the day. This realization allowed the New Britain team to take swift action by installing additional time clocks, spaced strategically throughout the facility, in order to solve the problem and reduce risk.
First Three Weeks Encounter Reduction at Stanley Black & Decker Manufacturing Plant
Lessons Learned and Best Practices Now that STANLEY’s Contact Tracing and Proximity Management solution is part of standard operations at our New Britain plant, Gouin and the team are prepared to share lessons learned and best practices with others exploring the solution.
Once implemented, analytics showed most encounters occurred at shift boundaries (clock-out time) - prompting installation of additional time clocks spaced strategically around the plant.
•Reduce friction for team members. Make it as easy as possible for employees to retrieve, activate and secure their badges. Consider Gouin’s solution of creating smaller, more manageable charging stations where workers can quickly locate their assigned device. •Embed badge distribution into arrival procedures. Across industry sectors, most organizations have implemented new safety procedures when workers arrive. Make the badges part of standard safety protocols, such as temperature scans and PPE checks. Also include a “power on” check to avoid losing data if team members forget to turn on their badges. •Build a culture of safety. Address privacy concerns team members may have about the need to wear the badges. Communicate early and often about the “why” and “how” of the solution. Emphasize the health and safety benefits, including how quickly contacts can be traced, reported and addressed following a COVID-19 infection.
Keep an eye on the bigger picture, too. Unlike other solutions, a key advantage of the STANLEY Contact Tracing solution is that the overall platform offers robust capability beyond preventing spread of COVID-19. In addition to addressing the urgent, immediate needs for proximity management and contact tracing, it can be extended to support asset and inventory management, as well as environmental monitoring for protecting temperature critical assets. Leaders in the New Britain plant are already exploring how the solution can help increase the efficiency of materials distributed via the plant’s autonomous tugger train. Other organizations may also benefit from automated environmental monitoring to keep temperature-sensitive environments and materials safe. “When this first started, if one person got sick, we had to shut down the entire line as a precaution,” says Health and Safety Manager Bob Browning. “Now we can precisely identify who may be affected, so we can privately address the matter with only those people and continue our operations safely.” ■
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