Transform Asset Management, Optimize Facilities and Trim Down Operational Costs Through IoT: AlignTogether Helps to Expedite Your IoT Development

The IoT paradigm, though nascent, has already opened the doors for groundbreaking innovations and increased the quality of asset utilization in various industries. Multiple companies, across business verticals and geographies, have found ways to leverage connected devices, data from sensors, cloud computing, and advanced analytical capabilities to streamline processes, reshape outdated business models and bring new value to their clients.

AlignTogether, a seasoned software vendor with vast experience in IoT consulting and development, helps companies realize the immense potential of IoT; we help those seeking to embark on large-scale IoT projects but lacking in-house expertise to conduct it properly.

Our team of Internet of Things development experts assists firms in overcoming the technological challenges of IoT implementation such as engineering of scalable architectures, establishing automatic management, moving from closed to open systems, etc.

Being an experienced IoT development company, we cover all the bases:

• Developing custom, platform-agnostic enterprise IoT solutions, upon which advanced functionalities, tailored to specific business environments, can be built to achieve high-value outcomes;
• Engineering software that goes into devices, advanced analytical tools at the cloud level, and gateway software; we cover the entire IoT infrastructure;
• Helping reshape business operations in innovative ways by integrating IoT with companies’ BPMs, logistics tools, gas and water management platforms, HVAC and lighting systems, back-up devices and so on;
• Establishing high-level of manageability of geographically distributed assets, setting up intuitive management platforms that send out dynamic alerts and allow tracking and coordinating the performance of different business units;
• Building and deploying versatile IoT management consoles that help unify and streamline business processes;
• Connecting your existing appliances and sensors to the cloud. Legacy hardware tends to last long so it might not be feasible to rip-and-replace it completely. Instead, we embed intelligent gateways into them to push data seamlessly out to the cloud-based analytics solutions where it can be analyzed;

IoT implementation allows you to:

• To bridge interoperability gaps and between operational tech and information tech;
• To continuously monitor the location of every asset - freight, vehicle, etc., - throughout your entire supply chain;
• T gain maximum visibility into asset health and utilization and enhance product diagnostics;
• To track the performance of your machines and equipment against KPIs, enable preventive corrective actions to increase uptime, prevent failures and increase the efficiency of your factories;
• To get a competitive edge by digitizing physical assets and reducing the number of unplanned assets write-offs that stem from outdated asset management processes;
• To adequately collect every bit of important data from industrial processes, extract insights, adjust and optimize production workflows.

Internet of Things development rapidly gains momentum. Connected technologies are currently being applied in:

• Smart Energy

  Using custom IoT solutions, building managers can easily collect energy usage data, push it out to the cloud through cellular networks (without involving buildings’ IT systems), systematically analyze, evaluate and model power consumption patterns to optimize performance and reduce equipment maintenance costs. 

• Smart warehouses

  IoT technologies help monitor stock in real-time, track the receipt of materials and upcoming deliveries, execute efficiently First in, First out (FIFO) inventory management for perishable goods, and clearly assess the demand for certain parts based on how quickly they are removed from shelves (smart shelves, equipped with sensors). IoT allows warehouse managers to know (based on the data from sensors and RFID tags) the precise location of a certain product within a warehouse as well as the progress status of every process; it enables them to access critical information, such as instructions, from anywhere, without being constrained to workstations.

  Overall, by making your warehouse smart, you’ll reduce manual labor and gain unparalleled visibility into your inventories.

• Logistics

  By leveraging custom mobile asset tracking solutions and digitizing fleet management, you can gain full visibility and control of your valuable assets, enhance the speed and shipping accuracy, increase fleet safety and efficiency, and reduce preventable accident rates. IoT helps to track and secure your delivery chain, monitor and mitigate risks associated with cross-continental deliveries (delays, physical damages, piracy, and diversion) and opens vast optimization opportunities. By monitoring the behavior patterns of your drivers, you can identify risk areas and suggest improvements to cut down on fuel consumption and, potentially, lower insurance premiums.

• Manufacturing

  IoT enables manufacturers to transform and optimize all stages of the product life cycle. Namely, the technology helps achieve complete visibility into the condition and status of industrial equipment, effectively track factory assets such as consumables and raw materials, reduce machinery downtime (thanks to predictive maintenance), and, overall, cut maintenance, service and repair costs.

• Retail

  Through gathering data at each step of the client’s journey - from intent to physical or virtual points of sale to actual purchase - retailers can get actionable insights into customer behavioral patterns and enhance their acquisition and retention strategies. Also, connected technologies help drive operational efficiencies.

• Healthcare

  By leveraging the new generation of connectivity and IoT apps, medical firms can proactively track and manage their assets, ensure controlled storage conditions and establish integration of medical devices. Also, the tech enables healthcare providers to drastically improve patient care; Having remote access to patient data, for instance, they can ensure both the continuity and quality of care while giving patients, particularly those with chronic conditions, more independence.