Tools, fixtures, WIP and returnables on one map
Manufacturing asset tracking shows where your tools, fixtures, work in progress, forklifts and returnable containers are, inside the plant and between sites. GPX pairs cellular GPS trackers with Bluetooth tags and the Scout AI platform, so your team stops searching, gets alerts on unauthorized movement and sees which equipment sits idle.
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Geofence each plant, yard and laydown area. When a trailer, generator or tagged tool moves outside its zone, you get an instant alert with its live location.
Follow parts, racks and equipment as they travel between your plants, warehouses and suppliers, with a location history for every trip.
See which supplier, customer or plant holds each rack, bin and tote, and how long it has been there.
Bluetooth tags on carts, gauges and fixtures show where each item was last seen inside the building, so crews spend the shift making product instead of hunting for it.
Tag WIP carts, totes and staged material to see where each batch waits, how long it dwells and which area is building a queue.
Ask Scout AI plain-language questions, such as which forklifts sat idle last week, and get answers drawn from your own location data.
GPX trackers are IP67 rated and anti-tamper, so they hold up in dusty plants, wet yards and outdoor storage, and you get an alert if someone tries to remove one.
One Map for Every Site: See assets and alerts across plants, yards and warehouses in a single view, without switching tools.
Geofences in Seconds: Scout AI geofences every site in seconds, and unauthorized movement fires an instant alert to your team.
AssetTrack runs up to 10 years on one daily GPS fix, mounts by magnet with no wiring and reads nearby GPX Bluetooth tags. Use it on trailers, generators, compressors and outbound racks.
Hardware and Service Included: No separate hardware purchase to start tracking.
No Wiring Required: A magnetic mount means no maintenance shutdown to install.
IP67 and Anti-Tamper: Built for dusty plants, wet yards and outdoor storage.
AssetTrack Mini has a small profile and an internal magnet, so it hides on steel tooling, welders and portable machines where a larger tracker would get knocked off.
Up to 5 Years of Battery: Fewer battery swaps across a large tool fleet.
Hardware and Service Included: The device and the platform come together.
Hides on Steel: IP67 and anti-tamper, with a profile that stays out of the way.
Returnable Containers and Inventory
Racks, bins, totes and dunnage are costly to replace, and they spend much of their life off your property. Tag them and you can see which supplier, customer or plant holds each one.
Learn more about returnable container tracking.
GPS Outside, Bluetooth Inside
Most plants need two kinds of industrial tracking. Cellular GPS trackers cover trailers, yard equipment and assets on the road. Bluetooth tags cover the small, numerous items inside the building.
A factory tracking system should tell you where material is waiting and which equipment is sitting still. GPX reports location, dwell time and idle time for tagged assets, so supervisors act on the floor today instead of on last week’s report.
Tag WIP carts and staged sub-assemblies to see which area holds them and how long they have waited. Long dwell times point to the stations where material queues up.
Idle and dwell analytics show which forklifts, lifts and tuggers are moving and which stay parked. Use that data to move equipment to busy areas before you buy or rent more.
Every tagged gauge, die or fixture keeps a location history. When a tool goes missing before a changeover, you check where it was last seen instead of searching every cell.
Supervisors can ask Scout AI where an asset is or what sat idle on second shift, and get a plain-language answer without pulling a report.
GPX trackers act as hubs for the Bluetooth tags around them, so one AssetTrack or RoadTrack Wired can report the tagged items nearby. AssetTag Pro does not need a GPX gateway on site at all, because phones and devices already in the field pick it up. You choose how much hardware each area needs.
Manufacturers usually run AssetTag Pro on racks, totes and returnables, AssetTag Edge on tools and work in progress inside the plant, and SmartLabel on outbound shipments. Related solutions: returnable container tracking, inventory tracking and asset tracking. See every GPX tracking solution or all industries.
Case Study
See how our customers have used our tracking solutions to improve their supply chain operations, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Manufacturing Asset Tracking Questions, Answered
What plant, operations and supply chain teams ask before they choose an industrial asset tracking system.
Manufacturing asset tracking uses GPS trackers and Bluetooth tags to show where tools, fixtures, work in progress, forklifts and returnable containers are right now. It replaces walking the floor and calling other sites. GPX builds the trackers, the tags, the network and the platform, so every tagged asset appears on one map with movement alerts and idle-time reports. See how asset tracking works.
Most plants use GPS and Bluetooth together. GPS works well outdoors on trailers, yard equipment and freight, but signals weaken inside metal buildings. Bluetooth tags handle indoor items and report through a nearby GPX tracker or gateway. Passive RFID only records an item when it passes a fixed reader, while a Bluetooth tag keeps reporting where it sits without anyone scanning it.
You can track almost anything that moves or goes missing: hand tools, gauges, dies and fixtures, WIP carts and totes, forklifts and lifts, generators and compressors, trailers in the yard, and racks or bins sent to suppliers. Larger and outdoor assets usually get an AssetTrack or AssetTrack Mini, while small indoor items get an AssetTag Edge or AssetTag Pro.
Battery life depends on the device and how often it reports. AssetTrack lasts up to 10 years on one daily GPS fix, and AssetTrack Mini up to 5 years. AssetTag Pro runs up to 3 years. AssetTag Edge lasts up to 4 years on a CR2032, and its batteries are replaceable.
GPX deployments go live in days, not quarters. Battery trackers mount by magnet with no wiring, so there is no maintenance shutdown. AssetTag Pro ships activated with no app pairing, and you hang, stick or screw it in place. For forklifts or vehicles that you want hardwired, RoadTrack Wired uses a 2-wire install on 9 to 36 V DC power.
Yes. GPX sends location events to ERP, WMS and TMS systems through API, webhooks and data feeds. That lets planners and maintenance teams see where an asset is inside the tools they already use, without logging in to a separate screen. The GPX platform also keeps the full location history if you need to look further back.
In manufacturing, the return usually comes from three places: less time spent searching for tools and material, fewer replacement orders for items that were only misplaced, and better use of idle forklifts and equipment before buying more. Hardware and service are included, so there is no separate hardware purchase to recover. Book a live demo to see it with your assets.
