ToolHound presented a detailed webinar describing what their technology is, how it functions, and how it benefits companies in the construction, mining, and oil & gas industries.

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Roundtable Tool &
Equipment Tracking
Webinar

2. 2January 27, 2016
Today’s Agenda
Topic
•Who is ToolHound
•What is ToolHound Tool & Equipment Management
Questions & Answer Session
– What business problem does tool & equipment
tracking solve?
– What's changed with ToolHound 5 Tool and
Equipment Management?
– Can ToolHound 5 work in remote areas?
– How do I evaluate tool & equipment tracking for my
application?
– What is the typical ROI?
– Your Questions
Graham Cooper
Senior Account Executive
ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext 104
Graham.cooper@toolhound.com
Presenter

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Who Is ToolHound Inc.?
• ToolHound has been a leader in tool and
equipment tracking systems for 28 years
• Current staff have more than 72 years
experience
• Built on customer feedback

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What Is ToolHound?
ToolHound is the leading software for tool and
equipment management
– Selected by over 3,000 companies throughout the world
in various industries including:
• Construction, natural resources, chemical processing, power
generation and transportation
– Multinational customers include:
• Bechtel, Irving Oil, Dow Chemical, Alstom Power, PCL
Corporation, Weyerhaeuser, Hertz, AMECO Shell Oil,
• Conoco Phillips, DeBeers, BHP Billiton

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What Is ToolHound?
• ToolHound is scalable, powerful, flexible and easy to
use
• ToolHound is available in two versions
– ToolHound On Premise
• Provides support for a WAN and is suited for single location or a
corporate wide application
• Installs on your computer equipment
– ToolHound Cloud Edition
• Is an subscription service offered to offload maintenance of the
server and database
• Resides on ToolHound secure servers.

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What is ToolHound?
Modules / Features:
– Inventory / Asset Control - Core Program
– Maintenance Module
– Rental Module
– Replenishment Module
– Wireless (Real time) and Batch Scanners
– Quick Issue and Return
– Tool Kitting
– Employee Certification
– Reporting

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What is ToolHound?
• What customers have to say:
“During the past 12 months that ToolHound was employed, we
saved $92,000 in reduced tool and equipment inventory loss”
Gary Kuefler – Agrium
“It’s a well thought out system. Everywhere it’s been installed
we’ve had better control”
Steve Njos, Bechtel

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ToolHound 5
• PC, LAN or Internet
• Multiple tool cribs
• Multiple job sites
• Browser based
• Silverlight
• Client/Server
• Unlimited users or
Unlimited Locations

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What business problem does tool &
equipment tracking solve?
• Reduce losses due to:
– Theft, hoarding, duplication or misplaced
• Increase productivity
– Eliminate down time searching for tools
– Ensure tools and consumables are in stock when needed
– Reduce time spent issuing and returning assets
• Reports
– Provide detailed reports for management and accounting
• Multi job site support
– Track tools and equipment between job sites

10. 10January 27, 2016
What is new with ToolHound 5?
ToolHound 5 has been completely redeveloped from
scratch using the latest Silverlight technology.
Updates to:
• Inventory
• Transactions
• Locations
• Purchasing
• Service
• Internal Billing
• External Rental

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Can ToolHound 5 work in remote
areas?
• Remote support
– Track tools and equipment between job sites using cloud based
browser or company intranet.
– Enter data remotely on handheld and sync later
– The ToolHound SecureCrib uses RFID to provide automated tool
issue and returns. No attendant required.

12. 12January 27, 2016
What is the typical ROI?
• Assume 50,000 transactions a year for tool check in/check
out process
– Time Saved by Tradesman at a rate of $22/hour, saved = $9,167 per
year.
– Workers are getting their tools 50% faster $8,000 per year.
– Annual Physical Count in half the time and save an average of
$3,000 per year.
– Average company spends 1.5 hours per day looking for tools,
ToolHound cuts this time by at least 50%, for $3,000 per year.
– Reduction of Tool Loss $5,000 saved annually.
– tools are retrieved, instead of replaced, $5,000 saved per year.
– 5% reduction by shedding excess inventory, $25,000
– TOTAL AVERAGE SAVING = $58,167 in one year

13. 13January 27, 2016
Q& A ROUNDTABLE
What are your question?

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Thank you
• Tech Support
– Phone or email
– 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM EST
– Online Knowledge base
• Services
– OnTrack
• On site installation and
configuration
– Custom Development
• Custom reports or specific
feature enhancements.
Graham Cooper
Senior Account Executive
ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext 104
Graham.cooper@toolhound.com
Contact me for more
information

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BACKGROUND SLIDES ON
TOOLHOUND 5

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Inventory / Asset Control
• Tracks equipment, hand tools and consumables
• Standardized part catalog
• Master record for each item
– Part number
– Description
– Unit number (for larger assets)
– Category
– Purchase date and vendor
• Maintains quantities of each item at each site
• Transaction history for each item

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Main Inventory Screen

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Issue and Return
• Using bar code/RFID scanners, tools and equipment
can quickly and easily be issued and/or returned
• Employee certification ensures that employees have
received proper training on equipment, reducing
accidents and damaged equipment
• Multiple sites can receive and issue equipment

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Individual Inventory Screen

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Maintenance
• Maintenance can be scheduled based on either
usage, regular time intervals or metered usage
• Work orders automatically generated
• Track work order status
• Track maintenance related expenses
• Track equipment sent out for external repair
• Reduce break downs, increase equipment life and
improve safety

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Maintenance Screen

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Replenishment
• Automated purchase order report generation based
on minimum inventory levels
• Automated receiving
• Manual ordering and receiving
• Track backorders
• Supports multiple locations/tool cribs
• Advanced reporting

23. 23January 27, 2016
Purchase Order Screen

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Scanners
Dolphin 99EX
Windows mobile
Psion Workadbout PRO
RFID & Bar Codes
ToolHound Kiosk
self serve scanner
RFID or Bar Code

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ToolHound SecureCrib
The ToolHound SecureCrib usesRFID to provide automated tool issue and
returns. No attendant required.
Available with or without secure accesscontrol.