Toolhound is a leading tool and equipment management software used by over 3,000 companies globally, offering solutions to reduce losses and increase productivity in various industries. The latest version, Toolhound 5, features enhanced tracking capabilities, customizable modules, and support for remote areas, making it scalable and adaptable to user needs. Typical annual savings with Toolhound can reach over $58,000 through efficiencies gained in tool management and reduction in losses.

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Roundtable Tool &
Equipment Tracking
Webinar

2. 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
Presenter
Graham Cooper
Senior Account Executive
ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext 104
Graham.cooper@toolhound.com
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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
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10. 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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11. 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
is.sue and returns. No attendant required
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12. 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
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13. Q& A ROUNDTABLE
What are your question?
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14. 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.
Contact me for more
information
Graham Cooper
Senior Account Executive
ToolHound Inc. 800-387-8665 ext 104
Graham.cooper@toolhound.com
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15. BACKGROUND SLIDES ON
TOOLHOUND 5
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16. 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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17. Main Inventory Screen
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18. 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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19. Individual Inventory Screen
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20. 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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21. Maintenance Screen
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22. 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
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23. Purchase Order Screen
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24. Scanners
Dolphin 99EX
Windows mobile
Psion Workadbout PRO
RFID & Bar Codes
ToolHound Kiosk
self serve scanner
RFID or Bar Code
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25. ToolHound SecureCrib
The ToolHound SecureCrib uses RFID to provide automated tool issue and
returns. No attendant required.
Available with or without secure access control.
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