Asset Utilization Monitoring
Service Insight's Asset Utilization Monitoring delivers real-world sensor data that reveals how equipment is actually used. Lab teams can make better, data-driven decisions about maintenance schedules, capital investments, space design, and operational efficiency. Making business case for needed equipment and assets becomes straightforward
Features
Usage intensity and activity patterns reveal how heavily each asset is used, enabling predictive maintenance schedules that align service intervals with real operational demand.
Monitor utilization across a wide range of lab equipment with flexible sensor options, including door monitors, power socket monitors, occupancy sensors, and passage counters designed for diverse laboratory environments.
Service Insight captures utilization using multiple sensing methods, including door activity, power consumption, occupancy detection, and people passage counting to reveal how assets are actually used.
Sensors operate for 5–10 years on a single battery, delivering continuous utilization monitoring with minimal maintenance and no frequent battery replacements.
Deployment takes minutes with wireless sensors that install without modifying equipment. Door sensors, power monitors, occupancy sensors, and passage counters can be added across the lab quickly and without disrupting operations.
Cortex-powered Asset Health Score continuously evaluates the condition of each cold storage asset using device telemetry, maintenance history, asset demographics, and ticketing activity to identify potential risks early.
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Key Benefits
Contract Optimization
Align maintenance schedules and service terms to actual equipment utilization. When you understand how heavily each piece of equipment is used, you can eliminate unnecessary servicing of underutilized assets while ensuring adequate maintenance for heavily used instruments. Negotiate service contracts based on demonstrated demand, reducing unnecessary costs and improving reliability.
Capital & Space Investment Proof
Support equipment and infrastructure budgets with quantified utilization data. Instead of relying on anecdotal evidence, demonstrate genuine operational need with real numbers. Use occupancy data to justify investments in redundant shared equipment or identify consolidation opportunities. Make efficient space design decisions based on actual usage patterns rather than assumptions.
Operational Efficiency
Identify and eliminate workflow bottlenecks caused by equipment unavailability. Optimize equipment placement based on usage patterns and streamline shared resource scheduling. Reduce wait times for critical instruments and improve overall lab throughput by understanding precisely how and when your equipment is being used.
FAQ
Service Insight deploys connected sensors on laboratory equipment to track utilization through three complementary methods: door-based monitoring (measuring opening frequency and duration for cold storage and incubators), occupancy-based tracking (percentage of working day shared equipment is actively in use), and power-based monitoring (determining active operation versus idle modes).
Instead of applying fixed maintenance schedules based on manufacturer recommendations, align maintenance cadence to actual equipment usage. Equipment used 20+ hours per week requires a different maintenance frequency than equipment used 5 hours per week. Utilize monitoring reveals this variance, allowing you to optimize service schedules and negotiate service contracts based on demonstrated demand.
Most equipment investment proposals rely on anecdotal evidence—"the biosafety cabinet is always in use" or "people keep waiting on that instrument." Utilization monitoring quantifies these operational needs with real data: equipment occupancy percentages, usage intensity patterns, and capacity constraints. Show that a shared biosafety cabinet runs at 95% occupancy to justify purchasing a second one.
Align maintenance schedules and service terms to actual equipment utilization. When you understand how heavily each piece of equipment is used, you can eliminate unnecessary servicing of underutilized assets while ensuring adequate maintenance for heavily used instruments. Negotiate service contracts based on demonstrated demand, reducing unnecessary costs and improving reliability.
Support equipment and infrastructure budgets with quantified utilization data. Instead of relying on anecdotal evidence, demonstrate genuine operational need with real numbers. Use occupancy data to justify investments in redundant shared equipment or identify consolidation opportunities. Make efficient space design decisions based on actual usage patterns rather than assumptions.
Identify and eliminate workflow bottlenecks caused by equipment unavailability. Optimize equipment placement based on usage patterns and streamline shared resource scheduling. Reduce wait times for critical instruments and improve overall lab throughput by understanding precisely how and when your equipment is being used.
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Anthony Uzzo
Founder & CEO, Service Insight