Real‑time asset visibility demo

Indoor location tracking is a way to find devices inside a building, where satellite-based GPS usually falls short. At MFGCON on April 14-15 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 42Gears and partner RMS Omega showed that kind of tracking for factory floors and other indoor operations. (ncmep.org) (42gears.com) The demo centered on SureMDM InLocate, a 42Gears feature that uses an existing Wi‑Fi network to pinpoint enrolled devices inside a facility. 42Gears says the system can show a device on a map, trigger a remote buzz, and set geofences without adding separate beacon hardware. (42gears.com) RMS Omega describes InLocate as a module inside 42Gears’ SureMDM software, which is used for mobile device management across enterprise hardware. The reseller says admins upload a floor plan, define points of interest, calibrate zones, and then view live locations, last known locations, and movement history in the console. (rmsomega.com) (docs.42gears.com) That setup is aimed at a common factory problem: tools, scanners, tablets, and fixtures can disappear into large indoor spaces even when they never leave the building. 42Gears says missing devices create wasted search time, lost revenue, and security risks when sensitive equipment cannot be located quickly. (42gears.com) The pitch at a manufacturing conference is straightforward: if a line team can see where a rugged handheld or shared device was last used, it can cut downtime tied to searching. RMS Omega also says the software can surface heatmaps, weak Wi‑Fi areas, and movement patterns that can be used to adjust workflows and connectivity on the floor. (ncmep.org) (rmsomega.com) The technology is built for indoor spaces because GPS is often unreliable under roofs, across multiple rooms, or on different floors. InLocate’s documentation says companies create a digital map of a site by uploading floor plans and placing points of interest, with recommended spacing of 8 to 10 meters for accuracy. (docs.42gears.com) 42Gears markets the product to warehouses, manufacturing plants, hospitals, and construction sites that rely on rugged mobile devices. The company says it serves more than 23,000 customers in 170-plus countries and has logged more than 7 million deployments across its platform. (42gears.com 1) (42gears.com 2) RMS Omega’s role in the demo reflects a channel model common in industrial tech, where manufacturers buy software through solution providers that also handle setup and support. RMS Omega says it is a 42Gears partner, and its SureMDM materials emphasize deployment, migration help, and remote support for enterprise fleets. (rmsomega.com 1) (rmsomega.com 2) For manufacturers, the value of the demo was less about a new gadget than about shrinking the time between “where is it?” and “here it is.” The companies used MFGCON to show that visibility layer in a setting built around practical ways to improve plant efficiency and competitiveness. (ncmep.org) (42gears.com)