Material Handling: Navigating Operational Challenges
Challenges in material handling include billing discrepancies and equipment accountability, manual grading processes affecting quality assurance, railway siding efficiency issues impacting profitability, and pilferage and loss prevention concerns during transport.
Pilferage and Loss Prevention
During transport, coal trucks may dump high-quality coal and pick up inferior quality coal, leading to losses. Wagons may be misplaced or become untraceable, resulting in significant damages.
Billing Discrepancies and Equipment Accountability
Material handling equipment is often rented out, leading to complexities in billing and accountability. Processes are required to verify equipment usage before payment, leading to inefficiencies and delays.
Grade Control and Quality Assurance
Grade control processes are manual, leading to errors in segregating materials and tagging trucks. Inaccurate grading results in downstream quality issues, affecting the final product's quality and performance.
Railway Siding Efficiency
Loading companies at railway sidings must adhere to government guidelines regarding turnaround time and wagon loading.
Automated Billing and Acconting
Cognecto's sensor-based technology accurately tracks equipment usage, fuel consumption, and operating hours. This data seamlessly integrates with billing software, automating payment processes and ensuring accurate accounting.
Sensor Integration
Utilizes sensors to track equipment usage.
Direct Billing Integration
Links sensor data directly to billing software.
Mobile App Backup
Offers a mobile app for manual input in case sensor data is unavailable.
Grade Control Optimization
GPS Integration
Utilizes RTK GPS technology for centimeter-level accuracy.
Real-time Visibility
Provides complete visibility to stakeholders throughout the process.
Material Tagging
Tags materials accurately during loading and unloading.
Vision Analytics for Efficiency
vision analytics tools optimize stockpiling and loading processes at railway sidings, reducing loading time and ensuring uniform loading patterns. This minimizes delays and prevents damages during transport.
Vision Analytics
Utilizes vision technology for efficient stockpiling and loading.
Optimized Loading
Ensures uniform loading patterns for efficient transport.
Damage Reduction
Minimizes damages by optimizing loading processes.
Telematic Device for Asset Tracking
specialized telematic devices for tracking railway wagons, even in remote locations. This device operates without battery for extended periods and provides accurate location data, reducing losses due to misplaced or disconnected wagons.
Telematic Device
Tracks wagons for extended periods without battery.
Location Tracking
Provides accurate location data for lost or disconnected wagons.
Cost Savings
Helps to minimize losses due to misplaced or disconnected wagons.
Enhance billing accuracy, operational efficiency, and material quality
ThyssenKrupp Group utilizes Cognecto's sensor-based technology at their Dolbe Steel plant in Maharashtra to streamline payment processes for rented equipment, leading to a 15% increase in billing accuracy.
Hindalco, employs Cognecto's software at railway sidings to enhance turnaround time for loading and unloading, resulting in a 10% improvement in operational efficiency.
benefits from Cognecto's vision analytics, reducing damages by 90% during loading delays and ensuring material quality, contributing to a more reliable supply chain.
15%
Billing and Accounting Precision
90%
Grade Control Enhanceament
9%
Optimizing Turnaround Time