Prolift Handling, part of the Pewag group, is one of Europe’s leading distributors of lifting and materials handling equipment. Its services division, the largest in Ireland, provides inspections and certification for a wide range of equipment.
The company relies on CoreRFID’s CheckedOK system to deliver its service, giving customers immediate access to online reports on the outcome of service inspections. Inspection failure trend analysis is built into the system, so faulty equipment can be quickly repaired or replaced, and patterns in equipment failures can be identified before they become bigger problems.
“Prolift is proud of its reputation as a reliable supplier of high-quality products and services. The CheckedOK system is a central part of the delivery of our services to our customers.” – Darragh Hickey, Sales Director, Prolift Handling Ltd.
Automatic generation of certificates
Prolift supports customers across many industry sectors, providing visual inspection, proof load testing, preventative maintenance, repair and overhaul of equipment.
Engineers use a mobile or handheld device to select the asset due for inspection, identified using an RFID tag, a barcode label or a visible asset number if neither of the other methods is available. This triggers the right inspection list and links the results to that specific asset.
Once completed, results are sent to the database, and CheckedOK automatically generates the appropriate certificate, viewable online and, optionally, sent by email. Data can be accessed directly by Prolift staff or customers and exported for use in other applications.
Inspection failure trend analysis across a growing tag base
Prolift manages over 10,000 items of equipment using CheckedOK, with more RFID tags added as the fleet grows. Given the range of equipment covered by its engineers, including kit from manufacturers such as Gunnebo, Kitto, Haakon, Ableforge, J&L and Swedmach, the system needed real flexibility in how inspection questionnaires are built.
The standard system comes with many questionnaires already built in, and others can be added or adapted for particular customers or to keep pace with evolving safety standards. Prolift has also added pre-use checks alongside its formal inspection schedule, giving engineers and customers an extra layer of assurance between statutory tests.
Assigning job lists to engineers
CheckedOK is accessed by job controllers and inspecting engineers, with reports available to Prolift’s operations management and customers. Job controllers and field engineers assign jobs, locations and equipment lists to specific engineers.
Each engineer has their own profile, showing which equipment types they’re qualified to inspect. They’re presented with a list of equipment to check, and any assets not found can be flagged as missing. Inspection questions guide the checks and collect data about each asset.
Engineers can use their mobile camera to photograph any asset during inspection, sent alongside the test results as confirmation of damage where relevant.
Reporting lets Prolift staff or customers view asset details at any site, inspection history and any photographs provided by inspectors. Opening up access to clients has helped Prolift offer a stronger customer service, and the company actively promotes the system as central to how it delivers that service.
The benefits
The Prolift CheckedOK solution provides:
- Individual inspection schedules for engineers
- Immediate access to inspection results
- Data on missing and relocated assets
- Inspection failure trend analysis across the full equipment base