Smartphones & QR Codes Are Changing Physical Asset Management

In general, smart devices allow plant employees to easily check equipment condition, inspections, or the status of repairs and send equipment action requests, like condition entry, request for condition testing and disconnects.

Some Uses for QR Codes and Smart Devices in Reliability Information Management

1. Enter immediate problem notification
2. Display installed equipment name plate and design information, such as bearing ID, brush data, breaker settings
3. Display documents like manuals, installation procedures, lube procedures, lockout/tagout
4. Search for replacements in stores
5. Display previous and current condition entries
6. Define an action for selected equipment, such as disconnect, test, clean
7. Display previous repair shop results
8. Send email about equipment/location
9. Update equipment state > install, stores, send to repair
10. Initiate an inspection route