REMOTE REPAIR
REASSURANCE REMOTE ACCESS TO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ENABLES CONTRACTORS TO SOLVE MACHINERY ISSUES, UPDATE DESIGN FILES AND MORE, WHILST MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING. POSITION PARTNERS’ TOKARA LINK GIVES WORKERS ACCESS TO MACHINES WHETHER THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT STATES OR DOWN THE ROAD.
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ocial distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic mean sites and contractors need to adjust the way they work to keep everyone on site safe. In some cases, this means switching to electronic systems to avoid unnecessary contact. In an effort to provide technical support to any site across Australia efficiently,
Position Partners created Tokara Link, an Australian-designed construction equipment telematics solution. The solution is designed to improve efficiency and productivity in earthworks and civil construction projects and is useful to help with the upkeep of social distancing practices. Another important benefit of using Tokara
Position Partners created Tokara Link in an effort to provide technical support to any site across Australia efficiently.
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Link is the opportunity to avoid downtime. In the construction industry downtime has no price limit and the industry is well versed on its costly impacts. For example, if crews are working on a job two hours north of Perth and a machine goes down, it’s likely the entire crew will cease production until the machine can be fixed. As technicians are not often based on
