IoT Tracking & Fleet Management for IBC Containers
Smart IBC IoT Tracking for Safe and Efficient Container Fleet Management
With our IoT solution for IBCs, companies maintain full visibility of their entire container fleet at all times. Metallic IBCs are valuable reusable assets, and their efficient management is essential for controlling costs, ensuring safety, and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Our solution combines advanced hardware, powerful software, and reliable connectivity in one integrated system. Through an intuitive dashboard, you gain complete transparency over the location, condition, and utilization of your container fleet. Real-time insights, ADR-compliant fleet management, and the highest standards of data security help you optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve supply chain efficiency.
Why Professional IBC Container Management Is Essential
IBCs are worth between €2,500 and €10,000 per unit. Losses, damage, or inefficient management can have significant financial consequences. With our IoT tracking solution, you can solve all key challenges:
- Shipping & location management: Always maintain full visibility of where your containers are located.
- Customer dwell time: Optimize storage durations, avoid overstocking, and increase circulation speed.
- Fleet control & empty container management: Manage your container fleet efficiently, reduce costs, and optimize transport and logistics processes.
- Damage management: Benefit from automatic detection of shocks and damage, including full traceability back to the customer.
- Maintenance & ADR inspections: Plan maintenance and legally required inspections reliably, automatically, and clearly within the dashboard.
- Forecasting & production planning: Avoid bottlenecks through full transparency of available containers – whether empty at the customer site, with a cleaning partner, or in the empty container storage facility.
Our IoT Solutions for IBCs in Detail
Our solution combines hardware, software, and the necessary connectivity—complemented by intelligent features specifically developed for professional IBC management:
Hardware:
- Retrofittable for existing containers using a retrofit process – and of course also suitable for new IBCs.
- Robust and durable for demanding industrial use.
Software & Connectivity
- State-of-the-art interfaces for maximum flexibility in IBC management.
- Seamless integration into the dashboard – optionally directly into your ERP system via a secure API.
- Over-the-air updates for continuous improvements without effort.
- Intelligent network selection – reduce costs and optimize coverage.
- Highest data security in compliance with German data protection law (GDPR-compliant).
- Geofencing for precise location tracking and fast response times.
Visualization & Management Portal:
- Fully customizable dashboard with differentiated access rights for users, customers, and management.
- Real-time monitoring of your IBC container fleet – fill level, temperature, safety status, and additional key metrics.
- Clear visualization of all locations – full control wherever your containers are.
- Efficient fleet management through centralized control and analytics.
Custom statistics & alerts:
- Real-time notifications for critical or relevant events.
- Clear analysis and reporting for audits or internal processes.
- Optional automated evaluation and report generation.
Advanced Features for Your Container Monitoring:
- Fill level measurement – invasive and non-invasive: Precise measurement even in hazardous environments (ATEX, Zone 0, currently under certification) for full transparency of your container contents.
- Shock recording: Detection of potential damage caused by impacts or improper handling.
- Temperature monitoring: Ensuring product safety during storage and transportation.
- Internal pressure monitoring: Additional safety and optimized container utilization.
- Deep sleep mode: Automatic power-saving mode during inactivity for extended operating life.
Benefits of our IoT solution for IBC containers
- Cost reduction: Minimize empty runs, losses, and inefficient use of your container fleet.
- Increased safety: Early warning systems for damage, full ADR compliance, and protection against unauthorized use.
- Optimized planning: Precise forecasting for production and filling processes.
- All from a single source: Hardware, software, support, maintenance, and inspections – all “Made in Germany”.
Your fleet management in the digital age:
Our IoT solution makes your IBC container fleet transparent, controllable, and efficient – for maximum safety, cost efficiency, and operational control.
Consulting & Implementation
We don’t just deliver the hardware – upon request, we handle the complete installation on your containers, set up the portal, establish connectivity, and support you from planning through to commissioning. Everything from a single source, ready to use and tailored for maximum efficiency, transparency, and safety of your IBC fleet.
- Definition of relevant KPIs
- Rollout and implementation of the IoT solution
- Integration into your ERP system via API
- Optional services for cleaning, repair, and handling
Start today with a customized IoT solution for your IBC containers and take your container management to the next level.
