A new set of intelligent automation tools is about to roll out across resource industries expected to boost safety and productivity sector-wide.
Ask Harry and Find Harry are the creations of Australian tech company, Contact Harald. Ask Harry’ is an automation assistant designed to enhance safety and productivity, while ‘Find Harry’ is an integrated location and tracking system that offers real-time information and last-seen location data.
While Ask Harry and Find Harry are standalone solutions, the two products can be merged together to offer complete system automation.
Matt Denton, Contact Harald’s CPO, says the two technologies combined could be a real game-changer for the industry.
‘Find Harry is the natural evolution of our work in location technologies over the past decade. When you add Ask Harry in the mix, you get location technology with intelligence, creating smarter ways to use your location data. Ask and Find Harry form a powerful duo to help create a safer work environment, plus increase productivity,’ he said.
As leaders in the field of Bluetooth technology applications and a key provider of close proximity location tracking solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Contact Harald is a name that’s already well known within the mining industry.
‘We’ve been producing innovative solutions over the past decade, we were the first to squeeze battery powered Bluetooth tracking technology inside a credit card and we constantly seek new ways to provide effective answers for the challenges faced by businesses globally,’ Mr Denton said.
Over the last ten years, the tech company has expanded its platform to include new products that enhance safety and productivity.
With a footprint in 19 countries and their products and industry-specific solutions used by organisations, businesses and governments worldwide, the team is focused on delivering change on a global scale.
Rolling out on a global scale
Ask Harry and Find Harry launched in Australia at the end of 2022, and the US market will follow in late 2022.
Nick O’Halloran, CFO of Contact Harald, says that demand for the products is on a global scale.
‘Those in the mining and allied sectors such as construction and oil and gas have expressed a considerable amount of interest during the development of our new products and are eagerly awaiting opportunities to trial, in view of large-scale roll outs.
‘It’s great to see such a high degree of interest in embracing new technologies, I’m certain that the sector is about to make great strides in productivity and worker safety,’ Mr O’Halloran said.
Launch of two new products leading the way in automation and location technology
Ask Harry is an intelligent automation assistant that helps enhance safety and productivity. The technology is voice controlled, which means access is as simple as a phone or two-way radio call and is available in multiple languages.
Find Harry is a technology system that helps improve safety and efficiency by providing a clear picture of workers’ whereabouts and the precise location of tools, equipment, inventory and assets at all times.
Combining technologies – a revolutionary approach
Ask Harry’s ease, speed, and multilingual offerings combined with Find Harry’s locating capabilities has the power to revolutionise the mining and allied industries by:
- Enhancing communication
- Providing faster access to information
- Enabling quicker, more accurate safety reporting
- Optimising inventory, equipment, asset and fleet management.
With Harry’s network of beacons and tags, users can view a digital map of the site, showing the exact location of equipment and materials and the whereabouts of personnel.
Personnel can access job information, directions and safety updates in seconds with a quick call to Harry. They can also upload reports onsite through their mobile phones or two-way radios.
In the case of an incident, those nearby can call Harry to alert emergency personnel, and the location services provided by Harry can help early responders rapidly locate those injured.
Learn more about Ask Harry and Find Harry.
