ThingWorx, a PTC®
(Nasdaq: PTC) business and leading Internet of Things (IoT) platform
provider, announced today that SmartPatch, an Italian startup company
that develops structural health monitoring solutions, has selected
ThingWorx to view and understand the data from its connected, wireless
applications. These SmartPatch applications help monitor the structural
integrity of buildings, bridges, tunnels and monuments.
SmartPatch has developed a patented solution for Structural Health
Monitoring that is wireless, low cost and easy to implement. The company
is using the ThingWorx IoT platform via a browser connected to a cloud
server for its advanced graphical user interface to enable real-time,
detailed monitoring of data points such as strain, temperature, tilt and
seismic activity. The system will offer a comprehensive view of the
measured point and offer immediate data for interpretation and possible
action.
“The ThingWorx based system can change the approach to viewing and
understanding Structural Health Management data by builders,
certification companies, state safety agencies, civil engineers and
professionals in the building industry,” said Marco Bonvino, co-founder
at SmartPatch. “In our opinion ThingWorx is the most complete IoT
platform available on the market and we look forward to making this
technology available to our customers.”
In addition to using the ThingWorx IoT platform, SmartPatch is also
taking advantage of PTC Creo to offer new graphical visualization of the
infrastructure, implementing a rotating 3D model.
“SmartPatch is a good example of how IoT technology can transform
existing business processes such as structural health monitoring to
enable a step change in efficiency and responsiveness, ” said Russ
Fadel, president, ThingWorx. “The age of the Internet of Things is upon
us and forward thinking companies, such as SmartPatch, will use the
ThingWorx IoT platform to deliver business value to their customers.”
The announcement of a customer’s selection or adoption of PTC
software is not necessarily indicative of the timing or amount of
revenue therefrom or of PTC’s overall revenue for any particular period.
Additional Resources
About SmartPatch
SmartPatch is an Italian startup company, which was founded in early
2014 by Marco Bonvino, Guido Maisto e Melanie Diziol. SmartPatch
operates within I3P, the Innovative Enterprise Incubator of the
Politecnico di Torino, and is one of the 155 European companies to
receive funding under the Horizon2020 EU program. In 2014 its innovative
Structural Health Monitoring system for buildings and infrastructures
was awarded the Start Cup Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta and was ranked first
at the Italian Venture Forum. SmartPatch is already developing
applications and implementing pilot plants for well-known players in
civil construction, composite building and infrastructure industries.
For more information please visit http://www.smart-patch.com/.
About ThingWorx, a PTC Business
ThingWorx™, a PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) business, provides the first platform
designed to efficiently build and run the applications of today's
connected world. ThingWorx, the centerpiece of PTC’s Internet of Things
(IoT) technology portfolio, combines capabilities from PTC Axeda®
solutions to deliver the world’s first complete IoT Platform, which
includes connectivity, device cloud, business logic, big data, analytics
and remote service applications. The combination delivers a
comprehensive IoT technology stack that enables companies to securely
connect assets, quickly create applications, and innovate new ways to
capture value. Companies already leveraging this technology to
capitalize on the potential of the IoT represent a wide range of
markets, including manufacturing, energy, agriculture, transportation,
and government. For more information, please visit our websites at www.thingworx.com,
www.axeda.com,
and www.PTC.com
or follow us on Twitter at @ThingWorx, @Axeda, and @PTC.
ThingWorx, the ThingWorx logo, PTC, Creo and Axeda are trademarks or
registered trademarks of PTC Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United
States and other countries.
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