ARMOR™ Insights

US manufacturers paid $30.37bn in warranty claims in 2025 and hold $71.89bn in reserves. Why the reserve grows faster than the claims, and what verified runtime hours change....

Caterpillar runs more than 1.5 million connected assets. For most manufacturers the number is zero. Why the installed base goes dark after shipping, and what actually fixes it....

  Key Takeaways OEM IoT means an equipment manufacturer builds connectivity, sensors, and data reporting into a machine on the factory floor, not after the sale. The global industrial IoT market is on pace to grow from $194.4 billion in 2024 to $286.3 billion by 2029, an 8.1 percent annual growth rate (MarketsandMarkets). Major heavy […]

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15-20% of most fleets sit underutilized. See how to actually measure utilization as your fleet grows....

Value-added distributors exist because customers want more than a box shipped to their door. Across the broader technology distribution channel, the distributors who differentiate themselves are the ones layering services, support, and expertise on top of the hardware, not the ones competing purely on logistics. The same shift is now reaching equipment distribution: customers increasingly […]

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Most multi-site data lives in silos. See how to get one accurate view of equipment across locations....

Purchase price is only part of the story. See what actually belongs in equipment TCO....

The 50% rule says when to replace equipment, but only works with real cost data behind it....

Mid-size operations lose $13.2M a year to invisible equipment loss. See how to calculate your exposure....

Connected fleet data can hit 85-95% failure prediction accuracy. See how ARMOR intelligence grows with your fleet....

In 2025, an IBM Institute report found that over a quarter of organizations estimate they lose more than $5 million annually due to poor data quality, with 7% reporting losses of $25 million or more. Asset records are one of the most common places that quality quietly fails, since a record can look complete on […]

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Most ERP replacements fail before they ever deliver visibility. See how multi-site operators get real-time asset data without a system-wide rollout....

A $200 part shortage can trigger $50,000 in downtime. See how connecting asset data to maintenance and ordering closes that gap before it costs you....

Three blind spots, one fix. See how runtime, battery, and location data turn equipment into something that reports its own status instead of waiting to be found or discovered broken....

Most fixed asset registers are wrong. See how multi-site operators replace manual counts with continuous, verified tracking across every facility....

Manual counts go stale instantly. See how ARMOR Mobile App scanning keeps inventory accurate at the source....

Field techs lose hours hunting for equipment on multi site jobs. Here is how ARMOR finds it instantly....

Idle vehicles can drain $300K a year from a 100-unit fleet. Here's the benchmark to aim for....

OEMs are turning aftermarket service into a revenue engine by connecting equipment at the factory....

Manufacturing leads IoT adoption at 34%. Here's what that connectivity actually buys you....

Downtime costs Fortune 500 firms $2.8B a year. Telemetry data catches it weeks out....

Half of manufacturers still can't locate equipment indoors. Here's what closes that gap....