Reduced investment and operating costs of equipment used in R&D and manufacturing

Keysight Technologies announced the "Measurement Asset Management Optimization Service," an integrated solution that monitors and manages the actual operating rate and status of measuring instruments in real time.

Utilizing an optimized instrument asset management service eliminates the need for a separate staff member to manage instrument utilization, optimizing initial investment and operating costs. Furthermore, it can meet all testing needs, from R&D to manufacturing, significantly increasing your return on investment.

Most projects face budget pressures and the need to do more with less. Therefore, more transparent instrument management is essential for achieving budget savings. Keysight understands the pressures companies face on cost and budget management, and has introduced an instrument asset management optimization service that goes beyond simple instrument utilization management to enable comprehensive management of instrumentation equipment.

A key part of our Instrument Asset Management Optimization service is PathWave Asset Advisor software, available on a cloud or enterprise basis. This software tracks and controls instruments, manages the uptime and status of selected instruments, and enables shared instrument usage management.

The cloud-based PathWave Asset Advisor software is available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, providing customers with the latest features and reliable, secure web access they need for asset management. Using a cloud-based solution reduces the time and costs associated with IT network management and data storage overhead.

The PathWave Asset Advisor software for individual enterprises operates in standalone mode, residing on a server behind the company's firewall and performing all essential functions for importing and exporting information.

The instrument asset management optimization service is divided into three stages: See, Know, and Optimize. The See stage tracks and manages instrument location and compliance with audit regulations. The Know stage monitors the actual operating rate and status of instruments. The Optimize stage shares real-time equipment usage information through instrument sharing management services, enabling appropriate allocation of equipment across departments. This allows customers to improve their return on testing investments.