PINC Air Gets Green Light from the FAA
By granting PINC Solutions’ PINC Air a Section 333 exemption, the FAA clears the product to initiate commercial operations in US Airspace.
PINC Air is an aerial sensor platform that operates outdoors and indoors to efficiently inventory hard-to-reach assets using an array of sensors that include GPS, RFID, OCR and Barcode readers.
“This is a major milestone in the development of PINC Air.” stated Matt Yearling, PINC’s CEO.
“With the FAA’s primary concern being safety, this exemption grant supports our design goal of safely collecting supply chain inventory data in industrial environments, away from any residential areas.”
“PINC Air operates in geo-fenced commercial zones, under the supervision of qualified personnel, while following a pre-programmed path to ensure safety and effectiveness.”
PINC Air has caught the interest and engagement of some of the largest companies in the world and thought leaders in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market.
“As the leading UAS insurance brokerage in the United States, we see thousands of different unmanned aircraft use cases. Without a doubt, some of the most unique and impressive uses we’ve seen are those developed by PINC.” said Terry Miller – President of Transport Risk Management, Inc.
”Now having been awarded their FAA approved Part 333 Exemption and operational authority, PINC is ideally positioned to maintain its leadership role. We feel strongly that the technology, training and operational professionalism employed by PINC will serve to revolutionize the supply chain industry.”
Kenco Explores Drone Technology in Deployment of Advanced PINC Yard Management System
Warehouse automation may soon take to the skies, as logistics provider Kenco teams up with PINC Solutions to explore the use of drones to manage warehouse systems and yard operations.
Kenco is leveraging PINC’s Advanced Yard Management platform to provide real-time asset tracking at a large facility in the Midwest. In addition, the two companies are exploring the potential to deploy drones for yard management at Kenco distribution facilities.
“Kenco wants to use drones for managing real-time data gathering in outside yard operations,” said Kristi Montgomery, vice president, Kenco Innovation Labs. “PINC’s patented RTLS sensor platform captures locations of assets and inventory, and can provide up-to-the-minute information that would allow Kenco to customize and segment yard operations based on customer needs and business rules.”
Montgomery said Kenco sees tremendous opportunities for providing higher levels of customer service by integrating real-time data into existing systems.
“One of the reasons Kenco formed its own innovation lab was to explore opportunities like this one, and invest in leading-edge supply chain technologies that deliver greater value for our customers,” she said.
Kenco recently implemented PINC’s core YMS application for a customer in the durable goods industry. After a successful two-month pilot, the customer is installing the system across its U.S. network. Once PINC’s drone solution is available, Kenco plans to partner with the company on its first drone-enabled site.
“PINC is delighted to work with Kenco to provide advanced asset tracking through our state-of-the-art technologies,” said Matt Yearling, PINC’s CEO. “By taking a holistic view, PINC can help Kenco gain even better insights into their business process execution, labor utilization, asset utilization, and inventory management.”
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