AssetSonar Manufacturing
IT Asset Management for Manufacturing
Give Manufacturing IT Clear Control Across Sites
AssetSonar gives manufacturing IT teams one accurate record of every device, custodian, location, and software license across every site. Unify your entire IT stack across the plant floor.
Where IT Visibility Breaks Down Across Plants
Every Site Tracks IT Differently
IT teams may use different names, fields, and status rules from site to site. Central IT then struggles to compare records or consistently confirm custody and location.
Plant-Floor IT Goes Unrecorded
Line-side workstations, handhelds, scanners, and label printers can arrive with a machine or project. If IT misses them, location and custody become unclear over time.
Software Purchases Stay Siloed
Licenses are bought plant by plant, so software records can become inconsistent. That makes installs, entitlements, and renewals harder to reconcile in one place.
Audit Evidence Gets Rebuilt by Hand
Audit evidence may sit across tools and spreadsheets. When a review begins, IT teams must assemble device custody, software-license records, and change history.
Make Plant IT Easier to Track and Manage
Hardware Asset Management
Software Asset Management
IT Service Management
IT Asset Lifecycle Management
Workflow Automation
Mobile IT Management
Hardware Asset Management
Track Every Endpoint on the Plant Floor
Discover laptops, desktops, servers, line-side workstations, handhelds, and printers via the ITAM Agent, and network discovery integrations like Intune, SCCM, Jamf Pro, and Meraki. Reconcile them by serial number into one record with site, custodian, software, and patch context. Assign fixed gear to a plant or building, and check out shared devices as needed.
Software Asset Management
Reconcile Software Bought Plant by Plant
Use Software Normalization to group duplicate or inconsistent detections from different plants under one Unified Software Catalog title. Keep entitlements and renewal dates on the license records, then compare installs and assigned seats across sites before renewal. This gives plant and central IT a consistent software record for licensing decisions.
IT Service Management
Log Every Request With the Right Asset Context
Plant staff can submit a request or report an incident through a Service Catalog form and track it in the portal. Technicians can link the affected device to the ticket, review its details and incident history, and use the IT Graph to see related context such as the assigned user and location. SLA targets help IT teams keep response and resolution on track.
IT Asset Lifecycle Management
Plan Refreshes by Warranty and Lifecycle
Use the IT asset lifecycle record to keep purchase, warranty, planned refresh, and retirement details in one place. Review devices by age, warranty status, or end-of-support date, then use those criteria to prioritize replacements across sites. Retirement reasons, dates, and history remain available for reporting, review, and future refresh planning.
Workflow Automation
Automate IT Workflows Across Sites
Build workflows on a visual canvas to manage IT assets across plants. Coordinate bulk custody checks for shared devices, schedule site audits, flag equipment not seen recently, reclaim software licenses during offboarding, and identify aging devices for retirement. Use triggers, conditions, and actions to automate these recurring IT tasks across sites.
Mobile IT Management
Verify Plant-Floor IT With Mobile Scanning
Use Location Audits in AssetSonar’s mobile app to verify IT assets at their assigned locations. Technicians can scan barcodes or QR codes to confirm present devices and flag missing, unexpected, or misplaced items for follow-up. Audit results stay linked to the location, giving IT teams a current record and a clearer trail during later verification.
Manage Plant IT Operations From One Platform
MULTI-SITE DISCOVERY
Balance Site Autonomy With Central Oversight
LOCATION-BASED CUSTODY
Keep Shared Devices Traceable by Location
SOFTWARE LICENSES
Review License Use Before Renewal
REPORTING AND AUTOMATION
Keep Audit Evidence Ready Before Reviews Begin
Scale IT Across Sites Using One Connected Platform
Proven by IT Teams in Manufacturing
95%
Asset Data Accuracy
20%
Faster Ticket Resolution
5+ Hrs/Month
Saved Through Automation
Customer Testimonials
Frequently Asked Questions
Start with what is known: device identifiers, site or location, custodian, and current lifecycle status. Add purchase, warranty, software, and service details as you reconcile records. For devices that arrive through machinery purchases or local projects, make this capture step part of the rollout, then keep records current through discovery and audits.
AssetSonar tracks the IT assets that support plant operations, such as workstations, scanners, printers, servers, installed software, and their custody and service history. Manufacturers can continue using EAM and CMMS for equipment maintenance, MES for production execution, and SCADA and other OT systems for industrial monitoring and control. Confirm any required data exchange with those systems separately.
Plant IT administrators can be restricted to selected locations and sub-locations through location-scoped Custom Roles, while central IT retains the wider account view. Nested Locations can model plants, buildings, lines, and rooms, so delegated teams work only within their assigned areas. Account Administrators retain company-wide access.
AssetSonar collects device data through its ITAM Agent, supported MDM integrations, and network discovery. Manufacturing IT teams can use these methods to build an inventory of workstations, scanners, printers, servers, and other plant IT across sites. In segmented areas, discovery depends on which devices can run an agent, which management systems are connected, and what network access security policy permits.
AssetSonar keeps shared equipment accountable by assigning it to a location and recording custody and movement history. Location Audits, Custody Verification, and barcode or QR scans help confirm where a device is and whether it has moved. This gives IT a traceable record of shared-device custody, while shift-level user attribution can remain with the manufacturer’s workforce or roster records.
With Advanced SAM, AssetSonar can discover engineering software on endpoints, normalize titles across sites, and track entitlements, keys, renewal dates, visible installs, and supported usage signals. For software served from a shared license pool, IT teams can bring license details and installed software together to support renewal and reclamation decisions.
AssetSonar helps IT teams keep audit-ready records by combining asset inventory, custody, software, location, and change history in one place. Reports, Location Audits, Custody Verification, and Item Trail can help teams verify assets, trace changes, and assemble evidence for internal or external reviews. The exact evidence required should follow the manufacturer’s own security, compliance, and audit policies.
AssetSonar uses per-asset pricing with a 100-asset minimum and volume pricing above 1,000 assets. The ITSM plan includes ITAM, while Advanced SAM is an add-on available with ITAM or ITSM. Multi-site rollouts can be phased by site, starting with discovery sources and the Location structure. A dedicated CSM and managed implementation support the rollout. REST APIs and webhooks cover systems without a native connector.
