Randaberg Industries digitalizes its tool crib with Tool Store

Introduction  

• Randaberg Industries is a Norwegian mechanical fabrication company serving the energy, offshore and maritime industries.
• The 170+ team relies on over 10,000 tools, vehicles and safety assets.
• Previously, equipment was managed manually which was time consuming and limited oversight.
• Since 2016, Onix has digitalized equipment management, with Tool Store added in 2025 for real-time tracking.
• Today, all equipment is managed in one system, ensuring proper use, inspection and control.

About Randaberg Industries

Randaberg Industries is a Norwegian mechanical fabrication company that has a strong history, attention to quality, focus on innovation and commitment to safety.

• Founded in 1946.
• Over 170 highly skilled employees.
• Develops and repairs steel structures.
• Works with major players in the energy, offshore and maritime industries.
• Delivers high-quality solutions including subsea structures, modules, skids and structures for handling dry bulk materials.
• Based at a unique location near Stavanger with a deep-water dock and easy access to offshore customers in the North Sea.

Randaberg Industries has a wide range of equipment including lifting equipment like slings. 

Problem

Randaberg Industries produces large scale industrial structures. To do so requires a wide range of equipment – over 10,000 individual items - including:

• Tools
• Forklifts
• Vehicles
• Cranes
• Loose lifting equipment

The company must ensure that these items are used, checked, inspected and replaced properly. It must also ensure a good availability of tools to prevent downtime and support fast project delivery to customers.

These tasks were managed with traditional paper and Excel systems. This was often:

• Complex
• Time-consuming
• Difficult to maintain a complete equipment overview
• Complicated for project-based contract staff who were less used to internal systems
• A risk for equipment loss and misplacement
• Heavily manual to track down equipment for inspection and calibration.

Improvement aim: The team wanted a solution that could address these challenges to simplify equipment management and support its wider HSE goal of zero injuries. The aim was to reduce the paperwork burden and provide a clear overview of equipment that could support tracking to prevent misuse and loss.

Solution

Stage 1 – Onix Work

Randaberg Industries chose to adopt Onix as a digital solution to its equipment management challenges. In 2016, the team began inputting equipment into Onix Work to create a live digital database.

Over 10,000 items were added into the system including cranes, lifting equipment, work tools, PPE, vehicles and safety equipment like fire extinguishers. Each item is created as a digital twin that includes:

• All documentation such as user manuals and inspection certificates.
• Inspection and calibration intervals with user notifications.
• History on repairs, checks and modifications.
• Comments and reports.

The team also receives new equipment from suppliers with digital documentation in Onix. Suppliers like John Dahle Skipshandel and Westcon simply upload required documentation to the Randaberg Industries account when equipment is delivered.

Stage 1 of the project was to add every equipment into Onix Work 

Stage 2 – Onix Tool Store

In 2025, the team expanded its use of Onix to include Onix Tool Store for full digitalization of the on-site tool crib.

With Onix Tool Store, Randaberg Industries can track use of equipment to each employee and keep a live register of equipment location, users and control statuses. Managers get an overview of all equipment use to support follow-up on tasks like calibration, and ensure correct use in line with regulations, standards and company policies

This is how Tool Store works at Randaberg Industries:

1. Employees come to the manned tool crib.
2. The attendant scans the employee’s ID card.
3. The QR code on the requested equipment is scanned, or the ID is searched for in the system.
4. Any equipment that has not been inspected or has issues cannot be checked out.
5. Equipment is registered against the employee’s name and can be given a return deadline.
6. The employee returns equipment at the tool crib.
7. ID card and equipment tag is scanned.
8. Equipment is registered as returned.
9. A full history is maintained and accessible to managers.

All equipment is tracked in Onix. Onix Tags, as seen here, give instant access to information and allow easy check in/out. 

Result

Implementing a fully digital equipment management system has given Randaberg Industries complete visibility and control over its 10,000+ assets.

Managers can instantly access documentation, track usage, and identify equipment requiring inspection or calibration. This has:

• Reduced time spent searching for tools.
• Improved compliance with safety regulations.
• Minimized the risk of equipment loss or misuse.
• Supported inspection, calibration and repair planning.
• Improved process efficiency.
• Supported ISO recertification.

With real-time tracking in Tool Store, every asset is traceable, ensuring accountability and supporting more efficient project delivery.

Geir Nådland, Vehicle and Machine Supervisor, summarized the impact of implementing Onix:

“Onix gives total oversight of equipment. Now I can easily create, manage and search for equipment. With it I can find the documents I need and keep track of work intervals.

“Tool Store gives an extra level of detail and control. Before it was difficult to know what equipment was in the tool crib and which employees were using it. Now we have a full overview and can check up on equipment that requires checks or calibration.”

The team are now looking at further ways Onix can support its work processes, including with potential input of facilities equipment into the system to support building management. We look forward to seeing what pops up in their Onix accounts next.

Read more about Tool Store for tool crib tracking and management here: Onix Tool Store

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