Launch HN: GreaseBoss (YC W21) – Real-time system to manage industrial greasing • Hacker News Board

Post by dempseye » Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 9:22 PM UTC

SteveGreaseBoss wrote: post #16

jasonpeacock wrote: post #5

What kind of customer lock-in do you have? Is the API/data format open or closed? Can I easily export my data? As a customer, I'd be concerned about longevity and data loss if/when you go away or pivot. Knowing that I could export my data, and re-implement my own backend using your open data standard if needed, would go a long way to easing my concerns. Most customers won't go through the effort to build their own so…

Thanks for the feedback, I think you are raising a valid point We have built the platform with APIs in anticipaction of integrations with SAP, Pronto, etc. We have also built in functionality to export data out to CSV files. Our market is a mix of big corporates who want the integration with SAP and never want to see out platform and small guys who run their maintenance from checklists and like the platform. In regar…

Have you been asked for on prem yet?

Post by DiggyJohnson » Mon, Mar 01, 2021, 7:08 PM UTC

saganus wrote: post #126

cashsterling wrote: post #56

Applying the wrong grease is also a big problem. At one facility I worked at, we had about 15-20 difference greases for different equipment in our facility. We did a lot of training on the topic of grease selection and importance of not screwing this up... yet some techs still got it wrong from time to time. With some grease combos, you do not have long to catch the mistake before bearing damage, or even failure, occ…

Wow, TIL. I'd never guessed that this would be something that requires a whole system or even a company to handle. But after reading this it totally makes sense! It's amazing the amount of stuff we (I) don't know about other industries and its complexities. Cool stuff!

Oh definitely. “Kitting” (is this an industry term or just my firm?) in general is a surprisingly complex problem. It exists in the intersection of software, processes, people, and management.

That’s my take, at least.

Launch HN: GreaseBoss (YC W21) – Real-time system to manage industrial greasing

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