Patent ID: 11931833
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of identifying a welding asset, comprising:
receiving, at a welding asset tracking server, a selection signal, representative of a selection of a particular welding asset; and
sending, via communication circuitry of the welding asset tracking server, a command to a hub retained by the particular welding asset, the command directing the particular welding asset to provide an output,
the command being sent from the welding asset tracking server to the hub through a welding asset tracking network, the welding asset tracking network comprising at least one welding asset retaining a gateway in communication with both the hub and the welding asset tracking server, the gateway comprising long range communication circuitry through which the gateway is in communication with the welding asset tracking server, and short range communication circuitry through which the gateway is in communication with the hub.