Record measurements easily, document them more clearly, process data faster and, in doing so, save time, money and reduce stress – this is why Bosch has developed a new measuring app based on its users’ needs. The new app will support all connected laser measures in the Bosch product range, including measuring tools for professionals and for do-it-yourselfers. Measured values can simply be transferred via Bluetooth. The intuitive app concept provides planners, tradespeople and DIY enthusiasts a more efficient workflow for visualizing rooms and measurement data. Whereas previous measuring apps ‒ including the Measuring Master App ‒ documented and processed data in individual steps using a traditional folder structure, the new Measuring App combines everything on a single screen – the digital worksheet: Thanks to a clearly organized menu, floor plans, sketches, measured values, images, notes and comments can all be intuitively added as easy as on an actual sheet of paper. Planners, tradespeople and do-it-yourselfers can expand the digital worksheet as they wish and now individually arrange all measurement information as required in order to carry out their tasks. Nothing will be forgotten ‒ all information is digitally bundled in a single app, with no need to collect data from different sources such as notes and camera. This results in less time recording measurement, a better overview and maximum flexibility.
Optimized workflows up to sharing information
No matter if offers, invoices or material calculations need to be compiled, or if rooms or projects need to be visualized and measured, the new measuring app puts the user’s need for simplified workflows at its core. For instance, measurements can be added to pictures taken with the camera and floor plans drawn up quickly and intuitively – simply using your finger instead of a pen.
Thanks to digitalization, manual transfer errors, “mixed-up digits” and illegible handwritten notes become a thing of the past. Through the app, users have a structured overview of their projects and can quickly share data with others via e-mail or messaging services ‒ no matter if the recipients are family, friends, colleagues, superiors or site managers.
The new Measuring App will be available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store at the end of the year. It is compatible with all connected laser measures from Bosch: PLR 30 C, PLR 40 C and PLR 50 C, as well as the GLM 50 C Professional, GLM 100 C Professional and GLM 120 C Professional. In order to optimize workflows relating to measurements even further, the new measuring app will be continually improved through collaboration with the user. The functions that will be added to the app during the following year include elements such as digital checklists, as well as the possibility of adding measurements to hand-drawn sketches.
The Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH, a division of the Bosch Group, is one of the world’s leading providers for power tools, power tool accessories and measuring tools. In 2019, its roughly 20,000 associates generated sales of 4.8 billion euros, about 85 percent of which outside of Germany. With brands such as Bosch and Dremel, the division stands for customer focus and great engineering progress. The core success factors are innovative strength and pace of innovation. In 2020, Bosch Power Tools will again launch more than 100 new products onto the German market in its four business segments power tools, accessories, measuring tools and garden tools.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 400,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2019). The company generated sales of 77.7 billion euros in 2019. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. Bosch employs some 72,600 associates in research and development at 126 locations across the globe, as well as roughly 30,000 software engineers.
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