Christopher G. Machut is founder and chief technology officer for Netarus, LLC, a Norfolk, Virginia based company that manufactures and sells industrial-grade video monitoring solutions, including HoistCam and HoistCam Director. Machut, a graduate of Virginia Tech, is an experienced computer engineer and business developer. Q: Some people in the crane industry remain unconvinced of video monitoring benefits and of reliability. … Read More

Netarus specializes in designing situational awareness platforms for industrial facilities and heavy equipment such as cranes and marine vessels. Netarus engineers and manufactures platforms for some of the most demanding environments and locations. Servicing the community for over a decade, Netarus continues to provide innovative solutions for the internet-of-things and big data and offers significant experience in engineering, manufacturing and … Read More

Members of the labor force who apply their trade in the public and private construction industry know all too well of the risks and dangers they face on a daily basis. A majority of these accidents occur due to a lack of proper training of laborers which results in human error, malfunctioning equipment and machinery, and poor working conditions in … Read More

According to a report published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4,836 workers died as a result of suffering from work-related injuries in 2015, the highest number of work-related deaths reported since 2008. The report also went on to state that the construction industry contributed 20% of all those fatally-injured workers, a majority of whom were employed by … Read More

Automation and technological innovation has been at the forefront of development due to the advantages it has offered to various industries, especially the industrial, construction, and marine industries. Let’s look at how the remote monitoring aspect has been improved to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality of work being performed. Product Overview The HoistCam™ Director Remote Enterprise Software is an all-in-one … Read More