Bridging the Gap: How Technology Can Combat the Technician Shortage.
Technician shortage is a major hurdle most industries face. iMarq functions as an additional team member helping your crew track and maintain assets from their mobiles and tablets.
Calculate the hidden cost of paper-based maintenance. See how much “wrench time” your team loses to manual data entry and travel.
Your maintenance budget isn’t being spent on parts or labor—it’s being spent on administration. Use this calculator to see exactly how much “Wrench Time” your organization loses to manual paperwork and disconnected workflows every year.
It’s easy to think paper is cheap. A sheet of paper costs pennies. But the process of paper is expensive. Here is what the calculator above is actually measuring:
1. The “Windshield Time” Tax If a technician has to drive 15 minutes back to the office to drop off a clipboard or type a work order into a desktop, that is 30 minutes of lost productivity per job. Connixt eliminates this trip entirely.
2. The Transcription Gap Writing notes on paper is slow. Typing them into Maximo or SAP is slower.
Handwriting speed: 30 words per minute.
Connixt Speech-to-Text: 150 words per minute.
Result: You are paying highly skilled technicians to type at a snail’s pace.
3. The Error Loop Illegible handwriting leads to bad data. Bad data leads to wrong parts being ordered. Wrong parts lead to asset downtime. This calculator doesn’t even account for the cost of downtime—only the labor cost of fixing the mistake.
Adjust the sliders below to match your current team size and workflow.
(Includes travel to office, writing, and data entry)
Hours Reclaimed: 0 hours / year
"Free" Technicians Gained: 0 FTEs
When you see a savings of $150,000+ or 2,000 hours, don’t think of it as “firing staff.” Think of it as gaining free technicians.
By moving to Connixt iMarq, you digitize the workflow at the point of maintenance:
Offline-First: No waiting for a signal to enter data.
Pre-Filled Forms: Techs don’t type asset IDs; they scan a barcode.
One-Touch Sync: Data goes straight into Trimble, IBM Maximo, SAP, Oracle, or any back end system! No manual re-entry.
Technician shortage is a major hurdle most industries face. iMarq functions as an additional team member helping your crew track and maintain assets from their mobiles and tablets.
A digitized solution for maintenance allows companies with distributed assets, complex maintenance procedures, and strict compliance requirements to reduce the latency and disconnect between action on the field and the back office.
iMarq, from Connixt, is a pre-built, cloud mobile suite that integrates seamlessly with backend systems to digitize work at the front end, to provide a digital-first experience.
Yes. We designed iMarq specifically for older workforces. If they can send a text or take a photo, they can use Connixt. There are no complex menus—just big buttons and clear checklists.
The calculator shows Gross Savings. However, for most mid-sized teams, the annual license cost of Connixt is typically a fraction of the money you are currently wasting on manual admin. The ROI is usually positive within months, not years.
No. Connixt is a “wrapper.” We push clean, validated data into your existing back-end system. We reduce data errors by enforcing mandatory fields and drop-down menus.
You’ve seen the rough numbers. Now get a business case you can present to your CFO.
