As the demand grows for better data access on jobsites and the Internet of Things begins to bleed over into construction equipment, tool manufacturers are working to build wireless connectivity into their product lines. New offerings for Bluetooth tracking of tools and the commercial launch of a wireless mesh for jobsites are two directions that tool manufacturer DEWALT is pursuing.

"The industry is in the midst of a digital revolution," says Tony Nicolaidis, DEWALT vice president. "All our users are working increasingly with digital documents [and] all their plans are going into the cloud, but when you get on a site, the connectivity solution to get to your data may be nonexistent or very unreliable."