The Machine
Enforces
The Rules.
Most safety solutions ask your operators to make better decisions under pressure. Quarion eliminates the decision entirely — automatically enforcing speed limits, stopping machines before collisions, and locking vehicles out of unsafe positions. Physically. Not with a warning.
in 90 days
after deploy
in 7 years — DockSAFE
QUWB-GPS
often self-installed
You Can Train
An Operator.
You Can’t Train
A Forklift.
Every safety solution on the market ultimately relies on a human making the right choice under pressure. That architecture has an unavoidable ceiling.
Quarion was built on a different premise: instead of trying to change what operators do, change what machines can do.
A forklift equipped with Quarion cannot exceed the speed limit in a pedestrian zone. Cannot enter an unlocked dock trailer. Cannot be operated by an untrained or unauthorized employee. Not by policy — by physics.
| Behavior-Based Safety | Quarion Machine Control |
|---|---|
| ✕ Alerts operator — hopes they respond | ✓ Controls the machine — no decision needed |
| ✕ Degrades with fatigue and familiarity | ✓ Same enforcement Day 1 and Day 1,000 |
| ✕ Can be ignored or overridden | ✓ Physically impossible to override |
| ✕ Speed advisory — operator decides | ✓ Speed governor — throttle is physically capped |
| ✕ Data on incidents after they happen | ✓ Data on every movement, continuously |
“The machine is now physically incapable of the unsafe movement. That’s not a policy change — that’s an engineering change.”
Start Where Your
Budget It.
Every hardware dollar you invest carries forward. Q-Wave today becomes the foundation for QUWB-GPS tomorrow — zero sunk cost.
Zone-based RF speed control that enforces the limit — not advises it. The moment a cart enters the building, it physically cannot exceed the indoor limit. Often self-installed. Up and running in days.
Learn more →AI collision avoidance that stops the machine before impact. The camera sees the person. The machine stops. No operator reaction time required. Two-stage response: slow, then stop.
Learn more →±6″ indoor GPS for every vehicle, person, and asset. The most sophisticated rules-based machine control available — and the richest operational data set your facility has ever had.
Learn more →Hardware carries forward at every step. Your Q-Wave investment isn’t a sunk cost — it’s the foundation. Every dollar builds toward the full platform.
Solutions,
Not Features.
Each application solves a specific operational problem — not just adds another layer of alerts.
DockSAFE™
Dock drive-off incidents are physically impossible. Unlocked docks create exclusion zones that stop and lock the forklift before the unsafe action occurs.
Learn more →SpeedNFORCE™
Precision geofenced speed zones with rules-based logic. The right speed in exactly the right place — by zone, time, operator, load state, and mast height.
Q-Lytix™
The data dividend. Traffic flow, fleet utilization, operator behavior, bottleneck identification, near-miss trends — surfaced automatically.
Learn more →ForkSENSE™
A loaded forklift at 15 feet is more dangerous than an empty one at floor level. ForkSENSE knows the difference — and the machine responds automatically.
Q-Badge™
The machine won’t start without a valid badge-in. Operator identity tied to every movement, every event, every near-miss. By design, not by policy.
Q-Restrict™
One fleet, infinite configurations. Layer operator-specific speed limits, zone exclusions, and machine restrictions on top of the base system.
Q-Avoid™
Personnel tags on pedestrians plus QUWB-GPS location tracking = automatic speed control based on who’s nearby, how close, and how fast they’re approaching.
Q-Asset™
High-value assets with UWB tags never disappear. Continuous GPS-precision location logging for equipment, tooling, and inventory.
Results That
Hold Up.
Case Study · Q-Wave / SpeedNFORCE
Global Aerospace Manufacturer
200 vehicles · 60+ brands · 600-acre campus · Mixed fleet including legacy carts with no documentation
Near-miss incidents averaged 4.2/month — each a potential $150K production shutdown. A collective bargaining agreement gave any employee the right to halt production on observing unsafe cart behavior.
“Quarion gave us an automated way to protect our workforce without sacrificing mobility. Since go-live we’ve seen a dramatic drop in near-misses and zero production stops.”
— Senior Safety Manager, Global Aerospace ManufacturerCase Study · QUWB-GPS / DockSAFE
Fortune 500 Packaging Company
Zero-tolerance dock safety policy · 3 terminations in one year including a 20-year veteran
Immediate termination for any operator whose forklift entered an unsecured dock. In one year, three operators dismissed. DockSAFE made the unsafe action physically impossible.
“DockSAFE didn’t just solve a safety problem. It solved an HR problem, a retention problem, and a morale problem simultaneously. The machine now does what the policy always intended.”
— Anonymized, Fortune 500 Packaging CompanyFour Conversations.
One Platform.
The Machine
Can’t Break
Your Rules.
Training failed. Signs failed. Alarms failed — because they all depend on a human making the right call under pressure. Quarion doesn’t ask operators to decide. It makes the unsafe action physically impossible.
Most customers in your situation are up and running with Q-Wave in days. It’s the fastest path from incident to enforceable solution.
Tell Us What Happened- Machine-level enforcement documented — not “we had a policy”
- Up and running in days — fastest path from incident to solution
- Holds up under OSHA, legal, and insurance scrutiny
- Same enforcement on every operator, every shift, regardless of fatigue
- Every event timestamped, location-stamped, attributed to machine and operator
Safety Culture
Needs Teeth.
While others post warning signs, Quarion-equipped facilities move enforcement from human judgment to machine behavior — visible, measurable, and defensible to any auditor.
Quarion doesn’t replace your safety culture. It gives your safety culture teeth. And every Q-Wave or Q-VisionAI installation carries forward to QUWB-GPS — you’re building infrastructure, not buying a product.
See What Best-in-Class Looks Like- Machine-level enforcement consistent on Day 1 and Day 1,000
- Immutable audit trail: every shift, every zone, every operator
- Hardware carries forward — Q-Wave to QUWB-GPS, zero sunk cost
- DockSAFE: 100% compliance, 7 years, zero violations
- Visible, measurable, defensible to any auditor or insurer
“The DockSAFE case study: 100% policy compliance, zero violations, seven years. Documented on every shift. That’s what best-in-class looks like with Quarion.”
Safety Without
Slowing Down.
Zone controls engage exactly where the physics demands it. Your carts run at 100% outdoors and in open areas — enforcement is precise, not blunt.
Q-Lytix starts telling you things about your operation you never knew to ask — where traffic backs up, which machines sit idle, where your shifts lose time.
Explore Your Operational ROI- 100% full throttle in open zones — enforcement only where physics demands it
- Aerospace customer preserved full outdoor speed, eliminated indoor incidents entirely
- Q-Lytix: traffic flow, fleet utilization, bottleneck identification
- ForkSENSE: smarter rules tied to load status and mast height
- Most customers find the operational ROI surpasses the safety ROI within year one
Prove You Did
Everything Right.
A warning sign proves the hazard existed. Quarion’s logs prove the control was active, consistent, and enforced — timestamped and location-stamped — every day.
The DockSAFE customer went from 3 terminations in one year — including a 20-year veteran — to zero in seven years. The machine now protects the employee as much as the company.
Walk Through Your Event Log With Us- Q-Badge: untrained operators cannot start the machine. By design, not policy.
- Immutable event logs: operator, machine, zone, speed, timestamp — every event
- Zero operator terminations in 7 years post-DockSAFE deployment
- Return-to-work restrictions enforced at the machine level — not just on paper
- Documented compliance for every shift — defensible to any OSHA investigator
“DockSAFE didn’t just solve a safety problem. It solved an HR problem, a retention problem, and a morale problem simultaneously.”
— Anonymized, Fortune 500 Packaging CompanyTell Us Your Problem.
We Can Help.
Whether you had an incident yesterday or you’re building a best-in-class program for tomorrow — we’ll show you exactly what Quarion would do on your floor.
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