FLORHAM PARK NJ, October 16, 2026 -- TrackAbout, Datacor's cylinder inventory management & tracking platform, has received the Innovation Category Award for Safety and Product Quality at the World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) Global Technology Conference (GTC), held during Liquid Gas Week 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye, under the theme "Resilience in a Changing World." TrackAbout was selected from 10 finalists for its entry, "AI-Driven Vision Technology for Cylinder Identification: A New Approach to LPG Asset Management," which Elizabeth Wallace, VP of Product at Datacor, presented on the main stage on October 13 during Global Technology Conference Session 1.
"This recognition underscores what becomes possible when AI is built for the realities of running LPG operations," said Wallace. "Our mission is to give distributors revenue protection that drives growth, and we're honored to have that work recognized by the World Liquid Gas Association and the global LPG community."
The winning entry presents vision AI technology that can help LPG distributors increase cylinder turns, reduce cylinder loss, protect revenue, and strengthen compliance. TrackAbout's AI-powered software reads the serial numbers, manufacturer marks, test dates, and other indicators stamped on the cylinder from photos, speeding up the process of cylinder registration by as much as 3 times. Operators can register cylinders from photos in the TrackAbout mobile app and scan full pallets with fixed cameras in high-volume operations, which can reduce the time cylinders sit idle waiting. Each capture produces a time-stamped visual record that distributors can use for audits and for resolving disputes over cylinder ownership, location, or status.
TrackAbout customers have reported recovering 25 percent of lost revenue in previously unaccounted assets within the first year and reducing daily return processing time by as much as 75 percent. Cylinder inventories of 5,000 to over 1.5 million are managed on TrackAbout.
"Distributors can add this value to support the barcode and RFID systems they've already invested in," said Wallace. "The working capital recovered from fewer lost cylinders, and the lower cost of managing each one, can fund fleet expansion, new technology, and entry into new markets."
ABOUT THE WLGA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE INNOVATION AWARDS
The Global Technology Conference (GTC) is the World Liquid Gas Association's conference, founded in 2006, dedicated to technology and innovation in the liquid gas industry, which WLGA describes as the only global event with that focus, covering both LPG and renewable DME. The conference is designed to showcase original technologies and developments from around the world that can open new opportunities for the LPG industry. The WLGA Global Innovation Award recognizes the most outstanding innovation presented at the GTC, and for GTC2026, 10 papers were selected through a competitive process for presentation in Istanbul. Category awards also recognize outstanding contributions in specific subject areas, which have included Safety, Operations and Logistics, Applications, and AI, Digitalisation, and IoT. Nexio Power received the GTC2025 Innovation Award for its work on heavy-duty LPG trucks.
ABOUT TRACKABOUT
TrackAbout, a Datacor product, provides inventory management with asset tracking for companies that own and distribute returnable containers, including LPG and fuel gas cylinders, industrial, medical, and specialty gas containers, chemical containers, reusable plastic containers, durable medical equipment, refrigerants, and fumigants. TrackAbout integrates with ERP systems, adding asset-level visibility into where each returnable container is, how often it turns, and when it is due for requalification. Its AI capabilities give operators more leverage to reclaim idle assets, free up capital, and stay ahead of compliance. With more than 25 years in the market, TrackAbout tracks over 12 million assets across 35+ countries.
