Remote tracking and management
Caterpillar will equip most of its new core mining and industrial machines with Equip-mentManager and Product Link, their remote asset management solution.
The remote tracking and management system will be a standard feature in the Canadian and U.S. markets. EquipmentManager / Product Link is a system that provides asset management, maintenance, and health information required by equipment managers to effectively manage their fleets. EquipmentManager is a secure, Web-based application that uses key indicators from equipment such as hours, location and diagnostic codes. Combined with powerful tools such as mapping, maintenance scheduling and troubleshooting instructions, EquipmentManager quickly sorts through machine data to identify events that require attention and delivers information in a meaningful and actionable manner.
Using satellite technology, Product Link is the hardware that enables information flow between on-board systems and the web based application, EquipmentManager. The remote management system provides machine location and hours as well as time and geo-fencing capabilities.
Caterpillar will phase in Equipment-Manager / Product Link beginning with wheeled hydraulic excavators and articulated trucks. The remaining machines will be phased in throughout 2008, with Product Link as standard equipment, along with a three-year subscription to Asset Watch, the remote asset management portion of EquipmentManager. Product Link will be available as an option for the remaining Caterpillar machines.
The remote tracking and management system will be a standard feature in the Canadian and U.S. markets. EquipmentManager / Product Link is a system that provides asset management, maintenance, and health information required by equipment managers to effectively manage their fleets. EquipmentManager is a secure, Web-based application that uses key indicators from equipment such as hours, location and diagnostic codes. Combined with powerful tools such as mapping, maintenance scheduling and troubleshooting instructions, EquipmentManager quickly sorts through machine data to identify events that require attention and delivers information in a meaningful and actionable manner.
Using satellite technology, Product Link is the hardware that enables information flow between on-board systems and the web based application, EquipmentManager. The remote management system provides machine location and hours as well as time and geo-fencing capabilities.
Caterpillar will phase in Equipment-Manager / Product Link beginning with wheeled hydraulic excavators and articulated trucks. The remaining machines will be phased in throughout 2008, with Product Link as standard equipment, along with a three-year subscription to Asset Watch, the remote asset management portion of EquipmentManager. Product Link will be available as an option for the remaining Caterpillar machines.
