Cat Product Link upgraded
Updated and more powerful Caterpillar Product Link system delivers enhanced total fleet management
CATERPILLAR’s Product Link package has been completely updated, using robust hardware and making the most of improved communication system coverage to provide more data and to report it in an easy-to-use format, allowing equipment managers to make decisions that enhance productivity and reduce owning and operating costs.
Through the use of either satellite or cellular networks, managers can monitor exact equipment locations and key machine parameters. The system’s VisionLink web-based user interface lets the manager focus on specific equipment through maps and customizable views. The user can easily locate and zoom in on a single machine, tracking the asset over a specified time period. By monitoring idle and working time, managers can reallocate equipment to improve utilization, maximizing their return on investment.
Meanwhile, the service team can monitor performance and see what maintenance has been carried out on each piece of equipment. VisionLink automatically generates ‘to do’ checklists for common preventive maintenance procedures. Built-in parts lists for regular procedures speed up service department ordering, while a click-through facility automatically places the order with the local Cat dealer.
In addition, customers with service agreements can allow the dealer to monitor some or all of their equipment, which permits the dealer to provide proactive responses to problems and to ensure that all preventive maintenance takes place on time.
For managers of fleets with more than just Caterpillar equipment, the new system allows them to monitor all of their machines, regardless of make or model, in one secure web-based application.
For security purposes, the system also allows managers to set up site boundaries and security alerts to prevent unauthorized use or movement of equipment. By defining geofence working areas, the customer can set alerts for each machine on site. These can be sent directly to the people who need to see them, through e-mail and text messages, ensuring that action is taken immediately to keep the asset secure.
CATERPILLAR’s Product Link package has been completely updated, using robust hardware and making the most of improved communication system coverage to provide more data and to report it in an easy-to-use format, allowing equipment managers to make decisions that enhance productivity and reduce owning and operating costs.
Through the use of either satellite or cellular networks, managers can monitor exact equipment locations and key machine parameters. The system’s VisionLink web-based user interface lets the manager focus on specific equipment through maps and customizable views. The user can easily locate and zoom in on a single machine, tracking the asset over a specified time period. By monitoring idle and working time, managers can reallocate equipment to improve utilization, maximizing their return on investment.
Meanwhile, the service team can monitor performance and see what maintenance has been carried out on each piece of equipment. VisionLink automatically generates ‘to do’ checklists for common preventive maintenance procedures. Built-in parts lists for regular procedures speed up service department ordering, while a click-through facility automatically places the order with the local Cat dealer.
In addition, customers with service agreements can allow the dealer to monitor some or all of their equipment, which permits the dealer to provide proactive responses to problems and to ensure that all preventive maintenance takes place on time.
For managers of fleets with more than just Caterpillar equipment, the new system allows them to monitor all of their machines, regardless of make or model, in one secure web-based application.
For security purposes, the system also allows managers to set up site boundaries and security alerts to prevent unauthorized use or movement of equipment. By defining geofence working areas, the customer can set alerts for each machine on site. These can be sent directly to the people who need to see them, through e-mail and text messages, ensuring that action is taken immediately to keep the asset secure.
