Hitachi Construction Machinery has officially announced the launch of a new fleet management system called Solution Linkage (SL) CONNECT, which is designed to meet the real-world needs of modern worksites. According to certain reports, the stated solution enables you to achieve access it through a variety of devices, including phones, tablets or computers. More on the same will reveal how Linkage CONNECT banks upon technological open-source tools to offer flexible solutions that were originally created keeping in mind all the customer feedback. In essence, this involves allowing customers to view information from their Hitachi Construction Machinery machines, all through one exclusive touchpoint. Next up, we must acknowledge SL CONNECT’s promise to help you monitor the utilization information from all machines. Moving on to the facility to geofence an area on the map, this one has its utility rooted in separating projects and specific worksites. Another capability coming into play here talks to how users can also graph and view operating information for each project and worksite. Joining that would the availability of information on machine alarms, information which you can seamlessly access from any remote location. Linkage CONNECT further delivers at your disposal the option to download a report detailing the operating information and alarm information of machines.
“Mid to large-sized construction companies in North America manage a large number of equipment using multiple systems, facing challenges of management workload and efficiency,” said Satoshi Inose, general manager of DNA Development and Promotion Department at Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. “Solution Linkage CONNECT aggregates machine operation data by entire fleet, project, and worksite. From executives to field personnel, necessary information can be efficiently accessed via smartphones and tablets. The system currently targets Hitachi Construction Machinery models, but in the future users that own machines from other companies will also be able to manage them with SL CONNECT.”
To expand upon the given features a little bit, we can look at Linkage CONNECT’s ability to ensure that, with just one single glance, you can see operating status, operating hours, and alerts on hundreds of Hitachi Construction Machinery machines. On top of that, you can also track fuel usage and CO2 emissions in the overview so to remain updated in the context of your environmental impact and pursue your sustainability goals accordingly. The solution’s geofencing capabilities, on the other hand, bring forth the means necessary to automatically identify and categorize machines by their operating status. In case this wasn’t quite enough, then we must mention that site managers can also see how many machines are up and running, how much fuel they are consuming, as well as how many machines are non-operational. Such a lowdown, like you guess, allows project managers to plan and keep their projects on schedule, and at the same time, keep stakeholders and executives up to date by creating and downloading reports directly from the system.
Rounding up highlights would be the solution’s integration with Hitachi Construction Machinery’s ConSite, Parts Catalog and Owner’s Site. The idea behind this is to help users receive alerts from SL CONNECT, while simultaneously empowering them to access the ConSite ‘quick action’ instructions along with a parts list. The integration also paves the way for users with existing access to Hitachi Construction Machinery’s Global e-Service to try out SL CONNECT. As for how one can do so, they can find it on their homepage and sign in with their Global e-Service credentials.
