Product Link
Product Link and EquipmentManager
Keep your machines operating in the field with Product Link and the support of Yancey Bros. Co.
As announced by Yancey Bros. Co. and Caterpillar in January, 2008, Cat will begin equipping most of its new core, mining and industrial machines with Product Link and EquipmentManager — the remote asset management solution developed by Caterpillar. The remote tracking and management system will be a standard feature in the United States and Canadian markets. Caterpillar has provided remote asset management capabilities as an option since 1998; now Cat will deliver these capabilities as an integral part of most core Caterpillar® machines. Product Link will be available as an option for the remaining Caterpillar machines.
Caterpillar will phase in Product Link / EquipmentManager beginning with wheeled hydraulic excavators and articulated trucks. The remaining machines will be phased in throughout 2008, arriving to dealers and customers with Product Link as standard equipment, along with a three-year subscription to Asset Watch, the remote asset management portion of EquipmentManager.
The Caterpillar Product Link / EquipmentManager is a system that provides the full depth of asset management, maintenance, and health information required by equipment managers to effectively manage their fleets.
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.
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.
What Product Link and EquipmentManager Will Bring to Your Operations
Simplified fleet management
Product Link is a wireless solution that integrates equipment information along with Yancey's support to help you manage your fleet more efficiently than ever before.
Improve logistics
Track all of your owned, leased or rented machines — regardless of brand or type — and increase machine availability.
Maximize uptime
Keep your machines in peak operating condition with timely notification of system event and diagnostic codes, and other machine health indicators. Manage preventive maintenance and other service events with ease.
Monitor machine use
Know where your machines are and when they are being used. Product Link alerts you when machines operate beyond owner-identified time configurations and when machines move in or out of virtual geographic fences.
Reduce operating costs
Keep your operating costs in check by avoiding inefficient usage, monitoring machine health and more. Maintain a complete repair history and help preserve the resale value of your equipment.
Link all machines, regardless of brand
Product Link can be easily retrofitted on any Cat machine, or equipment from other manufacturers, by Yancey Bros. Co.
Three Levels of Insight to Meet Your Specific Business Requirements
Asset Watch
• Machine Location
• Machine Location Mapping & History
• Non-Reporting Machine Identification
• Machine Hour Reading & History
• Time and Geo-fencing Alerts
Maintenance Watch
• Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Repair Planner
• PM Notes
• Next PM Due (date & hour based)
• PM Alerts, PM Checklist and PM Parts List
• Customized PM Checklist
• Online Parts Ordering
• Maintenance History
• Manage Major Repairs
• Repair History
• PM or Repair Request for Quote
Health Watch
• Event & Diagnostic Codes
• Fuel Level
• Fuel Level History
• Fuel Level Alert
• Fuel Consumption
• Refueling History
• 4 Digital Switch Channels
Note: Health Watch information is dependent upon the machine model, year of production and Product Link model installed. Machines produced with electronic engines and transmissions equipped with Product Link model PL321SR normally can provide this information.
The Ultimate Connection
Using wireless and satellite technology, Product Link hardware gathers and wirelessly transmits essential machine information.
Powered by Product Link, the EquipmentManager application allows you to search and categorize information by alert level, group, equipment ID, make and model.
EquipmentManager, a user-friendly, secure application hosted on your Cat Dealer’s Web site, brings machine usage, maintenance and location information to your desktop, and can also send text-message alerts (for example, “A PM is due”) in the form of email to a pager or cell phone.
Yancey helps you manage the machine maintenance needs identified through equipment monitoring.
For more information on Product LInk and EquipmentManager, please contact your Yancey Product Support Representative or request information using our on-line request form.
