The Next Generation Product Link Now Available From HOLT CAT®
Cat® Product Link enables convenient remote monitoring of your equipment. Get information you can use—with the support from HOLT CAT—to keep your jobs on schedule, maintain machine health and reduce the costs of owning and operating your fleet. The next generation of Product Link (PL522) is now available and will has the capability to communicate on the cellular network (GSM) adding to the family of enabling hardware using satellite technology today. The capabilities of the new cellular offering are similar to the previous version (PL121 & PL321), but it is able to provide more data more frequently. The upgrades system was designed to simplify fleet management, improve logistics, maximize uptime, monitor machine use, reduce operating costs, link all machines, regardless of brand and provide three levels of insight to meet your specific business requirements.
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Migration from EquipmentManager to VisionLink™
HOLT CAT is also pleased to announce the availability of VisionLink, the new Product Link user interface designed to improve and replace the existing user interface, EquipmentManager. Migration of machines from EquipmentManager to VisionLink will be performed by HOLT throughout the first quarter of 2011. In order to ease the transition, HOLT is providing FREE in house training in both Irving and San Antonio. HOLT’s VisionLink training course has been designed to teach VisionLink users and administrators about the features and capabilities of this new user interface, which enables remote monitoring of equipment.
NEW subscription levels available via VisionLink
There will be two different subscription options available within VisionLink. The two new subscription offerings are called Universal and Cat Essentials. In addition, there will be an a la carte offering called Rapid Reporting. Machines arriving from the factory with Product Link as a standard offering will include a three year FREE Universal subscription offering. Detailed subscription and pricing information are as follows:
| UNIVERSAL ($20/Month) |
PL522 Hardare (Cellular Hardware) |
PL321 (Satellite Hardware) |
PL121 (Satellite Hardware) |
| Universal asset management features provide basic utilization and location monitoring as well as security and maintenance management features. |
Basic Asset Utilization (hours) |
Basic Asset Utilization (hours) |
Basic Asset Utilization (hours) |
| Asset Operation (start/stop times) |
Asset Operation (start/stop times) |
Asset On Notification |
| Asset On/Off Notification |
Asset On Notification |
Location |
| Location |
Location |
Geofence Zones (radius) |
| Geofence Sites (polygon) |
Geofence Zones (radius) |
SOS Integration |
| 4 Switch Inputs |
4 Switch Inputs |
PM Service Intervals |
| SOS Integration |
SOS Integration |
Checklists |
| PM Service Intervals |
PM Service Intervals |
Parts Lists |
| Checklists |
Checklists |
PartStore Integration |
| Parts Lists |
Parts Lists |
Service Planning |
| PartStore Integration |
PartStore Integration |
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| Service Planning |
Service Planning |
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| Cat® ESSENTIALS ($30/Month) |
PL522 Hardare (Cellular Hardware) |
PL321 (Satellite Hardware) |
PL121 (Satellite Hardware) |
| Basic asset management features allow for location monitoring, working vs. idle time and fuel level. Machine, jobsite or fleet views make it easy to manage all equipment, all sites, all the time. |
Runtime with Idle |
Runtime with Idle |
Runtime |
| Expected Runtime |
Expected Runtime |
Expected Runtime |
| Asset On/Off Notification |
Start/Stop Times |
Location |
| Location |
Location |
Geofence Zones (radius) |
| Geofence Sites (Polygon) |
Geofence Zones (radius) |
SOS Notification |
| Fuel Level |
Fuel Level |
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| SOS Notifications |
SOS Notifications |
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| Maintenance functionality allows you to know when your machine is due for service and what parts are required with detailed checklists and on-line parts |
PM Service Intervals |
PM Service Intervals |
PM Service Intervals |
| Service Meter Hours |
Service Meter Hours |
Service Meter Hours |
| Checklists |
Checklists |
Checklists |
| Parts Lists |
Parts Lists |
Parts Lists |
| PartStore Integration |
PartStore Integration |
PartStore Integration |
| Health features provide insight to the condition of your equipment as well as timely notification of issues as they occur. Temperature and pressure warnings, operator driven events like overspeed or abuse warnings, fluid analysis reports and more. |
Continuous Reporting |
Scheduled Reporting |
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| Event Codes |
Event Codes |
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| Diagnostic Codes |
Diagnostic Codes |
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| 4 Switch Inputs |
4 Switch Inputs |
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| Single Sign-on to SIS |
Single Sign-on to SIS |
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| Links to Troubleshooting |
Links to Troubleshooting |
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| Utilization functionality allows you to identify when your equipment is working compared to expected runtime hours. Monitor efficiency with working vs. idle utilization details for both hours and fuel. Easy graphical views allow comparison between equipment, jobsites or other groupings of equipment. |
Fuel Used Working |
Fuel Used Working |
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| Fuel Used Idle |
Fuel Used Idle |
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| Fuel Burn |
Fuel Burn |
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| One Hour Updates |
4 Switch Inputs |
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| 4 Switch Inputs |
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| RAPID REPORTING ($10/Month) |
PL522 Hardare (Cellular Hardware) |
PL321 (Satellite Hardware) |
PL121 (Satellite Hardware) |
| Track and trace equipment movement with one minute location updates. Display movement history in multiple map views including street, satellite or terrain. |
One Minute Updates |
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| Service Meter Hours |
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| Location |
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