Recognizing that many equipment operators, maintenance technicians and fleet managers now carry mobile devices with them, Caterpillar has introduced a Bluetooth app that allows users to pair their smart phone or tablet with a machine to access its data feed, including fault codes.
“The more electronics you’ve got on the machine, the more data is available,” said Ben Hanks, parts growth consultant at Caterpillar in Leicester, U.K., who demonstrated the new productivity app Feb. 2 in Las Vegas on the eve of this year’s World of Concrete show.