Altec Insights Expands to Include E-Series Cranes
Altec Insights is now available for E-series cranes. Designed to promote a safer jobsite, Altec Insights is a digital product that uses data from equipment to deliver simple, actionable insights to improve equipment usage and jobsite safety.
Boom truck cranes are specialized pieces of equipment that offer operators more information and feedback on unit status than nearly any other type of equipment used in the utility industry. This information, such as zone rated capacity charts, available capacity, load on hook, load radius, and boom setup are vital for operators to properly setup and operate the equipment.
With Altec Insights for E-series cranes, this information is synthesized and combined with Altec expertise to deliver information and recommendations via configurable notifications and reports. This information can then be used to answer three fundamental questions regarding jobsite safety and fleet performance.
1. Is the machine being used correctly and safely?
Insights for E-series cranes includes Insights for unit setup, configuration, and operating modes, and creates events when a unit is setup or used outside of the designed parameters. Operating a crane with improper setup or overriding safety systems risks damaging the unit and property, and, most importantly, personal injury. Insights helps provide context to facilitate crew discussions to ensure the unit is being used correctly and operated within the safety systems of the machine.
2. Is it the right piece of equipment for the job?
Constantly having to tear down and move a crane to make a pick can be frustrating. Frequently needing multiple setups on a single jobsite or routinely operating at the margins of a unit’s load chart can be indicators that the wrong piece of equipment is being used. Altec Insights offers historical event information on both a unit and fleet basis, allowing fleet managers to optimize the efficiency of their existing fleet by sending the right piece of equipment with the right crew to the right jobsite.
3. How can we mitigate and prevent downtime?
Unit Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) and Vehicle Status information offer unparalleled visibility to equipment health. Having a historical log of a unit’s DTCs drastically reduces technician’s time spent on diagnosing an issue or attempting to replicate a symptom encountered in the field. Additionally, Vehicle Status gives foremen, fleet managers, and service technicians a near real-time snapshot of the machine’s setup, configuration, and chassis information.
This powerful information can be used to prevent unnecessary downtime and service calls for things like an unintentionally activated emergency stop. In situations where the unit does require service, it allows you to make an informed decision on whether to service it in the field, what to bring to fix it, or if the machine needs to be brought back to the yard for repairs.
Learn More About Insights for E-Series Cranes
Altec Insights-equipped E-series cranes are available for purchase from Altec or for rent through Global Rental. All previously purchased E-Series Cranes equipped with a telematics control unit (TCU) support Altec Insights.
Are you interested in seeing what Altec Insights for E-series cranes can do for your business? Call 800-958-2555 or contact an Altec representative online.