DI.MA's excitement for the product led to a growing relationship and it wasn’t long before Caterpillar sent over a team to brainstorm the new platform and desired features.
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Using Fleet Management Technology to Pursue Efficiency
VisionLink Productivity® gives DI.MA an edge in a competitive Italian market
DI.MA is committed to reducing raw material consumption and minimizing recyclable waste in the construction industry. Making the most of resources is a way of life for them.
So, perhaps it was inevitable that they would embrace VisionLink Productivity® to increase the efficiency of their own sites. This easy-to-use cloud-based platform visually represents machine data at jobsites to analyse performance, improve productivity, and, ultimately, increase your profits.
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Data accuracy
“In the past, we compiled our data manually and then analysed and reprocessed it, which was slow and not always accurate,” says Gianluca Gamba, DI.MA Technical Director. “But we have been using VisionLink Productivity for three years to monitor a range of information, including load cycles, idle time, and work rates and have seen the benefits. This pushed us to dig even deeper into the data to see what other insights and improvements we could find.”
To help them maximise the benefits of VisionLink Productivity, Italian Cat® dealer CGT put DI.MA in touch with the Caterpillar® Development Team who are always looking to develop the next generation products.
Andrea Bresciani
Condition Monitoring and Digital Application Manager
CGT
VisionLink Productivity brings change
In just three years, mining all this data has brought significant changes for DI.MA. Looking to improve efficiencies they first trialed three different machines: Cat 966M XE, 972M and 972M XE. Then, based on the data they collected from VisionLink Productivity®, they were able to access which machine was most suited for their needs. “We originally had a fleet of Cat 966 wheel loaders, but we discovered that the larger Cat 972 is much more efficient for us and the way we use our machines. They now make up the bulk of our fleet, despite costing more to purchase,” said Paolo Ottonelli, DI.MA President and CEO.
Another change was to redesign the layout of the site itself based on the data collected. This meant enlarging some areas while reducing the size of others, or moving specific areas to be closer together and so reduce machine time between them. Every change has helped make the site more efficient.
Asked what made him most proud of his working relationship with DI.MA, Andrea said, “It’s not just with DI.MA, but all my customers. It’s that moment when they start to trust our data and see that it can make them better at what they do.”
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