MANN+HUMMEL Partners with Sierra Wireless to Provide Predictive Maintenance in Industrial and Agricultural Vehicle Fleets
January 22 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
MANN+HUMMEL Senzit predictive maintenance
platform provides real-time reporting to reduce equipment damage
and repair costs, enabled by Sierra Wireless Smart SIM and
AirVantage® IoT Platform
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW), the
leading provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for
the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that MANN+HUMMEL, a
leading global expert for filtration solutions, has selected Sierra
Wireless’ Smart SIMs and AirVantage® IoT Platform to connect and
manage global deployments of Senzit, the company’s new predictive
maintenance platform developed to increase uptime for industrial
and agricultural fleets.
The buildup of dust in a vehicle engine’s air filter can cause
massive damage and lead to expensive repairs or replacements. With
the cost of an engine replacement often exceeding $100,000 for
industrial and agricultural vehicles, monitoring air filters and
engine health is critical to operations.
MANN+HUMMEL’s Senzit solution uses IoT connectivity services
from Sierra Wireless to ensure fleet managers have full visibility
into their fleet’s dust load, engine hours and equipment location.
With Senzit’s real-time monitoring capabilities, fleet managers can
schedule maintenance only when vehicles require it, avoid
unnecessary downtime due to engine damage and accurately track a
vehicle’s operating hours and location – all through a mobile app
and web portal.
“Our customers rely on Senzit to provide up-to-date, accurate
information about their vehicle’s dust load and remaining filter
lifetime,” said Charles Vaillant, chief technology officer,
MANN+HUMMEL. “By working with Sierra Wireless to add IoT
connectivity to our solution, we’re helping fleet managers reduce
downtime and save as much as $4,200 per machine, per year. Our
customers have an average fleet size of 150-200 vehicles, creating
significant savings that they can reinvest in their business.”
To connect and manage their solution, MANN+HUMMEL chose Sierra
Wireless’ Smart SIMs and AirVantage IoT Platform. The Smart SIM’s
global coverage and remote operator provisioning capabilities allow
MANN+HUMMEL to quickly and easily deploy their predictive
maintenance platform worldwide, without changing the device’s SIM
card. With intelligent network selection and resilience to outages,
Smart SIMs ensure that Senzit stays online and fleet operators stay
connected. To manage all subscriptions and connectivity through a
single pane of glass, the SIMs are integrated with the AirVantage
IoT Platform. The platform’s management interface with customizable
alerts enables MANN+HUMMEL’s customers to increase uptime and
reduce waste with real-time machine data.
“MANN+HUMMEL needed an IoT partner that could help them
integrate, scale and manage reliable global connectivity,” said
Marc Overton, senior vice president and GM of IoT Services, Sierra
Wireless. “Our solution connects their devices in the field and
delivers actionable insights to a cloud platform, ensuring that
MANN+HUMMEL can offer a responsive, easy-to-use predictive
maintenance platform to improve their customers’ bottom lines.”
For more information about the Sierra Wireless AirVantage IoT
Platform, SIMs and Connectivity Services visit:
http://www.sierrawireless.com/products-and-solutions/sims-connectivity-and-cloud-services/.
To contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 877-687-7795
or visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/sales.
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is an IoT pioneer,
empowering businesses and industries to transform and thrive in the
connected economy. Customers Start with Sierra because we offer a
device to cloud solution, comprised of embedded and networking
solutions seamlessly integrated with our secure cloud and
connectivity services. OEMs and enterprises worldwide rely on our
expertise in delivering fully integrated solutions to reduce
complexity, turn data into intelligence and get their connected
products and services to market faster. Sierra Wireless has more
than 1,300 employees globally and operates R&D centers in North
America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit
www.sierrawireless.com.
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