SAFE AND EFFICIENT
FLEET MANAGEMENT
LINDE CONNECT
Infrastructure
Whether Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or mobile broadband technology, all
the options are available for your fleet data communications.
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Functional
Our connect portfolio is modular in design, allowing you to
choose precisely the functions for your fleet that you actually
need.
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App
The connect pre-op check app simplifies vehicle checks
and simultaneously provides access control.
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Reports and Analysis
Make your fleet as efficient as possible. Over 15 different
interactive reports are available for that purpose.
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Portfolio
How Linde connect products interact to make your day-to-day
work easier.
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Software
Plan fleet usage, manage drivers’ details, monitor and
manage vehicles, analyze data, and generate reports: thanks
to our programs, you can handle all of this effortlessly
from your desk.
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We make your fleet intelligent
Our software and hardware connect your vehicles and deliver comprehensive information,
allowing you to make efficient use of your fleet.
Hardware
Our hardware will reliably communicate with a vehicle, collate
infor mation, and transmit it wirelessly.
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Training
The Linde Academy offers courses for connect:desk users
focusing on a variety of subjects.
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Exploit the opportunities offered by
digitization: Modern machinery constantly
collects data that gives an insight into its
state and its capacity utilization. We at Linde
connect make this data available to you
locally or via the Internet. With the connect
product family, we have developed
a fleet management solution that connects
your vehicles and your staff, meaning you
are always up to date on the status of your
logistics in your production plants or your
warehouses. This transparency makes using
your fleet safer and more economical, and
increases the availability of each vehicle.
→ Transparency
→ Cost-effectiveness
→ Security
→ Service optimization
MODULAR FLEET
MANAGEMENT
The connect hardware components
connect your vehicles and databases
using communi ca tion technology. The
hardware collects data from sensors and
control unit and passes it on.
Access control
With connect:ac, you can control access to
your fleet: who is currently behind the wheel
of which vehicle? This creates the basis for
your planned fleet usage.
Vehicle data
connect:dt documents the usage of fleet
vehicles: Has a vehicle been used a lot or has
it often been idle? Have there been accidents?
Is the vehicle functional?
Usage analysis
connect:an enables fleet managers to analyze
and monitor the performance of their fleets:
How often does a vehicle make a trip or lift
something? How much energy does it consume?
Transmission technologies of the fleet
management systems are diverse.
According to requirements and equip-
ment you can choose the technology that
suits you best.
→ Data transmission via GPRS,
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
→ Wireless transmission of firmware
and function updates
→ Straightforward retrofitting of
existing vehicles thanks to simple
installation
Electronic key
Pre-shift check via app
Electronic damage monitor
Automated error code
transmission from truck
Digital usage analysis
Digital battery maintenance
Digital logbook
Hardware
Transmission technologies
Software
The connect software gives you a clear
view of all your fleet data. It is used to
manage vehicle and driver data, and it
makes it easy to generate reports.
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Data constantly updated
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Tailored and automated reporting
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Suitable for all fleet sizes
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A wide range of customization
options and intuitive operation
Our fleet management solution consists of various hardware and software modules. connect offers
you transparent data on usage and vehicle deployment, as well as an overview of planned service
intervals and upcoming driver training. For you that means improved on-site traffic safety, higher
vehicle availability and increased cost-effectiveness.
SOFTWARE
connect:desk – the data cockpit
The connect:desk application is the centerpiece of our connect portfolio. This is where
all the data collected by the hardware comes together and is analyzed and monitored.
The software is used to manage the drivers, the vehicles, and the fleet as a whole,
putting all the relevant information at your fingertips.
Organized
connect:desk displays information broken
down by company organization and
assigns the drivers accordingly.
Planned
connect:desk reminds you about regular
fleet maintenance and driver training,
and assists you in planning work rotas to
accommodate these measures.
Transparent
connect:desk presents you with the
key vehicle data, clearly displayed on a
customized dashboard – or in the form of
detailed analyses and reports relating to
individual vehicles, drivers, or divisions.
Number of users and features of the soft-
ware are fully scalable and the user interface
is intuitive. connect:desk is therefore equally
suited to vehicle fleets both large and small.
Not only experienced fleet managers with
complex tasks, but also occasional users
who only need individual functions find it
easy to use.
connect:desk is normally installed on a PC
or notebook. There is also an optional browser
version. Simply ask your dealer about it. The
database can be hosted on a local server or at
Linde Material Handling. This gives you full
control of your data. Any number of users can
be incorporated, and their access rights and
available functions can be configured
individually.
→ Maps the organizational structures
of individual divisions or of the entire
company
→ Assignment of drivers and vehicles to
one or more organizational levels
→ Management of access rights based on
the vehicle type, driver’s license, and
period of validity
→ Planning and monitoring of vehicle
maintenance
→ Planning of training and refresher courses
→ Digital archiving driver and vehicle
documents
→ Generating interactive reports in the form
of tables and diagrams
→ Generating analyses of fleet optimization
and vehicle usage
→ Automatic e-mail dispatch of individually
configured reports and messages
INFRASTRUCTURE
Data Communication
Communication between the vehicle and connect:desk can be realized with various
systems. You can choose the best way to transmit your data: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or mobile
broadband.
Which requirements determine your infrastructure?
Choose the perfect transmission technology for your
needs. You do not have to worry about other processes!
All three transmission methods automatically run in the
background without the driver or fleet manager actively
having to play a part. Incidentally, all three options can be
combined and used in one fleet. The data can be hosted
locally with you or at Linde Material Handling.
SyncPoints
... are industrial computers or PCs with a
Linde Bluetooth stick that collect data from
vehicles via Bluetooth. The software
controls communication, processes the data
and delivers it to the database so that it
is available in connect:desk.
Vehicle
components
Data transmission
Hosted locally or
with Linde
Database
Application
software
→ No interference in Wi-Fi network
→ Cost-effective: As a rule, already
factory installed. A few SyncPoints on
your company grounds are already
sufficient for data transmission.
→ Data security: Data remains inside
the company.
→ Data security: Data remains inside
the company.
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No new infrastructure required:
connect uses the existing Wi-Fi
network within the company.
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Current data: Blanket coverage
enables data to be transferred
regularly and kept up-to-date in
connect:desk.
→ Authentication on basis of IT
standards: Authentication is carried
out with WPA2 (password) or
WPA2-Enterprise (certificates).
→ No infrastructure required: No
hardware is required on company
premises.
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Indoor and outdoor coverage:
Vehicles can transmit data indoors
and outdoors. The strength of the
connection depends on the network
of the mobile broadband operator.
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Fast and simple installation:
The data unit is easy to retrofit on
older vehicles.
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
Mobile
broadband
When the vehicle comes
within range of a SyncPoint,
data is automatically accessed
and transmitted via Bluetooth.
Data is transferred directly
from the vehicle to the data-
base within the wireless
network.
Data is transmitted to the
database over the mobile
broadband network.
Your benefits at a glance
Vehicle components
On-site infrastructure
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Retrofit kit: The Bluetooth retrofit kit
is available for older vehicles that
do not have Bluetooth. It can be
ordered from the central spare parts
warehouse in Kahl.
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The vehicle has to be equipped with
a Wi-Fi box, which is available as a
retrofit kit.
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Almost all new vehicles can be
ordered with an online box fitted
in the factory.
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Retrofit kits are available for many
older vehicle models; they can be
fitted in a few simple steps.
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SyncPoints are installed at
favourable locations in the plant where
trucks always pass (e.g. at charging
stations, traffic hubs or parking spaces).
→ Experts from connect carry out the
one-time setup procedure on site.
→ Cooperation with the company’s IT
department is necessary to imple-
ment Wi-Fi transmission.
→ No additional infrastructure,
such as Syncpoints or Wi-Fi hotspots,
is required for data transmission.
Wi-Fi
Mobile
broadband
Bluetooth
SyncPoint*
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REPORTS AND ANALYSIS
More than 15 interactive reports about your fleet
The connect:desk software enables you to access over 15 different interactive reports on the
entire fleet and individual areas, vehicles or drivers. The data is represented in easy-to-under-
stand diagrams and tables. You will always know exactly who used which truck when and how.
These categories of reports are available:
Logbook
List of all recorded
events for each vehicle
Usage
Overview of usage and
utilization of all vehicles
Service
Service and main-
tenance schedules
of all vehicles at a
glance
Coordination
Overview of driver
data and vehicle
availability and distri-
bution
Shocks: The shock data enables you to
find out when a driver has given a vehicle
a jolt – e.g. caused by a collision or a
pothole. This increases drivers’ sense of
responsibility.
Operating hours forecast: Expected fleet
operating hours are calculated on the
basis of real vehicle usage data. You can
determine whether the system should
predict the number of operating hours
up to a specific time or the time at which
a specific number of operating hours is
reached.
Availability: This diagram shows whether
vehicles are being used, have been
parked or are being serviced or repaired.
The bars indicate how much potential
operational capacity individual vehicles
and the entire fleet still have.
Truck usage: Here you will find detailed
information about how a vehicle is used:
How long is a driver logged in? How high
is the proportion of journeys and lifts
during that time?
The most important reports at a glance:
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APP
Vehicle check via smartphone
Simplify the vehicle check before each
shift and at the same time create
effective access control – with the aid
of the pre-op check app and the
connect:ac pre-operational check function.
Completing a smartphone checklist
ensures that the truck can only be
started when a check has been carried
out and the vehicle is fully operational.
Damage or irregularities can be docu-
mented with a photo and immediately
reported to the fleet manager.
The checklist configurator allows the fleet
manager to freely define the desired
questions on vehicle condition to suit the
requirements of the job or the location.
It is also possible to specify when a check
is successful and the vehicle can be started,
as well as the conditions under which it
shuts down or requires a photo to be taken
for documentation purposes.
→ Improved safety on company grounds
→ Automatic email report of the checklist
results in real time
→ Photographic record of vehicle damage
or irregularities
→ Regular survey of vehicle condition
→ Freely definable questions
→ Recording of questions and answers
for later analysis possible
The various connect hardware components are the link between your fleet, the database,
and the connect software. They collect and transfer control and sensor data or serve
as an electronic ignition switch. Our hardware components can be ordered ex works with
new vehicles or are available as a retrofit kit.
HARDWARE
Teaching your forklift to talk
1 connect:access unit (CAM)
The access unit (CAM) is available in
two different versions: drivers can
identify themselves to a vehicle either
by means of a personal PIN or using
an RFID chip. Vehicle data such
as shock readings are transmitted to
the SyncPoints via Bluetooth.
This unit is likewise available as a
retrofit solution.
2 Connectivity retrofit kits
Is part of your fleet not equipped with
your chosen transmission technology?
Then it is easy to upgrade to wireless
data communications with the appro-
priate retrofit kit for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or
mobile broadband.
3 connect:data unit (CDX)
The data unit (CDX) logs the data on
the vehicle and transmits it to the
Linde cloud via the cell phone network.
It can also send commands back to the
vehicle controls. The unit also down-
loads firmware updates and additional
functions via the cell phone network
Retrofitting the connect:data unit is
easy and takes very little time.
The unit is directly connected to the
vehicle controls and is operational
immediately.
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Edson Cruz
Solutions Specialist
edson@totalwarehouse.com
Tel.:714.350.0114
Electronic damage monitor
Digital usage analysis
The electronic key
Pre-shift check via app
Digital logbook
Digital battery maintenance
Automated error code
transmission from truck
Linde connect
Internet:
https://www.totalwarehouse.com/linde-connect
TRAINING AND
SUPPORT
The Linde Academy in Aschaffenburg offers various training courses for using connect:desk.
Our trainers will also happily travel to your premises to provide group training sessions.
We sit down with you and put together just the
right training components to suit your needs.
We help you choose and install everything from
the necessary infrastructure all the way up to
the finalized connect solution. If questions arise
during ongoing operations, support is provided
by experts from your contract partner or Linde
Service.
For more information on the subject
of training please contact us: