Donaldson Company as launched its Filter Minder Join resolution for monitoring gas filters and engine oil situation on heavy-duty engines. Filter Minder system parts may be put in on tools in minutes and the answer integrates into present on-board telematics and fleet administration programs.  

Filtration effectivity is misplaced when filters are modified too quickly. Alternatively, servicing filters or altering fluids too late may end up in unplanned downtime and extra value. Engine oil evaluation packages, whereas useful, may be time and labour intensive. Filter Minder join sensors can measure stress drop and differential stress on gas filters, plus the situation of engine oil, together with density, viscosity, dielectric fixed, and resistivity – traits that enable fleet managers to make extra knowledgeable upkeep selections. 

The Filter Minder Join sensors and receiver wirelessly transmit efficiency information to the cloud and predictive analytics inform customers when filters and engine oil are approaching the top of their optimum life. Fleets that make the most of Geotab and Filter Minder Join monitoring can obtain fleet information and analytics on their laptop computer or cellular gadget by way of the MyGeotab dashboard – making it simpler to observe filtration programs and oil, and to service them on the optimum time.

“We have seen nice success with our Filter Minder Join monitoring resolution, which has been commercially obtainable for engine air filtration in on-highway vehicles and off-road tools for the previous yr,” mentioned Nate Zambon, director of Filter Minder at Donaldson. “We’re happy to increase our linked expertise to gas filters and engine oil situation, serving to fleet managers and heavy-duty operators optimize filter and fluid upkeep intervals to get essentially the most out of their tools.”