Hiab is expanding its Connected Solutions offering - shaping the load handling industry
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CARGOTEC CORPORATION, PRESS RELEASE, 29 JUNE 2017 AT 10.45 AM EEST
Hiab, part of Cargotec, is further accelerating the development of its digital
and connectivity offering. Hiab today announced its forthcoming HiConnect(TM), a
connected solution that, in combination with its class-leading load handling
equipment, will further enhance productivity, efficiency, and safety for Hiab's
customer's businesses.
"As pioneers in load handling, our mission is to shape the future of this
industry. Digitalization is a business reality for our customers across all
industries. At an early stage we decided to invest and strategically focus the
development of intelligent services and connected solutions supported by a
dedicated New Business Solutions unit. Our stated ambition was and remains that,
by 2018, all new Hiab equipment will be connected", says Roland Sundén,
President of Hiab. "Connectivity in itself though does not bring value, nor does
data. We aim to understand our customer's needs and develop new solutions
together with them, where data-based insights are allowing them to run their
business more efficiently and safely," he continues.
HiConnect(TM) is a new connected service offering, enhancing the productivity of
Hiab equipment for fleet operators. Customers will be able gain real-time
insights via web-based dashboards showing the utilization, condition, and
operation of their connected Hiab equipment. These insights will allow them to
reduce unnecessary downtime, optimize performance, and actively manage service
and safe operation. Select Hiab customers in several markets are currently
successfully piloting HiConnect, with the commercial launch aimed for Q3 2017.
"With Hiab's Connected Solutions our focus is on working very closely together
with our customers to really understand and help address their needs and
business challenges. Our customers always want to be a step ahead, and see Hiab
as a pioneering and progressive partner. The feedback from our customer pilots
is encouraging and highly valuable, helping to further develop our solutions to
bring true value to their businesses", concludes Jan-Erik Lindfors, Vice
President, New Business Solutions, at Hiab.
HiConnect adds to Hiab's connected solutions portfolio. First out was the
ground-breaking and award-winning HiVision(TM) for forestry cranes, which lets
the operator control the crane from the safety of the truck cabin, using Virtual
Reality goggles, controllers, and connected cameras. With this, it provides
precise operation, saves time, and increases comfort and safety. HiVision for
forestry cranes is already commercially available and is proving itself in tough
everyday usage with timber customers in multiple countries. Hiab is exploring
the development of HiVision for other equipment types and usage scenarios.
Hiab is working intensively on further concepts, and will unveil and showcase
more of its Connected Solutions offering in Q3 2017.
For more information, please contact:
Connected Solutions:
Jan-Erik Lindfors, Vice President, New Business Solutions, Hiab
tel. +358 50 382 3331, jan-erik.lindfors(at)hiab.com
Marketing & Communications:
Nikolaus Scheurer, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Hiab
tel. +46 706 00 52 37, nikolaus.scheurer(at)hiab.com
Hanna-Kaisa Talvensaari, Senior Communications Manager, Hiab
tel. +358 40 758 1572, hanna-kaisa.talvensaari(at)hiab.com
Hiab is the world's leading provider of on-road load handling equipment,
intelligent services and digitally connected solutions. As the industry pioneer,
Hiab's more than 3,000 employees worldwide focus on our commitment to increase
efficiency in our customers' businesses and to shape the future of intelligent
load handling.
Hiab's offering encompasses class-leading load handling equipment, including
HIAB loader cranes, LOGLIFT and JONSERED forestry and recycling cranes, MOFFETT
truck mounted forklifts, MULTILIFT demountables, and tail lifts under ZEPRO,
DEL, and WALTCO brands. Hiab's ProCareTM service, award-winning HiVisionTM crane
control system, and HiConnectTM platform demonstrate our constant drive to
provide intelligent services and connected solutions that add value to our
customers. www.hiab.com
Hiab is part of Cargotec Corporation. Cargotec's (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales
in 2016 totalled approximately EUR 3.5 billion, and it employs over 11,000
people. www.cargotec.com
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Source: Cargotec Corporation via GlobeNewswire
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