The new features, integrated with ‘Livelink’, enable transmission of monitored values and machine data to server for analytics and report generation.
In line with its pursuit of digital technologies by integrating big data and the Internet of Things in its products and services, JCB India showcased at bauma CONEXPO India the ‘intelli’ technologies – the intelli-control, intelli-compaction and the intelli-load – now available in its new products, including the three new excavators and a wheel loader.
Expressing his company’s lead in leveraging digital techs in CEs, Mr. Vipin Sondhi, MD and CEO, JCB India, said: “The new ‘Intelli’gent technology showcased will further improve the productivity, reliability and efficiency of our machines. We aspire that our customers should continue to get benefited through an enhanced profitability by using the JCB products”.
The ‘Intelli-Control’ has been introduced in the JCB 140LC Xtra, 205 Xtra and the 215 Xtra excavators. The system comes with new features such as a 7-inch camera ready LCD screen, dial type throttle, three power modes – Eco, Power and Power+ – and one touch Auto idle. It also gives information on the amount of fuel in the tank along with upcoming service reminders.
The JCB 116 Soil Compactor is a first in the industry to have ‘Intelli-Compaction’. It provides relative compaction value, which helps in achieving consistent and uniform compaction throughout the patch. The digital display shows high / low frequency and amplitude values for compaction control. The ‘Intelli-Load’ in the JCB 455ZX wheel loader helps in real time monitoring of individual weight of the loaded bucket, total accumulated weight and the number of loaded buckets.
These new tech features are all integrated with ‘Livelink’ telematics of JCB which enables predictive maintenance, location and monitoring to achieve high uptime of the equipment. “Further, through our mobile apps such as ‘Smart Serve’ and the JCB Genuine Parts, we are revolutionising the way our dealers, customers and JCB communicate in real time, thus aiming for higher equipment uptime through world class product support”, noted Mr. Sondhi.
At the expo, the company also introduced the new JCB 432 ZX Plus wheel loader, along with a vibrant display of its flagship backhoe, 3-ton class mini tandem roller, tele handlers, and its state-of-the-art ‘ecoMAX’ BS-IV (CEV) engine with clean burn technology, developed for off-highway applications.