Donaldson saysFilter Minder technology monitors the condition of truck engine air filters – and integrating this technology into the MyGeotab platform gives truck owners enhanced visibility into the status of their engine air filtration system – helping them to save money with optimized filtration maintenance.
Filter Minder is the first wireless remote filter monitoring system for trucks and heavy-duty equipment. Donaldson is field testing the solution today, and the integration with Geotab supports a commercial launch of the Filter Minder solution in 2020.
“We set out to offer a really simple solution for fleet managers,” says Nate Zambon, director, Filter Minder division, Donaldson. “By integrating our Filter Minder solution into the Geotab platform, fleets that use MyGeotab can receive Donaldson’s comprehensive filter analytics along with all other fleet data on their laptop or mobile device. It will be easy to monitor air filters on individual trucks or fleet-wide, and service them at the optimal time.”
“Geotab is proud to have the capability to integrate our open platform technology with incredibly dynamic partners, such as Donaldson,” says Scott Sutarik, vice president, Commercial Vehicle Solutions, Geotab. “We strongly believe that the future of maintenance revolves around connected solutions, such as Filter Minder, which provide value to our customers through improved fuel efficiency, decreased filter costs and increased overall truck uptime.”
The Filter Minder connected solution is an easy to install option that can be retrofitted onto existing filtration systems, Donaldson says. The wireless sensor transmits filtration performance information to a compact receiver that is directly connected to Geotab’s GO device. The scalable technology will expand in the future to monitor the condition of additional filters and fluids on trucks, including fuel, lube and hydraulic applications, the company says.
