Bandit unveil productivity package

Bandit Industries is pleased to announce the addition of their Productivity Package, powered by MasterTrak, to their product offering. This asset management tool communicates directly with the engine and monitors engine and equipment problems, reducing costly, unexpected failures that impact your bottom line. This Productivity Package is standard on all new whole tree chippers and horizontal grinders, and is available as an option for the stump grinder and hand-fed chipper line. The MasterTrak Productivity Package can also be added to existing units out in the field.
 
Bandit customers have been able to achieve substantial savings from the use of MasterTrak’s telematics. Remote diagnostics provided by the Productivity Package have demonstrated savings in:
• Reduced breakdowns
• Improved preventive maintenance scheduling based on usage
• Improved vehicle utilization rates
• Reduced repair costs
• Improved technician productivity
 
The benefits of well-timed maintenance and parts replacements not only prevent job site machine failures, but also ensure a better price tag at the time of resale. Beyond this, the advantage of retaining control over every single machine every day at every branch location is priceless.
 
The Productivity Package allows for run-time reports, which summarizes run hours and alarm counts, so you can quickly identify problems. An on-line display of equipment condition and alarm history helps reduce unnecessary trips to the site. Alert notifications assist in preventing equipment abuse by sending out automated email notifications for alarms and fault codes. The GPS Mapping feature, known as ‘Bread Crumbs’, allows you to track your machine from job to job, aides in theft recovery, and provides maps and driving directions for efficient logistics.
 
“This new option will be especially helpful in states with strict air quality control and emission standards,” says Ray Eluskie, Marketing Manager for Bandit Industries. “The Productivity Package automatically records run-time, travel logs, and other information required by air quality agencies, saving you time and providing accurate logs.” In addition to accurate tracking, the package also allows for monitoring of equipment maintenance from a remote location. “Keeping tabs on the machine is as easy as looking at the screen, and monitoring, say, the radiator temperature,” Eluskie explains. “You see that the engine temperature is getting too hot, so you call your guy in the field and tell him, “Hey, check that radiator screen, the engine is overheating.”
 
“You’re preventing a trip out to fix the machine, and preventing damage to the unit by monitoring its use at all times.”
 
Rental companies will also see the benefits, as they can keep an eye on their equipment’s position and key components from a distance. “Rental customers can be rough on the equipment,” says Eluskie. “Adding the Productivity Package to Bandit chippers allows rental managers to keep a close eye on scheduled maintenance and the number of hours on the chipper.”
 
For more information on the Productivity Package, powered by MasterTrak, contact your local authorized Bandit dealer or contact the factory at 800-952-0178.