Case Study: Eaton minimizes costly downtime with Digi International's predictive asset monitoring solution

Eaton turns hydraulic hose monitoring into a new revenue stream with Digi International

The customer, Eaton, a Fortune 200 power management company, faced the costly and inevitable problem of hydraulic hose failures on heavy machinery and vehicles. These failures led to expensive cleanups, fines, and downtime. Digi International provided a solution through a wireless predictive asset monitoring system designed to forecast such issues before they occur.

Digi International's solution provided proactive monitoring of hydraulic hose health, extending Eaton's visibility into their customers' machine assets. This allowed Eaton to offer a new value service, giving their customers real-time access to machine health data and alarm thresholds. The results included minimized costly downtime, extended asset life, and the transformation of a maintenance challenge into a new revenue stream for Eaton.

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