Case Study - Forklift

An India-headquartered group of companies having 15 business lines. A highly trusted, more than a century old brand. Serving industrial material handling needs as India’s largest manufacturer of lift trucks.

• Needed a solution to:
  • Automate safety and maintenance checks at the start of day, and during operation of the forklift
  • Take on international competition in one of the largest growing markets

• Needed to replace the existing analog cluster with a digital one
• Add sensors and automate the process of sensing
• Establish remote connectivity
• Solution had to be designed for OEM and retrofit use

• Identified and located sensors to be added to the forklift
• Designed a module to read sensor data and send data over GPRS using the MQTT protocol
• Designed dashboard module with a rich graphics UI and an intuitive smart LED indicator to signal the instantaneous status of the forklift
• Designed a rugged electronic digital cluster to work in stringent operating conditions

• Maintained market leadership
• Ownership of electronics
• Keeping products relevant