Version 2.0 of Kalmar’s RMI Features New Look, Better Functionality

Logistics Asia - New Products, 7/5/2008

Kalmar Industries, part of Cargotec Corporation, has launched a second version of its Remote Machine Interface (RMI), a tool for remote machine monitoring, maintenance tasking and reporting which can be used with all Kalmar equipment. RMI 2.0 features a new graphical user interface (GUI) designed to be more customer friendly with simpler structure and easier usability.

Kalmar first launched RMI in 2005 as a solution offering operators centralized machine maintenance data, the ability to optimize equipment fleets through real-time maintenance and operational planning, and a decrease in downtime with more predictive maintenance. RMI 2.0 further enhances its customer value with the ability to analyze operational, maintenance and service information according to users’ preferences or needs.

Data from each machine is sent wirelessly to the RMI system and is accessed via the user’s GUI. With the added ease of a new menu structure, customers can generate a variety of reports and analyses, choosing specific timeframes for desired actions.

Additionally, RMI 2.0 has the ability to extend the lifecycles of handling equipment through the efficient planning of preventative maintenance using status history tables. Detailed alarm reporting ensures operators that their machines are always prompted for critical checks on, for example, fluid levels and tire pressure. The latter being a new feature of RMI 2.0 particularly for Kalmar’s enhanced 7th generation series straddle carriers.

Customers who purchased the licensing fee with the existing RMI system will have the option to receive the upgraded version free of charge.

Kalmar, www.kalmarind.com