Initial situation:

The Lindner tractor factory in Kundl has been producing Unitrac transporters for the municipal sector, cable cars and agricultural customers for more than 25 years. To enable needs-based gritting for municipal vehicles used in winter service, a special solution was sought to record and display the road and outside temperature. As the light and therefore visibility conditions can be extreme, especially in winter, the display should be a high-contrast display that meets OEM requirements.

Task definition:

It was important to the developers at tractor factory Lindner that the display could be specifically adapted to the vehicle architecture as well as the direct cooperation at developer level to achieve the fastest possible realisation of the project. They therefore decided on the pilot 4.0D control panel with OLED display. As the display was to be integrated into the dashboard, the small size was ideal for the planned application. As the display was to be integrated into the dashboard, the small size was ideal for the planned application. Furthermore, the cabling effort should be kept as low as possible in order to minimise production costs. As a CANopen component, the pilot 4.0 D also supports this objective.

The path to a solution

After a constructive consultation on technical availability and willingness to implement, Lindner drew up a requirement specification with the concrete technical details. miunske® implemented this on the software side and provided a prototype for testing in the vehicle. After the programming was approved, the tractor factory Lindner was able to obtain the control panel with already installed software. The entire project was realised quickly and in line with market requirements.

Added value for the customer

By integrating the pilot 4.0D, it was possible to provide the vehicle driver an additional display in the cab that clearly shows the temperatures that are relevant for winter service in municipal use. This is possible even in difficult lighting conditions and in a wide temperature range, so that the display always appears clearly recognisable.