Danish Telematics Firm Offers Modular Solutions

A firm you may not be familiar with is offering a complete data infrastructure platform that gives companies a unified foundation for collecting and delivering data across job site environments.

What's more, it's a modular, scalable solution with ruggedized sensor devices and wired "Pro-Xentral" devices.

The company, Xtellio, aims to provide reliable visibility to rental and construction companies across fleets, machines, and job sites, allowing customers to direct the data wherever they decide it will deliver the most value.

"Telematics originally gained traction in the construction industry in the early 2000s, focusing mainly on heavy equipment," said Xtellio's CEO, Tom Valbak Aardestrup. "We are pleased to offer a platform solution that moves that model forward, extending visibility across the job site environment and advancing data liberation through customer ownership and flexibility.

How it works

Xtellio’s product portfolio is made up of over 32 rugged, plug-and-play, battery-powered Bluetooth sensors, called Xenses. These compact devices can be easily mounted on smaller fleet assets and non-powered tools to capture data, transmitting it to Xtellio’s cloud platform via the Xtellio gateways called “Xentrals.” 

Complementing the Xenses line is the Xtellio’s Pro-Xentral series (Standard, CANbus and the recently announced "Heat IQ"), a range of wired telematics devices that connect directly to powered equipment, such as excavators, dozers, skid steers, boom lifts, light towers, industrial heaters, and more.

They collect data, such as engine hours, diagnostics, and status data for analysis and management.

Large, small, wired, unwired

Designed for fast deployment, the platform supports easy installation across both wired and wireless equipment categories.

While traditional telematics companies might track and monitor the engine diagnostics of excavators and skid steers, for example, Xtellio captures and forwards data from mixed fleets of large equipment, wired equipment, smaller assets, and tools such as auxiliary systems and industrial heaters but with broader data insights than a mere identifier.

Delivering data through open Application Program Interfaces (APIs),
the platform seamlessly connects to the customers’ existing business systems, ensuring they retain full ownership and control of their own data, a concept the company calls “data liberation.”

“Organizations of any size who control their own data by structuring it across every asset category will bethe ones that move faster, and operate with more efficiency,” Valbak said.

“Our customers can easily build their own solutions, front ends, and dashboards so they have full control. With AI changing the software space dramatically, it all boils down to the data. We see the Xtellio platform as the place from where the data will originate.”

How to bridge the "missing link" in telematics data

Xtellio was founded in 2005 by engineers with deep experience in industrial hardware, firmware, and telematics who wanted to create a better way to bridge the gap between the physical world and usable data.

From their beginnings of developing rugged sensing devices to creating a modular data infrastructure platform, Xtellio is now committed to open data rather than building just another dashboard.

The platform is available across the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and in additional markets supported by LTE-M, NB-IoT, or legacy 2G cellular networks.