Why the Connected Jobsite Has Momentum Now and How Caterpillar is Helping Part I

The first of a two-part series with Caterpillar’s Lonnie Fritz, who helps us define the connected jobsite, why it is taking hold in the industry now and how packaged technologies from Caterpillar deliver the important benefits.

August 29, 2022
Charles Rathmann
Caterpillar
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Caterpillar Senior Market Professional, Construction Industries Lonnie Fritz joins the Digging Deeper Podcast for a comprehensive discussion of the connected jobsite. What is it and how can connected equipment and processes make contractors more successful? Fritz lays out the role specific offerings from Caterpillar play in this rising market trend, including Cat Connect, 3D Grade Control, VisionLink and Cat Productivity.

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