Best of LinkedIn: Connected Tools & Equipment CW 41/ 42

The period shows two parallel shifts. Condition monitoring is moving from sensor availability to data quality, installation discipline and software that works with equipment data already in place, while cordless tool platforms are extending into heavy duty work and attaching tool data to traceability. Commercial activity follows the same logic, with acquisitions, rental partnerships and distribution agreements concentrating on connected assets.

Date

October 19, 2026

Connected Tools & Equipment

Thomas Allgeyer

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Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance

Maintenance strategy shifts from calendar to condition
Sensor mounting matters more than sensor technology
Bad data can mimic bad equipment
Lower FFT vibration can hide worsening bearing impacts
Monitoring programs fail without fundamentals and communication
Schaeffler OPTIME adds AI detection of RPM and under-lubrication
ICONICS GENESIS enables predictive maintenance without new sensors
Control Seat covers a 130,000 square foot facility with sensors

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Cordless and Connected Tools

Hilti DSH 900-22 brings 90cc gas saw performance to Nuron
Hilti PLT 400 adds AI target tracking and Nuron batteries
Milwaukee launches the first portable cordless roll groover
Milwaukee press tool records every press for traceability
Bosch launches two cordless soldering irons
DEWALT targets landscapers with battery powered outdoor equipment
Cordless ratchets are judged on control, not catalogue torque
TTI leads cordless assembly fastening tools with a 24.44% share

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Fleet, Asset Tracking and Industry Moves

Klipboard acquires Linxup, adding 240,000 connected devices
Asplundh adopts Samsara AI dash cams and equipment tracking
Hilti and Speedy Hire sign a five year, 25,000 asset partnership
Plumbase Bournemouth begins a Milwaukee partnership
Southern Power Tools and DEWALT discuss tool tracking and compliance
AMB tool room systems enable full traceability

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Thanks to Seyed Ali Azimi, Ahmed Alsenani, Abdalla Abdelmeguid, Valarie Ruhs, Karl Baxendale, Victor Apolon, Chris Dupagne, Luca Barraco, Pauli Hänninen, Robert Lemke, Sal Pasquarelli, Greg C., Mohammadreza Maher, Corneliu Tobescu, Ioannis Sandis, Julie Thyne, Brian Franks, David Bickford, Ewald A. Kaluscha, Jarno Suomela, Yun Hao Sim, Colin Burnikell, Alan Mc Grane, Michael Bentivoglio, Kelvin Clifford, Paul Tatham, Bill Meriwether, Jon Rossi, Ken Starry, Momen Nawasreh, Steve N., Gustavo Huss, Jan Radil and Drew Bartlett and everyone else who contributed insights to this edition. Find the full list of posts and voices on LinkedIn:

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