The direct connection
Crank’s core expression remains: “The direct connection between you and your car.”
My Garage • mission / public resources
About Crank™
About Crank explains the product’s mission, privacy posture and relationship to Dingfelder Enterprises, A.I.R.O.N., V.A.U.L.T. and the public technical resources behind the app.
MissionPrivacy postureDingfelder.coA.I.R.O.N. lineage
Current capability map
What this section does.
This page describes the capability architecture represented in the current Crank development build. Interface wording may continue to be polished, but the functions below are the working product structure.
Beyond the car
The same asset-owned evidence architecture now extends to equipment where CrankScope, PM Center, documents and other workflows need a persistent machine identity.
Local-first doctrine
The app is designed around records controlled by the operator rather than an account-first or cloud-first business model.
With or without OBD-II
Supported OBD-II data can enrich Crank, but GPS, phone sensors, records, photos, PM, field tools and equipment workflows do not depend on an OBD port.
A.I.R.O.N. methods
Crank carries industrial evidence, monitoring and workflow discipline into an operator-facing automotive/equipment product.
V.A.U.L.T. stewardship
Evidence is organized for later review instead of treated as disposable screen output.
Public technical resources
The website and Field Handbook provide deeper explanations, training and diagnostic reference.
Safety boundaries
Crank is designed to support decisions and documentation without pretending to be emergency services or a manufacturer programming tool.
Dingfelder Enterprises
Crank is designed and developed by Dingfelder Enterprises as part of a larger family of practical engineering and industrial-intelligence systems.
Operating flow
How it fits together.
Step 1Understand mission
Step 2See operating doctrine
Step 3Explore capabilities
Step 4Open technical depth
Step 5Contact Dingfelder
Crank truth boundary: The website is being organized around what the product can actually do. The capabilities are the story; the page does not need to manufacture urgency around them.