Bombardier Transportation - Rail Equipment Case Study
Rail equipment benefits real-time communication solutions to improve safety and security by targeting issues accurately, gaining efficient maintenance operations.
Company
A global leader in the rail equipment manufacturing and services industry. The company provides after sales service and equipment maintenance for up to 30 years in service use.
Problems and Needs
In an industry dominated by recent high profile accidents in the UK, the key needs were to address business critical issues which primarily include safety and security. Furthermore, there was need to improve maintenance efficiency, cost & reliability and to expand the business by offering services to the rail market.
Solution
The complete rail equipment monitoring solution comprised an end-to-end system utilising the GPRS network and the Internet.
- A control unit within each carriage monitored critical parameters such as wheel adhesion, door closing times, engine performance, location etc.
- Comtech integrated network and equipment protocols into a GPRS asset monitoring device to deliver information reliably to a central application via the GPRS network.
- The central management application provided alarms and reports to equipment maintenance staff and train operators.
Benefits
The rail equipment monitoring solution created efficient maintenance operations and improved end user service, through
- Business critical information supplied to rail industry on a service basis
- Targeting rail equipment issues accurately
- Planning daily equipment maintenance schedules more efficiently
- Smoothing the workload to staff.
"Comtech worked closely with Bombardier Transportation to deliver an intelligent GPRS solution using their existing technology. This phased development resulted in a solution that was deployed on-time and within budget." Vince Smedley, Technical Director, Bombardier Transportation.
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Further Information
Call us on +44 (0)1204 664333 or email sales@comtechm2m.com to learn about rail equipment communication to improve maintenance and service in the rail industry.
External Resources
Road, air, sea and rail equipment can be monitored with our Intelligent Transport System (ITS) communications; standalone or as part of a wider alliance/partnership.
