Rail Equipment Monitoring - Bombardier

Bombardier Transportation is a global leader in the rail equipment manufacturing and services industry. It  provides after sales service and equipment maintenance for up to 30 years in service use.

Bombardier wanted to address business critical safety and security issues. In addition there was a need to improve maintenance efficiency, cost and  reliability and to expand the business by offering services to the rail market.

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 and location etc. Amscreen M2M’s technology delivered reliable information to Bombardier’s equipment management application via the mobile GPRS network, which provides alarms and reports to maintenance staff and train operators.

The rail equipment monitoring solution creates efficient maintenance operations and improves end user service by

• Targeting rail equipment issues accurately
• Providing business critical information to the rail industry on a service basis
• Planning daily equipment maintenance schedules more efficiently
• Smoothing the workload to staff