GE Transportation launched its first European digital pilot with DB Cargo. Deutsche Bahn is leveraging GE Transportation’s RailConnect 360 Asset Performance Management Solution, which provides locomotive health status updates that increase efficiency and spot repair issues before failures occur. This is the first step toward self-aware locomotives and digitalization of the entire rail operation value chain.
In collaboration with freight car component manufacturer Amsted Rail, GE Transportation is also introducing Car Integrity Monitor, which extends asset monitoring capabilities to railcars. Using sensors mounted on railcars, this innovative technology will enable Amsted to receive real-time notifications about the condition of key railcar components, as well as broader risk events related to broken wheels, hot bearings and handbrake application.
The Car Integrity Monitor solution enables integration of Amsted Rail’s IONX Edge monitoring system for railcars with GE’s GoLINC network and communication platform to collect and monitor sensor data. Car Integrity Monitor is part of GE Transportation’s commitment to create self-aware trains that, through the use of sensors, real-time monitoring of assets, data and predictive analytics, gather information about the train and its environment to boost performance.
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