SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Irish Rail will be deploying
Nexala's R2M real-time remote diagnostics monitoring system across
its CAF 29000 commuter fleet of trains. The system allows railway
operators to streamline maintenance costs and provide efficiencies
across their fleet by automating manual tasks.
Nexala provides an integrated suite of on premise and
software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for large transport
operators and global train and component manufacturers that manage
the lifecycle of rail transport vehicles from operation through
maintenance and repair. The Nexala R2M system combines shore-based
software and on-train equipment to deliver fault alerts as they
occur for effective condition-based maintenance. Communicating with
the maintenance depots in real time, the system allows for
efficient fault diagnostics and work scheduling by maintenance
teams. In addition, by analyzing irregularities of individual
components and their behaviors across the entire fleet, the R2M
system allows preemptive maintenance actions to be performed to
avoid future failures.
With the on-board Nexala Control Unit (NCU), communications and
R2M software rolled out on the CAF 29000 commuter fleet, Irish Rail
will be able to aggregate data from a range of sources including
door control units, alarm concentrators, fuel systems, TELOC data
recorders, and Train Management and Diagnostic System (TMDS)
on-board computers and transmit them to the data centre where the
maintenance teams can monitor the fleet in real time. In addition
to real-time monitoring, the Nexala system also provides reporting
and trend analysis functions, giving the maintenance teams greater
visibility into the overall health of their fleet and allowing them
to plan for maintenance accordingly.
The new project follows the successful implementation of the
Nexala R2M system across Irish Rail's Hyundai Rotem Class 22000 DMU
fleet, which has seen significantly improved performance and
reliability since the introduction of the Nexala system. This
initiative was the first in the Irish Rail industry where a
comprehensive real-time data, transmission and analysis system had
been retro-fitted to a complete fleet of trains, delivering
real-time information to the Irish Rail control
center. Although the original objective for using the Nexala
diagnostic system was to improve operational efficiencies and fleet
performance, as the project progressed it also delivered broader
cross departmental business benefits such as fleet safety, driver
performance, timetabling data, and infrastructure and energy
analysis.
"Nexala's real-time remote diagnostic system was successfully
rolled out across our InterCity Class 22000 fleet in 2013. This has
resulted in significant maintenance savings, incident prevention
and recovery, and improved operational efficiencies," said
Peter Smyth, Irish Rail's chief
mechanical engineer. "We look forward to equipping the CAF 29000
commuter fleet so we can experience similar benefits to the
implementation on the InterCity Class 22000 fleet."
"Our fundamental focus is to provide solutions that drive
agility, improve efficiency and provide better visibility into
railway operations to maximize productivity," said John O'Sullivan, CEO of Nexala. "We look forward
to working with Irish Rail on the new project."
About Nexala--A Trimble Company
Nexala is a leader in rail transport vehicle lifecycle
management solutions. Nexala's solutions allow companies to plan
for the future, improve operational efficiencies, manage their
service levels, and to reduce their costs while at the same time
ensuring that the service they provide is maintained to the highest
level. Nexala has operations in Ireland, United
Kingdom, France,
Belgium and North America. Nexala's customers include
Southwest Trains, Eurostar, SNCF, Irish Rail, the Go-Ahead
group, Abellio, Siemens Transportation, Alstom, and Greater Anglia
among others.
For more information, visit: www.nexala.com.
About Trimble's Railway Solutions
Trimble's Railway Solutions combine the latest in GPS/GNSS,
optical, imaging, scanning and monitoring technologies with
customized software and wireless communications enabling users to
quickly and accurately capture the data needed to provide clients
with actionable deliverables to maintain and construct railways as
well as manage rail transport vehicles. Trimble's solutions use
integrated processes and workflows for complete railway and rail
vehicle lifecycle management--from the planning, design,
construction and maintenance phases of the railway to the
operation, maintenance and repair of rail transport vehicles. The
solutions can streamline operations to keep railway projects on
time and costs on target.
For more information, visit: http://www.trimble.com/rail.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions
are focused on applications requiring position or
location--including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and
asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to
utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics,
Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the
needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver
the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is
headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.
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