Partnerschaft für effiziente Schienenwartung published in Der Nahverkehr March 2024.
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Translation into English:
Partnership for Efficient Rail Maintenance
Strainlabs is one of the innovative technologies on a new cloud-based integration platform developed by Vossloh. The goal is to transform the railway industry, drive digitalization forward, and bring data-driven solutions for rail infrastructure together through “Vossloh connect.”
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Strainlabs, a provider of IoT bolts, and the global rail equipment supplier Vossloh have entered into a strategic partnership to advance digitalization and sustainability in rail maintenance. Vossloh connect brings innovative solutions together for customers on an integrative platform. Vossloh customers will be able to monitor Strainlabs Bolts, and Strainlabs has been included in the portfolio of the international sales team.
Strainlabs is one of the first partner technologies to be introduced on Vossloh connect. Strainlabs brings an innovation in the field of connected bolt technology to the platform, says Pierre-Henri Bougeant, Head of Digitalization at Vossloh. With Strainlabs, the integrity of rail infrastructure can be monitored with unprecedented precision by collecting real-time data on the load and stress of critical components. This enables proactive maintenance and increases the overall reliability of the rail system.
Predictive Maintenance with Strainlabs & Vossloh connect
The safety of bolts is an essential part of public safety since structures are often exposed to extreme conditions, dynamic loads, vibrations, and temperature stresses. Reactive and time-based maintenance is time-consuming and inefficient. Strainlabs can support industrial digitalization, including enabling predictive and condition-based maintenance in real time. The key benefits of integrating Strainlabs into your maintenance routine through Vossloh connect include:
- Simplified digitalization: a common user interface and login simplify the implementation of multiple new innovations.
- Faster ROI: Building a combination of extensive experience in rail maintenance and an innovative solution for predictive maintenance.
- Cost efficiency: Simple and efficient entry for players in the rail industry.
Most industries face challenges in implementing digitalization through third parties in terms of technology, operation, and business models. In addition, the industrial IoT landscape is still somewhat fragmented, comments Csaba Madru, CEO and co-founder of Strainlabs: “Vossloh has created a brilliant platform that makes it easier for rail customers to navigate and advance their digitalization.” This partnership has the potential to “drive an old industry forward with efficient and sustainable maintenance methods together with Vossloh.”
Vossloh is a market leader in the railway sector with a wide range of services and is convinced that digitalization is an important factor for the future railway infrastructure. Therefore, the group focuses on cooperation with innovative companies and offers IoT and related solutions under the common portal Vossloh connect.
Strainlabs has developed the world’s first IoT system for the CE market, utilizing bolts with integrated sensors for automatic monitoring of machinery and applications. The complete end-to-end IoT system is available to digitalize maintenance routines and issue warnings before failures occur.
Fig. 1: Vossloh connect is a digital platform that offers a range of railway infrastructure solutions tailored to specific customer goals – Strainlabs is available through the user-friendly platform.
