Even in current times digitalisation is still in its infancy in many places, and that is not because there are no solutions. The technologies are there but are often underused. However, a year like 2020 has shown us how quickly things can change. Discover how companies like SBB Cargo, SNCF, Lineas and BLS Cargo are breaking down barriers in their daily workflows through digitalisation and process automation.
Off to uncharted territory! Removing barriers from daily workflows through digitalisation and process automation in Rail
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Off to uncharted territory!
Removing barriers from daily workflows
through digitalisation and process automation
in Rail
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3. #UnchartedTerritory
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„[It is]
not yet crossed
terrain“
2018
Digitalisation is still in its infancy in many
places, and that is not because there are no
solutions.
The technologies are there, but for various
reasons they are not being used, or only
hesitantly.
4. #cdupt21
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2021
However, we all
experienced how
quickly things can
suddenly change in
the spring of 2020.
Things that we all
thought were
impossible a year ago
suddenly happened.
6. #LetsTalkAboutChange — Hi 👋
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● Berlin - Hamburg - Barcelona -
Kiel - Antwerp - Hamburg -
Brussels
● A-level graduate - Advertising
Manager - Industrial Engineer
● Manufacturer - Lessor -
Maintainer - Digitalisation enabler
7. #LetsTalkAboutChange — @railnova
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Since its founding in 2010
● 35 employees
● 2.200 equipped vehicles
● 4.300 active users
● Digital transformation for railway
companies:
○ manufacturer-independent
remote diagnostics device
○ Software platform for data
analysis and sharing
○ Process management for
successful transformation
10. Maintenance planning
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● Automatic counter readouts for
assets with a telematics device
● Automatic calculation of due dates
● Clear planning overview
● Automatic maintenance-related
notifications and prioritisation
notes
⇒ Optimal use of maintenance
intervals, while also avoiding
overruns
12. Access to diagnostic reports
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● Remote readout of diagnostic data
● No diagnostic PC and licence
required
● Visualisation of diagnostic data in
the style of the manufacturer
format
⇒ Enable data access
independently from
manufacturer
14. Analyses of consumables
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● Interface with laboratory enables
automatic integration of data
● Direct allocation to the right
vehicle and/or component
● All relevant data and documents at
a single glance
⇒ Process reliability enabling
knowledge consolidation
16. Defect reporting
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● Defect reporting form accessible
via QR code on the vehicle
● Defect report directly integrated
in central platform
● Integrated translation tool for
defect reports
⇒ Eliminate language barriers in
international traffic
18. Digital logbook
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● One paperless logbook for all
countries
● Display of most important
information for train drivers
● Option to input counter readings
and defect reports
⇒ All processes for train drivers
digitalised and centralised
20. There’s still plenty of room on our digital map!
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● Using available technologies
● Seizing chances
● Optimising processes
⇒ babette.mueller-reichenwallner
@railnova.eu