Ermewa boosts digital transformation with Nexxiot’s asset intelligence technology
Ermewa has selected Nexxiot for the next phase of its digitalisation process. With a fleet of more than 45,000 railcars (120 types), Ermewa also provides maintenance, repairs, and operations through its European network of certified workshops and partners. The company offers solutions to decarbonise its customer’s supply chain and thus speed up the modal shift. Nexxiot’s asset monitoring technology maximises railcar availability, service flexibility, cargo quality, and safety, through real-time data and predictive analytics.
Ermewa will integrate Nexxiot’s asset intelligence technology to its existing telematics portfolio. The company will now be able to use Nexxiot’s cloud for advanced real-time Asset Intelligence and detailed performance metrics around location, utilisation, mileage, shocks, and other significant events that affect maintenance, transport quality and safety. Nexxiot’s existing partnership with Knorr-Bremse was a big factor in the decision. Nexxiot, as IoT technology partner to Knorr-Bremse including their North American rail freight subsidiary New York Air Brake, is a driving force behind the digitalisation of train sub-systems to optimise their maintenance and ensure fleet uptime is maximised.
“Our customers are requesting increased access to railcars as part of their strategic plans to move cargo from road to rail. We commit to making sure their needs are met with efficient maintenance processes, driven by the best digital monitoring capabilities available today,” says Peter Reinshagen, managing director of Ermewa. “Partnering with Nexxiot enables Ermewa to offer an additional level of maintenance control that ultimately benefits our clients in terms of fleet availability and transport quality,” he went on to say.
Nicolas Lange, chairman of the management board of Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems adds, “When we established the partnership with Nexxiot we were looking forward to supporting our clients to improve productivity, reliability, and safety, whilst enabling the shift to rail to accelerate decarbonisation. With high-quality, live data on the condition of a range of subsystems, we will be able to manage maintenance scheduling and procedures far better, ensuring railcars spend minimal time in maintenance workshops.”
Nexxiot’s Asset Intelligence technology chosen by Ermewa consists of an interoperable ecosystem of ATEX-certified Globehopper gateways, and an intelligent Cloud that provides access to real-time data insights. The solution marks a new standard in precision for global asset mapping and has open architecture for data fusion from multiple sources, for a complete asset and fleet overview.
“We support Ermewa’s move to continue Europe’s acceleration of the ‘Digital Freight Train’ of the future,” says Stefan Kalmund, CEO of Nexxiot. “This is an important step for the global rail industry, as it raises the bar on quality and ensures that rail transportation is responsible and optimised for maximum availability and safety, for cargo owners and supply chain stakeholders alike.”
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