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M2M on track: for a more efficient and collaborative network Tim Taberner, product strategy manager at Eurotech describes the M2M platform.
As
rail infrastructure undergoes major regeneration to cope with increasing
passenger numbers, technology is playing an increasingly important role in improving the passenger experience, reducing operating cost and creating new revenue streams.
A vital component is the integration of data from disparate sensors and systems, such that new dependencies and relationships between processes may be investigated and optimised, and this is exactly what Eurotech’s M2M Integration platform and associated gateways are designed to do.
Whilst at a basic level they provide a robust, secure and scalable infrastructure on which to layer applications such as people-counting, facilities management or smart preventative maintenance, the Everyware range of platforms and components provide much more – from comprehensive remote device management to user application level, through to abstraction of the underlying device fabric, allowing enterprise applications to recover the data they need in real time from multiple
sources, without needing any knowledge of the underlying devices or architecture.
Instead, they simply define data topics in which they are interested, and receive data matching these criteria.
Whilst the examples above often have obvious business cases to justify the system deployment, the ability to integrate diverse systems and sensors into a single unified architecture means that costs may be amortised across multiple applications, meaning that it becomes possible to deploy applications where the cost of installing a dedicated system would be prohibitive. This represents a dual win for the end-user, lower total cost of ownership across the range of systems to which the solution is applied, and flexibility of data access, allowing users to leverage the value in all of the data they collect, enabling new services, and optimising whole ecosystems rather than individual processes
Use of Eurotech’s M2M Integration platform allows sensors, devices, systems and
enterprise applications to work collaboratively, interacting with each other, and with the supply chain, regulators and customers in ways that produce lower CAPEX and OPEX project costs, improved customer experience, and more efficient running of the network.
Eurotech, whilst a relatively new entrant to the UK rail market, can demonstrate a long history of supply to the rail sector in other regions, offering a range of products and services addressing both on-board and trackside deployments in a variety of applications.
Uniquely, Eurotech is able to combine its rail qualified hardware with field-proven M2M enabling technologies, evolved from mission- critical deployments over many years.
This combination makes it an ideal partner for organisations wishing to exploit the opportunities emerging as devices and the enterprise become more interconnected.
W:
www.eurotech.com/uk FOR MORE INFORMATION
Hitachi praised by Vince Cable for ‘firm support’ for UK suppliers
RTM has previously noted how many of Hitachi’s suppliers for its new Class 800/801 ‘Super Express’ trains for the Intercity Express Programme are UK-based. It has now won praise from the government too. Adam Hewitt reports.
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itachi Rail Europe has announced more UK rail suppliers for its construction of
Class 800/801 Super Express trains. The trains will be assembled at the company’s new facility in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, due for completion next year, though manufacturing will also take place at its factory in Kasado, Japan.
The company says that of the parts, systems and operations that it could have sourced from the UK, 72% have indeed been purchased from UK-based businesses.
More than 30 UK suppliers have now been announced, including many previously reported in RTM. The list comprises: windows from Durham-based Romag; wheelsets from Lucchini UK; pantographs from Somerset- based Brecknell Willis;
braking
generation equipment from Knorr-Bremse in Melksham; lighting from LPA Excil, located in Normanton; jumper cable systems from Northampton-based Harting;
on-board
servers from Newcastle-based Nomad Digital; partitions from TRB Lightweight Structures; luggage stacks and racks from Lordgate, both located in Huntingdon; driver safety systems from Worcester-based Arrowvale Electronics; and exhaust systems from Eminox in Gainsboroug.
Business secretary Vince Cable MP said: “Hitachi’s decision to work with suppliers from
across the country shows that the and air
UK is advancing as a global leader in rail manufacturing. The government is committed to helping companies attract inward investment to develop strong, coordinated and competitive supply chains here in the UK.”
Hitachi Rail earlier this year announced that it is moving its global HQ to London.
Procurement director Jamie Foster said: “We are delighted to be working with so many suppliers from across the UK in building our new Class 800 series trains for the IEP.
“As the first three pre-series trains are now being manufactured in our factory, I cannot emphasise enough the high quality and quantity of services our suppliers have provided on the project thus far.”
More on this story, including comments from the suppliers, at the RTM website.
W:
www.hitachirail-eu.com FOR MORE INFORMATION
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