SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:
TRMB) announced today that it is partnering with Illinois-based Railhead Corporation to
integrate real-time remote monitoring, diagnostics and on-board
video to maximize locomotive asset utilization and productivity for
railway operators. This combination will provide a complete picture
of rail asset status to improve tracking, safety and operations. As
part of the collaboration, Railhead will also offer the
Trimble® R2M remote diagnostic system as part of its
portfolio in the U.S.
First released in Europe nearly
a decade ago, the Trimble R2M system is currently in use with a
broad range of large rail operators including South West Trains and
Greater Anglia in the United
Kingdom, Irish Rail, VR
Finland and others. The system processes multiple data feeds from
on-train event recording equipment to deliver fault alerts as they
occur to control rooms and repair shops for effective
condition-based maintenance and train operations management. With
Trimble R2M, railroads know where assets are at all times and can
benefit from real-time condition-based reporting on the health
status of on-board systems.
With more than 5,000 installations to date, Railhead is a
pioneer in on-board video systems for locomotives and cab cars. Its
rugged high-definition Locomotive Digital Video Recorders (LDVR)
hardware is Association of American Railways (AAR) approved and
MIL-SPEC rated for the locomotive environment. The system provides
quality, high-definition (HD) watermarked video that is reliable
and can be used for documentation purposes for compliance and
litigation. Railhead's portfolio also includes an advanced
interface module, and an on-board condition monitoring device that
can connect to a large number of on-board train signals and
systems. The Railhead portfolio is scalable and modular allowing
customers to expand the solution and hardware investment as
needed.
Trimble and Railhead will integrate video data streams from
Railhead's LDVR together with system data feeds from multiple
on-train devices using the Trimble R2M system. The result is a
solution that enables railroads to add real-time data to the
control room overview. This combined remote management and
diagnostic solution will give a complete picture of rail asset
status to the mechanical department, emergency personnel, engineers
and operators to improve maintenance and operations. Access to this
critical data can enhance the railway operators' ability to make
informed decisions in real time.
"We are very excited to partner with Trimble," said Joe Donnan, president of Railhead Corporation.
"The addition of the Trimble R2M solution to the Railhead portfolio
gives us the ability to leverage Trimble's years of experience in
Europe together with our advanced
LDVR capability and advanced interface modules to provide U.S. rail
operators with a competitive and proven asset management
solution."
"For years, many of the largest rail operators in Europe have relied on the Trimble R2M remote
diagnostic system as their rail asset management solution for train
operations," said John O'Sullivan,
managing director of Trimble Railway Limited. "It is great to work
with Railhead as part of the introduction of the Trimble R2M
solution to the North American markets and collaborate to create a
combined solution that can enable rail operators to transform and
improve efficiencies in their operations."
About Railhead Corporation
Railhead Corporation, headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, provides digital video
solutions for the transportation industry, with customized mobile
and stationary video surveillance for freight railroads, commuter
rail, and fleet vehicles. Products include LDVRs, cameras, video
management, GPS, and wireless accessories. The company also is an
industry leading manufacturer and distributor of Locomotive LEDs
and LED safety warning lights and equipment.
For more information about Railhead Corporation, visit:
www.railheadcorp.com.
About Trimble's Railway Asset Solutions
Trimble's rail asset lifecycle management products are an
integrated suite of on premise and software-as-a-service (SaaS)
solutions that manage the lifecycle of rail transport assets from
operation through maintenance and repair. These solutions allow
rail companies to plan for the future, improve operational
efficiencies, manage service levels, and reduce costs, while
ensuring that the service they provide is maintained to the highest
level. Customers using Trimble solutions to manage the lifecycle of
their rail transport assets include South West Trains, Eurostar,
SNCF, Irish Rail, the Go-Ahead
group, Siemens, Alstom, Arriva and Greater Anglia among others.
For more information about Trimble Railway Asset Solutions,
visit: www.trimble.com/rail-assets.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity, and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more
information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB),
visit: www.trimble.com.
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