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RailTek Systems : New WILD wheel failure scanning technology breakthrough
RailTek Systems has released what it believes to be the world’s most compact precision WILD wheel failure detector, a sensor that fits in the palm of your hand that will revolutionize rolling stock preventative maintenance. RailTek Systems believes that not only is the RT3000 the world’s most advanced wheel impact defect detector, but also requires virtually no maintenance, and can be installed by a single person in a matter of minutes.
Release: February, 2022
Vancouver - Today, RailTek Systems solutions enable our customers to collect vital rail wheel set data to optimize maintenance strategies at a higher level. Our solution will improve your rolling stock life cycle and optimize maintenance. Whether you are a rail operator or focused on big data analytics “as-a-service” delivery approach, we have a solution for you.
RailTek Systems one-of-a-kind, revolutionary WILD rail wheel failure detection system makes it possible for any size metro or freight rail system to quickly and accurately detect damaged rail car wheels, which will significantly extend rolling stock service life, and increase ridership quality while lowering noise pollution in modern densely populated urban areas. The RT3000 built-in web-based statistical tools allow the user to perform year round trend analysis on wheel statistics.
According to spokesman Nick Amos, RailTek solutions strike the perfect balance between complexity and cost. The RT3000 comes loaded with software out of the box and thanks to its small footprint, can easily co-exist and integrate with other wayside inspection systems. The intuitive wireless web server inside the system allows the user to interact and set up the system by simply opening a web browser on any smart device or tablet with no need to install any software.
The RT3000 system is the world’s most compact WILD wheel scanner, making it a perfect companion for existing or new wayside sensor nodes such as HBD detectors, or other advanced automatic wayside train inspection solutions, due to its small footprint. RailTek Systems aims to add significant value to existing or new wayside inspection solutions from across the globe.
The big challenge for modern public rolling stock deliveries is that the manufacturer shares minimal maintenance diagnostics with clients during warranty periods. Once the warranty period expires and contracts have been fulfilled, it is simple economics which dictate whether the manufacturer has any further interest in keeping spare parts and maintenance expertise.
Many rail operators might have up to 5th or older generation rolling stock technology on their tracks, usually from different vendors. This diversity creates its own set of maintenance problems both in terms of diagnostics and technical personnel prowess.
The complexity for the operator to keep an ever more diverse fleet of rolling stock in good repair becomes more difficult. These difficulties might be incompatibilities in communications protocols, or duplication of communications system along the network.
RailTek Systems solutions aim to transcend these maintenance issues by providing simple real world solutions and next generation maintenance technology right now - saving you millions. We realize that in a sea of technological change, there is only one certainty - where the Rim meets the Rail.
Rolling stock Maintenance Nightmare : How long will your shiny new rolling stock remain serviceable?
What determines the useful service life of rolling stock? It seems that the ever expanding chase for high tech gadgetry inside public rolling stock has now surpassed the point of natural entropy of mechanical systems as the number one deciding factor - satisfying passenger desire and demand for ever more comfort, and keeping up with the very latest social connectivity platforms.
Relevance of public transport systems are approaching the proportions of a typical life span of today's automobile infotainment systems. Imagine the frustration when you get into your car, and your new smart phone hands-free communications does not work. When you contact your dealer for a software upgrade, all you get is static on the line. Communication technologies are getting ever more complex, and cyber security gateways require ever faster processing just for decoding ciphers - its madness.
So what to do after your new light rail toy reaches its midlife crisis, do you upgrade at almost the cost of a new train or do you simply buy that brand new model with all the latest technology? Maybe you and your team have the technology skills to negotiate a better warranty service contract with your supplier. Not knowing what to negotiate for, will most certainly be regrettable down the line once your rolling stock warranty has expired.
"Railtek Systems solutions aim to transcend these maintenance issues by providing simple real world solutions and next generation maintenance technology right now - saving you millions."
Irrespective the level of technical expertise required to diagnose and to service rolling stock infrastructure, the ultimate determining factor will be the availability of spares. Spare parts, especially electronic parts, will shorten the availability of systems that were specifically designed for your aging rolling stock with the lifespan of a desktop computer – just a few years to absoluteness.
The conundrum with modern public rolling stock deliveries is that the manufacturer shares minimal maintenance diagnostics with clients during warranty periods. Once the warranty period expires and contracts have been fulfilled, it is simple economics which dictate whether the manufacturer has any further interest in keeping spare parts and maintenance expertise.
Many rail operators might have up to 5th or older generation rolling stock technology on their tracks, usually from different vendors. This diversity creates its own set of maintenance problems both in terms of diagnostics and technical personnel prowess.
The complexity for the operator to keep an ever more diverse fleet of rolling stock in good repair becomes more difficult. These difficulties might be incompatibilities in communications protocols, or duplication of communications system along the network.