
We wish you wonderful easter, a relaxing easter-weekend and health for you and your families. All the recently arisen uncertainties and imponderabilities may be pushed on the side track and a confident outlook shall be the future direction. Happy Easter!
Mercer Holz is a well-known company in the German timber industry. Every year, Mercer Holz purchases over 5 million cubic metres round timber and sawmill by-products. Hence, the freight volume is very high. About 1,8 million cubic metres round timber and wood chip are transported by rail. In order to simplify the loading process, Mercer Holz has implemented the Load-Monitor-system by PJM. On account of the variable density of timber, volume is not the ideal loading parameter. The load monitoring-system automatically determines the loading process on-site. The load is indicated by signal lamps on the wagon or on the display of the person being in charge of the loading process. Thus, the loading staff is assisted locally and can adjust the load immediately (e.g. in case of overload, impacts etc.). The load monitoring systems provides safety and an increase of efficiency. The load is always at an optimum level.
In February, our WaggonTracker-team has completed the project in Niesky / Germany: 157 load monitoring systems were installed on new wagons and 50 (existing) were upgraded with the PJM-systems.
Learn more about the load monitoring system: https://pjm.co.at/en/waggontracker/load-monitor/
It's landscape just like in a fairy tale: The approval tests of new Stadler FLIRT trains were performed amongst others on the world-famous Gotthard railway. Within the comprehensive tests, there was a focus on the aquivalent conicity of the rail-wheel-contact. Get the full project story as download or on:
https://pjm.co.at/en/blog/Showroom/high-tech-metrology-in-a-picturesque-landscape/
We cordially wish Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a great 2020!
From Graz to Berlin: At the Railway Forum Berlin, PJM presented latest international projects and its innovative portfolio. On the shared booth of AC Styria, 10 companies had a showed high-tech solutions.
Digital rail freight cargo and the many years experience of overall solutions were in the spotlight of PJM.
Get more on the Styrian railway industry (press release of the AC Styria in German language):
For enthusiastic readers and all those who love to be informed - the second issue of PJMagazine is out now!
The grand business prize “Fast Forward Award” was awarded to PJM. The jury of experts appreciated the innovative power of the WaggonTracker system and designated PJM winner of the competition.
Barbara Eibinger-Miedl, member of the Styrian government and Christoph Ludwig, CEO of SFG, presented the award to Günter Petschnig, CEO of PJM.
Günter Petschnig thanked the PJM-team but also emphasized the relevance of the WaggonTracker-system in terms of environment: “In these days, reducing CO2 emission is a big issue. A monitoring system is crucial to make rail freight transport more attractive, faster and more transparent – and thus achieving a shift from road transport to railway transport.”
The Fast Forward Award is enabled by the SFG. The participating companies have to face a multilevel selection process. A festive event is the final highlight.
See a short portrait on the WaggonTracker-system (SFG / ORF Steiermark).
Photos and video with courtesy of SFG / Scheriau.
The Styrian magazine Klipp created a video documentation on the Fast Forward Awards and its winners, too.
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