The local daily newspaper "Kleine Zeitung" reports on our innovation autonomous measuring system.
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The autonomous measuring system: The smartphone among railway measurements
In our technical life as well as in our everyday life, the requirements of tools like a smartphone are a matter of course: quick, flexible, simple, high-performing and accessible all the times. Based on these premises, PJM had developed a new measuring system meeting the technological demands of the 21st century.
The “autonomous measuring system” combines up-to-date and proven standard components and thus creates an entirely new application. The result is a digital measuring system providing three major benefits: The system is easy to install (in just a few steps), it permanently generates required data and then provides the data in real-time on online-platforms. “The autonomous measuring system is a quick, flexible and stable solution, which can be easily integrated in the existing operating systems of our customers. Due to proven standard components, the system is very stable. By the innovative combination of proven tools, we managed to create numerous additional features”, say Martin Joch and Günter Petchnig, CEO of PJM. The functionality and reliability of the new system had been proven and well-tried by various international projects.
With the autonomous measuring system PJM has set another milestone in digitalising rail freight cargo.
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It's up to the perfect mix: precision, expertise & flexibility
innofreight is an Austrian specialist for innovative railway transport and logistics systems. When it comes to make the right choice of shock sensors, innofreight counts on PJM’s know-how. Due to our calibrated measurement system, we were able to detect which of the new sensors would be the most precise one. For large-scale projects as well as for smaller projects, it’s always up to precision and expertise. As well as flexibility. We performed the measurements right at the beginning of the new year.
Measuring turnouts for voestalpine Railway Systems
In its business segments, voestalpine is a globally leading steel and technology group with a unique combination of materials and processing expertise. voestalpine Railway Systems, a subsidiary company of voestalpine AG with approximately 7.000 employees, is the global leader for railway infrastructure system solutions, offering outstanding products, logistics and services for rails, turnouts, signaling and monitoring applications.
In the current project, PJM has performed measurements at the turnouts in Vienna Liesing. The track next to the regional transport hub in the south of Vienna is heavily frequented since train run every 5-10 minutes. By using our measurement data, we determine the stress on the turnouts over a period of two years. Therefore, our team had installed the measurement technology in November 2020. The measurements are performed fully automated. The data will be transmitted to the PJM servers via mobile network. Parallel to this, data analysis will run over the next 24 months.
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A crucial element of digital rail freight: The automated brake test in the spotlight of ETR magazine
"A significant element of digital rail freight: automated brake test" - that's the title of the paper in the latest issue of ETR magazine, which is one of the leading technical magazines in German language. What's the paper about? You'll get a comprehensive summary on:
- The current process of brake tests which is purely manually performed
- The requirements of automated brake tests from a technical and process-driven point of view.
- The functionalities and benefits of our brake test-app
Mercer & TRANSWAGGON rely on our automated load monitoring system
Mercer is a full-service-provider for timber industry and wood owners. The portfolio of the German, innovative company comprises pulp mills and a saw mill in Germany. Hence, these figures clearly show Mercer's relevance on the European continent: Every year, Mercer purchases over 7 million bank meters of wood, among it 5 million round timber. Over 3,5 million tons of wood are transported by rail. All in all that's over 2.000 block trains per year.
Thus, Mercer Holz is one of the biggest wooden rail logistic providers in Europe. Wood is a very valuable raw material yet "difficult" for transporters. "Due to the different density and moisture, wood can differ in weight by up to 50%", says Jürgen Köhler, Head of Logistics at Mercer Holz GmbH. This is a great uncertainty factor having a significant impact on logistics: cost-effectiveness, security and error frequency. A perfect solution is the LoadMonitor-system by PJM. In addition to important data acquisition in real time via general monitoring functions, the LoadMonitor-system provided an automated loading process. "We need reliable, stable wagons and loading security - for both shipping companies and customers", summarizes Jürgen Köhler. Now. Mercer Holz has closed the gaps in the logistics process chain with the LoadMonitor. All essential information about freight wagons as well as an automatic loading control on site are covered by just one system.
Lothar Krebs, Deputy Sales Manager of TRANSWAGGON GmbH in Hamburg, brings a different perspective from the wagon keeper's point of view. "For our customers, a big issue is when vehicles are stopped or removed from the track. That costs time and money. His experience with the LoadMonitor-system: "The use of capacity has increased a lot. It's a great benefit that the loader can immediately see whether the wagon is overloaded or not". His conclusio: "The cooperation worked very well, as did the implementation of the PJM-system and the entire project management. The system runs very smoothly". He prognoses: "Digitalising rail freight is fundamentally correct and must be the future.”
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Mobility 2030: A forecast made by the business magazine Spirit
The Styrian business magazine Spirit provides a comprehensive forecast on mobility 2030. How will Styrian companies and research institutions cope with transformation? Find the answers in the article here (in German language).
Kleine Zeitung reports on PJM and how to innovate rail freight cargo
The "Kleine Zeitung" is Austria's most popular and successful local newspaper. Read all about PJM and the WaggonTracker-system and how digitalisation and automation can get rail freight cargo fit for the future.
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Powerful measurement: Impact tests for Innofreight's double container wagon
Physics is a defining factor in our everyday life. Recently, we determined the longitudinal forces and longitudinal acceleration of an 2x 30ft. InnoWaggon of Innofreight. Therefore, the measurements were performed with three different container types: An InnoTainer Coils, a RockTainer and a SlurryTainer to carry so-called lime milk. Lime milk is a mixture of marble, chalk and water used as filling medium and coating pigment in the paper industry. To go into detail, PJM was in charge to measure the force effects on the bumpers, the strength development in the pull rod and in the adapted longitudinal stops of the brackets. The impact tests were performed in Styria.
Innofreight provides innovative, patented rail freight cargo and logistic systems. Among other things, Innofreight is specialised on developing and advancing freight wagons.
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