Fleet Managers and Maintenance teams can be overwhelmed by asset condition monitoring projects. New IoT data sources are cause for anxiety to organisations: do I have the expertise to analyse the data? Do I have the internal organisation to act on the data? Do I need to invest in several new technologies and their integration? Do I know what problem I want to solve? The journey from accessing proprietary data on the train, transforming it into actionable diagnostics and triggering work orders and mobile interventions is full of barriers and many projects fail to deliver value. In this talk we will share our journey to unlock asset value, the hurdles we see the Industry is facing, and the best-practises our Clients followed to achieve success in their asset condition monitoring projects.

1. WWW.RAILNOVA.EU
Does asset data create
more problems than it
solves?

2. CHRISTIAN SPRAUER.
Mst Mech Eng, MBA
FOUNDER and CEO of RAILNOVA
Alstom Transport (1999-2003)
Angel Trains / Alphatrains (2003-2010)
Rainova (2010 – now)
christian.sprauer@railnova.eu
blog.railnova.eu

3. FLEET MANAGEMENT IN 2010.

4. FIP BUS
DCPU DIAG EM 2000AGATE DIAG
Alstom PrimaBT Traxx Vossloh G1206 Stadler Euro4000Vossloh DE18
MVB BUS
BATTERY
DCPU DIAG
SIBAS DIAG
CAT ENGINE
EMD ENGINE
BATTERY
VOITH DIAG
BATTERY BATTERYBATTERY
MTU 4000
EMD Class 66
EMD ENGINE
EM 2000
Doors
BT Talent
BATTERY
SELECTRON
FUEL,
TEMPERATURE
& OIL SENSORS
BATTERY
FUEL SENSOR
ERTMS
FUEL SENSORFUEL SENSOR

5. USBs GPS BEACON DIAGNOSTICS PCs

6. CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING DATA
• Download only
after failure
happens
• Can’t support the
driver in real time
• One diagnostics pc
and expert for each
type of component
• Local/incomplete
databases
everywhere
• Knowledge is not
widespread
• Rely on
availability of
experts
• OEM diagnostics
software can reset
configurations
• Intrusive
diagnostics
software on trains
TOO LATE
TOO
COMPLEX
NOT
ACTIONABLE
SAFETY
CONCERNS

7. FOUNDED RAILNOVA IN 2010 TO FIX FLEET
MANAGEMENT
2013 - Railster UG
2016 – Railfleet software rewrite
2010 – COTS hardware
2012 – Railfleet MMS Software
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8
12
20

8. FOUNDED RAILNOVA IN 2010 TO FIX FLEET
MANAGEMENT
2011 - 72 trains
connected
2015 –
276 trains
connected
2016 –
700 trains
connected
Funded by happy Clients all the
way

9. 1. ACCESS DATA

10. FIP BUS
DCPU DIAG EM 2000AGATE DIAG
Alstom PrimaBT Traxx Vossloh G1206 Stadler Euro4000Vossloh DE18
MVB BUS
BATTERY
DCPU DIAG
SIBAS DIAG
CAT ENGINE
EMD ENGINE
BATTERY
VOITH DIAG
BATTERY BATTERYBATTERY
MTU 4000
EMD Class 66
EMD ENGINE
EM 2000
Doors
BT Talent
BATTERY
SELECTRON
FUEL,
TEMPERATURE
& OIL SENSORS
BATTERY
FUEL SENSOR
ERTMS
FUEL SENSORFUEL SENSOR

11. DATA ACCESS IS (A) GREAT (ENABLER)
• Access live data
online
• Support the
driver in real time
• One IoT platform to
access all assets
and components
• Full history in the
cloud
• Wide access for
operational staff
• Experts can
leverage
themselves with
the software
• Safety
assessment
• Passive reading
• Non-significant
modification
REAL TIME
UNIFIED
PLATFORM
ENABLING
SAFETY
FIRST
SAFETY
CONCERN
TOO
LATE
TOO
COMPLEX
NOT
ACTION-
ABLE

12. 1.
ACCESS
DATA

13. 1.
ACCESS
DATA
2. CONFIRM
DIAGNOSTICS

14. 3. KEEP YOUR FLEET RUNNING
1.
ACCESS
DATA
2. CONFIRM
DIAGNOSTICS

15. 2. CONFIRM DIAGNOSTICS.

16. CONFIRM DIAGNOSTICS
• Support the driver with real time
diagnostics
• Be alerted by email or sms of low
batteries and shutdown failures
• Confirm diagnostics by inspecting
telematics data, filtering important
information, and building up
knowledge
• Entering the workshop for in depth
inspection and diagnostic
• Driver calls the expert after
shutdown
• Placing a full service diagnostics
contract with OEM
The Railnova way Instead of:

18. 3. KEEP YOUR FLEET RUNNING.

19. KEEP YOUR FLEET RUNNING
• Communicate fleet status in real time
• Dispatch maintenance work orders in
one click
• Follow up on mobile team interventions
in web app
• Systematically push back preventive
maintenance based on km, hr or CBM
counters
• Keeping your fleet status in Excel
• Sending fax, email or sms work orders
• Being on the phone the whole day
• Hiring more fleet managers and
administrative staff
The Railnova way Instead of:

20. Work orders
API
ERP/
MMS

21. DEPLOYING RAILWAY IoT.

22. GOAL IS TO TRAVERSE THE IoT CHAIN
ACCESS DATA CONFIRM
DIAGNOSTICS
Telematics
hardware
Device
management
Data
transmission
Big Data
Analytics
Cloud
Fleet Web
App
ERP
MMS
Business
Intelligence
KEEP FLEET
RUNNING
Existing
Applications
and Processes

23. Telematics
hardware
Device
management
Data
transmission
Big Data
Analytics
Cloud
Fleet Web
App
ERP
MMS
Business
Intelligence
RFP IN EACH CATEGORY:
HIGH COST BEFORE FIRST RESULTS
Interface management cost
DIY
Existing Apps & Processes

24. Existing
Applications and
Processes
EXPERT SOLUTION FOR EACH COMPONENT:
DIRECT RESULT BUT HIGH INCREMENTAL COST
Telematics
hardware
Device
management
Data
transmission
Big Data
Analytics
Cloud
Fleet Web
App
ERP
MMS
Business
Intelligence
Interface management cost
Battery monitoring system
Bearing monitoring system
TCMS remote diagnostics system
Engine remote diagnostics system
Energy remote monitoring system

25. Keep growing use case and adding value over time:
• Extra sensorisation
• New component interfaces
• New user ideas
RAILWAY IoT PLATFORM:
LOW INITIAL COST AND LOW COST OF CHANGE
Telematics
hardware
Device
management
Data
transmission
Big Data
Analytics
Cloud
Fleet Web
App
ERP
MMS
Business
Intelligence
Interface management cost

26. CHALLENGES IN ADOPTING RAILWAY IoT
PLATFORMS
Anxiety of the new
solution
Habits of the present

27. DEPLOY IoT PLATFORMS IN YOUR BUSINESS
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3
4
2
Alternatives for OEMs and component data access
exist
Minimise the cost of internal change: remove internal
barriers to adoption.
Don’t just rely on RFPs and expert solutions – be open to
POCs. Try it!
Help existing people get their current job done

28. WWW.RAILNOVA.EU
BLOG.RAILNOVA.EU
The future of rail fleet
management is here...
.
…time to get on board!