The highly versatile machine for predictive maintenance

For the sake of economic efficiency, track construction and maintenance increasingly rely on a holistic approach that takes all relevant factors and parameters into account. The basis for this is high-resolution data of the individual track components.

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Radar: the "eye" of the machine

The word “radar” may make you think of air travel and parking assistants. But radars have also entered the field of railway, specifically in the form of ground penetrating radar (GPR), also known as georadar.

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GPR brings technological leap in track inspection ​

The Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is gaining importance in track maintenance. Providing high-resolution data on individual track components, it allows taking all relevant parameters into account. This holistic approach benefits cost-efficiency. ​

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Absolute track measurement

One of the tasks of the permanent way staff of the Italian railway network (RFI, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana) is checking the absolute track geometry. This ensures that the geometric quality of the track meets the increasing speed. RFI has introduced new control techniques over the last few years to make this work easier and faster.

Research Partner: RFI

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EM100VT – The future of track inspection starts today

523 track kilometres, 224 turnouts, 80,000 sleepers and far more than 325,000 tonnes of ballast: These are the hard facts about the renewal of the high-speed line 1733 between Hanover and Würzburg.

Research Partner: Obermeyer

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Smart Maintenance – More than virtual reality

Developing and testing technology components for the machines of tomorrow requires testing under conditions close to reality. Used as a carrier vehicle, Plasser & Theurer’s EM100VT provides the ideal research environment for innovative leaps in technology with a great application potential.

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Digital Twin – The new world of track construction

In the age of 4.0, the digital transformation poses great challenges to the railway: both the users’ need for mobility and the operators’ opportunities to manage the track have changed. The digital revolution changes the order of things, requiring us to rethink and change the way we work.

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