How Can HARTING Products Improve The Maintenance Of Railway Systems? - Alltronix

1. Thousands of trains are running on tracks every day carrying millions of people and tons of goods. And, all these trains have hundreds of equipment, which are all maintained so well! There are so many automatic components working within that help with the train positioning and location systems. Here, UHF RFID is highly important to improve this everyday business of railways. Now, to make sure that these trains and the entire system of railways are working reliably and safely, regular maintenance is important. This is because one train breakdown can cause immense loss of time and money and inconvenience to passengers who are supposed to board the train. But, remember that different components have different maintenance cycles. And, every maintenance cycle is to be executed by specialized technicians who are supposed to work on a prescribed schedule to ensure that the train is available in time for its next journey.

2. To maintain this schedule, it is important that the loss of wasted time is reduced. For this, all the important components need to be marked, so that they are automatically identified when a train approaches the maintenance hall. If this is done, the maintenance crew knows the exact train configuration and the kind of work that needs to be done. With this, an immense amount of time is saved as the technicians can concentrate on the parts of the train that really need to be maintained. With specialized and robust HARTING transponders, different train parts can be identified. Also, reading distances of up to several meters at a train speed of more than 200 km/hour can be handled with the UHF RFID solutions. With specialized antennas in combination with a reliable and tested UHF reader, the overall RFID system can be adjusted. However, there is required a connection to a backend system like the maintenance database for the RFID system to work effectively. When the backend system provides the identification and information, the entire maintenance procedure is enhanced. Therefore, the maintenance quality can be increased, while reducing the time needed for the overall maintenance. So, how is this connectivity realized? There is an independent GS1 EPCglobal standard ALE 1.1 that defines how to manage the RFID raw data handling, and how to build hardware- independent interfaces to backend systems. HARTING offers all these kinds of certified solutions. With these solutions, hundreds of reading points can be easily handled and monitored. These UHF RFID solutions are highly affecting everyday lives too. The next automation revolution is in the process, which will make UHF RFID one of the enabling technologies for the integrated industry. With capabilities of identification and information programming, all kinds of requirements for future projects can be fulfilled. You can fulfill all such requirements with HARTING solutions. Get all kinds of high-quality circular connectors, current sensors, data connectors, electronic connectors, encoders, power connectors, heavy-duty connectors, high-speed backplanes, modular rectangular connectors, and PCB terminals at Alltronix, the leading HARTING distributor in Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Pune. For more information, visit: http://www.alltronixin.com/