SKF and Voith sign condition monitoring agreements with Siemens
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TWO suppliers of rolling stock systems have signed agreements with Siemens to adopt the company¡¯s condition monitoring technology for their products.
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SKF and Voith both confirmed on June 13 that they have signed separate agreements to use Siemens¡¯ Railigent applications suite, which is linked with the MindSphere Internet of Things (IoT) operating system.<br />
Voith and Siemens signed a cooperation agreement in May 2018 for the development of a condition monitoring solution for the Voith Scharfenberg coupling.<br />
The Voith solution monitors the coupling deformation tube and damper with the aim of reducing maintenance and inspection costs while improving safety.<br />
Voith and Siemens plan to jointly present their preliminary solution at Innotrans 2018 in Berlin in September.<br />
The SKF and Siemens agreement, which was signed in March 2018, will focus on optimising asset management efficiency.<br />
The partnership will see the implementation of SKF¡¯s Insight Rail condition-based maintenance solution in combination with Railigent.<br />
SKF says the agreement leverages the resources of its digitalisation initiative and will facilitate online monitoring of key components such as wheelset bearings and wheels via Railigent.<br />
15 Jun,2018
