{"id":146938,"date":"2024-11-04T21:39:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=57621"},"modified":"2024-11-04T21:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:39:18","slug":"austrian-solar-power-tracking-for-db-cargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=146938","title":{"rendered":"Austrian solar-power tracking for DB Cargo"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Vienna-based telematics specialist has won a contract with DB Cargo AG to provide self-powered monitoring telematics hardware for freight rolling stock. CargoMon Systems GmbH will provide the freight operator with solar-powered tracking devices and a suite of sensor solutions.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>CargoMon, the Austrian specialists in energy self-sufficient, wireless monitoring systems in the transport and logistics sector, say their collaboration with DB Cargo will allow the rail freight operator to monitor around the clock all rolling stock fitted with their hardware. The discreet units are designed with the company\u2019s own advanced \u201cpico-power\u201d technology, which enables maintenance-free operation of all systems for more than six years.<\/p>\n

Digitalisation in rail freight transport<\/h2>\n

The contract award for CargoMon is a huge undertaking for the company. Their new client has a vast fleet deployed across Europe. DB Cargo has the largest fleet in Europe, with around 78,000 freight wagons in daily operations in 18 countries. Despite the company\u2019s well-publicised challenges, including a huge round of redundancies announced in October<\/a>, DB Cargo still operates the most widespread freight network.<\/p>\n

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Image: \u00a9 CargoMon Systems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the current climate of tight financial constraints, the need to keep technical tracking on its fleet could not be more prescient. “With DB Cargo, we are expanding our opportunities to use innovative telematics and sensor solutions on a large scale,\u201d said Dr Stefan Mahlknecht, Managing Director of CargoMon. \u201c[We can] thus make a valuable contribution to the further progress of digitalisation in rail freight transport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Optimise production and reduce costs<\/h2>\n

Technically, the Austrian manufactured CargoMon<\/a> devices are bolt-on devices with a solar panel, which generates enough energy for the telematics data collation and transmission on the move. In the medium term, CargoMon Systems will not only provide solar-powered tracking devices, but also offer various sensor solutions that cover a wide range of applications. The company says these will include the precise weighing of freight wagons, the detection of flexible containers on pocket wagons, as well as track-accurate GPS localisation.<\/p>\n

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Image: \u00a9 CargoMon Systems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThanks to the possibility of real-time weighing on the wagon using sensors, overloading, for example, can be recognised during loading and made transparent to the shipper via smartphone,\u201d says the company\u2019s statement. With such a large contract under its belt, CargoMon expects to develop its hardware further. These future developments, they say, will make it possible to optimise internal production processes and reduce costs in the future, as well as to offer new services demanded by the market. CargoMon says the units – which are less than a kilo in weight and just over 300mm in length can be screwed or magnetically mounted. They also say the units can be hidden from view – but RailFreight.com \u2018experts\u2019 suspect that might comprise the solar-powered element of the design\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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