SAB WABCO LAUNCHES LASER MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR A NEW WAY OF SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Drive-by wheel profile wear check improves vehicle uptime, maintenance planning and wheel safety.

Berlin, Germany, 22 September , 2004 - SAB WABCO today launches its laser measurement technology at Innotrans 2004, a new way of keeping track and even be ahead of maintenance demands which will maximize uptime.

Unique in the rail industry, it offers numerous benefits to operators:
· Greater vehicle uptime
· Optimised wheel maintenance planning
· Better and more cost-effective allocation of skilled labour
· Lifetime documentation of wheel wear and maintenance

Cost-effective wheel maintenance is all about accurately predicting wear and tear. The new technology, named "Laser Measurement Technology" (LMT) performs a highly precise "drive-by" measurement of each wheel's profile, enabling accurate prediction of when maintenance or replacement will be needed. Until now, time-consuming manual measurement of each individual wheel has been...

SAB WABCO

SAB WABCO is a leading manufacturer of brake systems, couplers and wheels for the rail passenger transit and freight markets, and After Market services to rail operators. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, SAB WABCO employs...

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