Voith launches the Waggon Tracker innovative technology for rail freight transport
The Mobility Division of the Voith Group is a company specializing in intelligent drive and connection technologies as well as the provision of tailor-made services and systems. With the aim of bringing yet another novelty to the South American market, the company launches the Waggon Tracker, a new technology that has come to sophisticate the rail freight transport sector.
By combining monitoring and automation with real-time information on freight cars, the product, which is already used in European countries, will provide an even more efficient and safe logistics experience on rails in Brazil. Another addition will be the automation of complex processes, such as brake testing.
Waggon Tracker, digital solution from Voith
A perfect symbiosis of supervision and automation, the WaggonTracker is the result of a partnership between Voith and the Austrian company PJM. This system monitors the weight of the wagons in real time, optimizing the loading operation and reducing process steps. This takes security to a new level, providing instant and accurate information about the load, which can now be accessed remotely.
The Director of Voith’s Mobility Division, Adelson Martins, points out that the launch of the product aims to add efficiency to the logistical process. “Voith brings to South America a product that is already a trend in the European railway market. With WaggonTracker, we will digitize railway loads, adding the advantages of an already validated technology to simple installation and a wide variety of functionalities”.
In addition to the mechanism that makes operational procedures faster and more efficient, the WaggonTracker also makes it possible to perform automatic brake tests for each wagon in the composition, before the trains leave for the trip, further contributing to operational safety.
WaggonTracker, Voith’s new product for digitizing rail freight
About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a technology company with global operations. With its broad portfolio of digital systems, products, services and applications, Voith sets standards in the energy, oil and gas, paper, raw materials, and transport and automotive markets. Founded in 1867, the company currently has over 20,000 employees, generates €4.2 billion in sales and operates branches in over 60 countries worldwide, placing it among Europe’s great family businesses.
The Group Division, Voith Turbo, is part of the Voith Group and is a specialist in intelligent drive technologies as well as tailor-made systems and services. With its innovative and intelligent products, Voith offers the highest efficiency and reliability. Customers from diverse industries — such as oil and gas, energy, mining and mechanical engineering, marine technology, commercial vehicles and rail — rely on Voith Turbo’s advanced technologies and digital applications.