MER MEC RAMSYS Solution to Optimise Management of Australia's Largest Privately Owned Rail Network
07 September 2006 13:39
Pilbara Iron, a member of the RIO TINTO Group will engage MER MEC software solution (RAMSYS) for the management of the railway track condition monitoring data and maintenance renewal activities. Pilbara Iron has started a complex project which involves several highly interrelated aspects such as Condition Monitoring, Maintenance Engineering and Maintenance Operations. This necessitates accurate analyses of the maintenance requirements in order to predict, plan, schedule and finally carry out maintenance activities in the best possible way, optimising resources and dealing with urgencies at the same time.
Pilbara Iron will introduce MER MEC Railway Asset management System, RAMSYS, to integrate the functionality of several currently existing systems ensuring that the Pilbara Iron Track Maintenance team has all the right data and tools for making critical decisions on how track maintenance is scheduled, undertaken and managed, while minimising business risk.
MER MEC RAMSYS platform ensures a holistic approach to infrastructure maintenance management based on detailed short, medium and long-term plans utilising sophisticated visualization, deterioration-modelling and whole-life asset management principles. Risk management techniques are also supported by RAMSYS to ensure that infrastructure is maintained to a safe, fit-for-purpose condition, without accruing maintenance deficit, but achieving remarkably low and sustainable maintenance costs.
The Pilbara Iron Railways Division services seven mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. With over 1200 kilometres of mainline track and related infrastructure. It operates the largest privately owned rail network in Australia, and has capacity to haul more than 160 million tonnes of iron ore per year. Each Pilbara iron ore train comprises more than 230 ore cars. A fully loaded train weighs approximately 29,500 tonnes and is about 2.4 km in length.
For more information on this company:
Mer Mec - Rail, Track, Wheel, Overhead Line and Ride Quality Measuring Systems and Vehicles for Condition Monitoring of Conventional and High-Speed Railways
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