Areas of application
Increasing operational requirements and legal framework conditions demand secure and seamless fleet monitoring and efficient maintenance planning. The TWM-Total Wheelset Management software developed by HEGENSCHEIDT supports maintenance companies in keeping a complete overview of data management, maintenance planning, and control of all wheelset-related maintenance processes.TWM is the digital basis for all wheelsets of rail vehicles and complete fleets, regardless of their size and complexity. The modular software structure makes TWM extremely flexible, so that not only can additional modules be integrated or exchanged, but customer-specific extensions are also possible.
TWM is available in two versions, "TWM Basic" and "TWM Professional", and provides all essential information online and therefore completely independent of location. TWM is the digital radar for the optimum condition of your wheelsets.
Added value
Increase fleet performance - minimize maintenance costs
- Data-based TWM maintenance significantly increases the service life of your wheelsets
- Optimising the planning of maintenance work in a more targeted manner with TWM
- Designing personnel deployment and energy savings in a well-founded manner
- Processing machines, diagnostic systems, and TWM from a single source
- More effcient processing and accurate, data-based forecasting of future maintenance
Increase safety
- Overview of all wheelset states
- Detecting defects in time
- Identifying risks of damage
- Better fulfilment of legal requirements
- Quality assurance and traceability of all data
Reduce costs
- Reducing wheelset-related costs
- Optimising the planning of maintenance work
- Optimising warehousing and logistics
Function
TWM is divided into different variants and editions. The editions determine which data volumes can be processed and which hardware and software licenses are required. From a simple database to a product management system, the TWM modules cover the complete range of functions. The classification can be determined by the number of depots and the fleet size to be included in the TWM. It is always possible to upgrade from a lower edition to a higher edition without data loss.
Insights into the TWM software interface
Specifications
Variant | TWM BASIC | TWM PROFESSIONAL | ||
| Edition | Small | Medium | Large | |
| Number of vehicles | up to 100 vehicles | up to 500 vehicles | up to 1000 vehicles | |
| Number of wheelsets | up to 600 wheelsets | up to 3000 wheelsets | up to 6000 wheelsets | |
| Number of wheelset measurements | up to 50,000 measurements | up to 250,000 measurements | up to 1.25 million measurements | up to 2.5 million measurements |
| Archiving time | 2 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Required database memory | 5 GB | 20 GB | 100 GB | 200 GB |
| CPU cores | Core i5 (8th gen.) / 6 cores | Xeon E2xxx / 6 cores | Xeon E21xx / 8 cores | Xeon xxx / 12 cores |
| Main memory | 8 GB | 32 GB | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Hard disk | 240 GB SSD SATA III | 480 GB SATA III / RAID | 480 GB SATA III / RAID | 1 TB SATA III / RAID |
| Operating system | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise | Windows Server 2019 Standard (No-CAL/16 cores) | Windows Server 2019 Standard (No-CAL/16 cores) | Windows Server 2019 Standard (16 cores) |
| SQL server license | SQL Server 2017 Express | SQL Server 2017 IoT Standard (No-CAL/4+2 Cores) | SQL Server 2017 Standard (No-CAL/4x2 cores) | SQL Server 2017 Enterprise (No-CAL/12x2 cores) |
| Number of measuring devices | 1 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| Number of users (simultaneously) | 1 | 5 | 25 | 50 |
| Number of depots | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Available modules | Database | Database Analysis Forecast Production management | Database Analysis Forecast Production management | Database Analysis Forecast Production management |
We were guests at Verkehrsbetriebe Potsdam and took a look behind the scenes. The aim of our filming was to document the practical success story of the interaction between the newly developed and proven HEGENSCHEIDT wheelset maintenance modules. The following systems were used: TWM - Total Wheelset Management Software as THE central element of modern wheelset maintenance, the Argus overrun measuring system for wheelset diagnostics and the U2000-150 underfloor wheelset lathe.
Matthias Möbius, workshop manager for streetcar maintenance, summarizes the efficiency of the new overall system as follows: "These measurements used to take a very long time, between 20 and 30 minutes, sometimes up to 50 minutes if things went very badly. These measurements are now completed in 2-3 minutes, which is a huge advantage for us and frees up capacity."
Our Services
We adhere to the principles of competence, speed, and professionalism in order to provide you with the best possible support for your daily work. As a reliable and globally positioned partner, we support your company and your machine throughout their entire life cycle. We are committed to ensuring your productivity, coupled with the fastest response times and maximum machine availability. This is why HEGENSCHEIDT machines and services are perfectly matched. We provide uncomplicated and fast support for necessary repairs, replacement parts, services, or technical questions. Our range of services and support at the highest technical level is clearly structured and comprehensive.
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