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Schaeffler + Swiss Federal Railways (SBB): Significant progress with the digitalization of its fleet

In partnership with Schaeffler, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has made significant progress with the digitalization of its fleet.
A Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) double- decker train traveling through a scenic landscape, showcasing modern rail technology, digitalization, and predictive maintenance solutions

The basis for the new life cycle management of bearing data is a data matrix code (DMC) on the axlebox bearings that allows data on the bearing history – from production to operation and maintenance – to be retrieved and shared between various companies worldwide.

This creates a lot of benefits:

  • Storage of all bearing-related data over the entire life cycle
  • End-to-end traceability of all processes
  • Predictive maintenance thanks to timely identification of weak points
  • Information gain for process and production optimizations
  • Enabler for 100% return service within the framework of bearing reconditioning
  • Basis for fast, reliable and sustainable action

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