Objective The axle bearing damage process has safety and economic implications on the exploitation of railways systems, as proved by the selection of this topic for inclusion in the present call for research proposals of the FP7 of the EU. Axle bearing damage has been the object of intense attention by railway operators and transportation authorities, leading to a variety of approaches and systems currently in place to deal with the problem. However in Europe there is some lack of standardisation which justifies R&D work on condition monitoring and early diagnosis of axle bearings by technology integration. Moreover the current European documents do not present any guidelines for the maintenance management of the rolling stocks with regards to axle bearings, which make the association of monitoring, diagnosis and maintenance an interesting approach.The MAXBE project appears in this context and its strategic objective is to provide validated and demonstrated concepts, strategies and guidelines for the interoperable axle bearing monitoring and diagnosis that support the railway operators and managers dealing with the threats imposed by the existence of axle bearing defects.The consortium for the MAXBE project comprises 17 partners (industry, leading universities, end-users and a SME) from 8 member states, representing operators, axle bearing manufactures, key players in the railway community and experts in the field of monitoring, maintenance and rolling stock. The presence in the consortium of one axle bearing manufacturer, market leader in the field, and three operators and railway managers, as end-users, is decisive for the enhancement and optimisation of the axle bearing diagnosis and maintenance strategies and for the definition of the new proposed approaches for the interoperability.The MAXBE project will have impact for the reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) of rolling stock and infrastructure, focused on the axle bearings. Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST.2012.2.5-1. - Rail system interoperability (regulatory and non-legislative interoperability based on technological innovations) Call for proposal FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO EU contribution € 299 665,00 Address PRACA GOMES TEIXEIRA 4099-002 Porto Portugal See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mafalda Soeiro (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (17) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INFRAESTRUTURAS DE PORTUGAL SA Portugal EU contribution € 62 993,00 Address PRACA DA PORTAGEM 2809 013 Lisboa See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Leonor Beja Da Costa (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HITACHI RAIL STS SPA Italy EU contribution € 199 250,00 Address VIA ARGINE 425 16151 NAPOLI See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nadia Mazzino (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIG Germany EU contribution € 87 390,00 Address UNIVERSITAETSPLATZ 2 38106 Braunschweig See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andreas Gille (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data COMSA SAU Spain EU contribution € 90 687,00 Address CALLE VIRIATO 47 08014 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Fontserè Valentí (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK Ireland EU contribution € 147 606,00 Address WESTERN ROAD T12 YN60 Cork See on map Region Ireland Southern South-East Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact David O'connell (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EVOLEO TECHNOLOGIES LDA Portugal EU contribution € 90 869,00 Address RUA GONCALO MENDES MAIA 1350 1 H 4425 656 Maia See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rodolfo Martins (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NUEVAS ESTRATEGIAS DE MANTENIMIENTO S.L. 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