A disruptive innovation for the minisation of railway mantenance costs

Información del proyecto

DTD SYSTEM 2

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 777902

DOI

10.3030/777902

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 17 Octubre 2017

Fecha de inicio 1 Noviembre 2017

Fecha de finalización 31 Octubre 2019

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Coste total

€ 1 279 337,50

Aportación de la UE

€ 895 536,25

Coordinado por

AGRUPACION MEDITERRANEA DE INGENIERIA SA
Spain

Objetivo

European rail infrastructure managers spend yearly over 869M€ (from public funds) in repairing railway track damages caused by the poor conditions of train wheels. The existence of wheel defects implies however other significant costs, such as those associated with delays caused by incidents (over 1M€ per year only in UK) and the important economic, material and potential human losses due to derailments (only those involving dangerous goods cost Europe over 200M€ per year). This is however not due to maintenance overlook of train operating companies, as they spend yearly around 2.293M€ in inspection, maintenance and renewal operations of wheels. This is rather because even small changes in wheel condition (not detectable by current technologies) lead to huge damages in railway infrastructure.

AMINSA has developed DTD SYSTEM, an innovative system capable of detecting with high precision wheel defects at its onset, using this information to design a predictive maintenance plan. DTD SYSTEM´s added value compared to competing systems is: 1) Higher accuracy in identifying wheel defects, 2) Reduction in track maintenance needs, 3) Easier and personalized service attending to each user’s needs, 4) Reduction in wheel inspection and maintenance and renewal costs.

The successful execution of Phase 1 has led to the definition of a business model to deploy DTD SYSTEM as a service and reach EU market, establishing strategic alliances with stakeholders, users as well as commercial suppliers. Our overall objective in Phase 2 is to implement advanced demonstration units of DTD SYSTEM in the most complex and demanding conditions, as well as develop the tools needed to introduce DTD SYSTEM in the railway market.

As a result, the exploitation of DTD SYSTEM will lead by the 5th year to cumulative sales of 21.5M€ and benefits of 13.6M€, while saving railway industry over 550M€ in track maintenance costs and 148M€ in inspection and maintenance cost.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias naturales › informática y ciencias de la información › software
• ciencias sociales › economía y empresa › gestión y empresas › modelo de negocio

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
  
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
  

Tema(s)

• SMEInst-10-2016-2017 - Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility
  

Régimen de financiación

SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

Coordinador

AGRUPACION MEDITERRANEA DE INGENIERIA SA

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 895 536,25
• Dirección: CALLE JUAN DE RIBERA 17 ; 46190 RIBA ROJA DE TURIA ; España
• Pyme Sí:
  Región
  Este › Comunitat Valenciana › Valencia/València
• Región: Este › Comunitat Valenciana › Valencia/València
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: € 1 279 337,50