Imagine being able to perform routine inspections 15% faster, speeding up the flow of information to all employees and maintaining consistently high quality at the same time.
Inspect AR makes it a reality. Discover how multimedia information and standardized processes increase efficiency and minimize errors in the maintenance of rolling stock:
Every day, the nordbahn workshop ensures the smooth, punctual, and safe operation of the trains in the “Netz Mitte” near Hamburg. More than 20,000 passengers use the nordbahn every day, so reliable service is essential. To ensure this reliability, regular inspections, maintenance, repairs, and upgrades are required.
The challenges in maintenance are huge. For example, each door on a train must be checked individually and documented step by step: Different technicians document on paper, photos are uploaded manually, and reports are subsequently updated. Work steps often have to be looked up in the manufacturer’s 1000-page maintenance manual on the stationary computer, which costs valuable time.
Save Time & Increase Quality with Inspect AR
To make this process more efficient, accurate, and transparent, nordbahn relies on Inspect AR – an innovative digital solution for the web, mobile apps and smart glasses that provides workers with all relevant information directly on site.
Standardized Inspections with Digital Checklists
Ersan Afacan, Project Engineer at nordbahn, today accompanies a routine inspection of the doors of a Stadler Rail FLIRT3 train.
“Regular door inspections are crucial for the safety and reliability of our trains. We have to keep an eye on the drive belts in particular, as they can become brittle and break over time. The app shows the different degrees of wear and tear and I can visually compare the condition. If we replace the belts in good time, we can avoid disruptions and train failures,” says Ersan Afacan.
The app provides clear specifications for technical parameters, such as the door motor’s tensile force in Newton meters, and enables direct documentation via photo or video.
If the maintenance process is unclear, the employee can consult the digital manual for each step: The content is linked to the current step, so one click brings up the relevant content, eliminating the need to search through the entire document.
Automatic Documentation and Real-Time Reporting
In the past, the post-processing of inspections involved a lot of administration and hours of desk work. With Inspect AR, everything runs digitally and in real time:
- Issues are directly documented with photos and videos and can be assigned to other employees for processing.
- Inspection results are immediately available on the web platform and can be sent as an Excel or PDF – no more delays.
- The content created is processed and used to train employees. In the training sessions, employees are shown what details to look out for based on the images captured.
- In the event of damage, it is possible to pull up the maintenance history and verify whether the correct care was taken during past inspections.
- Reports are automatically stored in the right place and provide an overview of all processes. This saves time and reduces errors.
More Efficiency, Less Effort
The implementation of Inspect AR has significantly improved the maintenance processes at nordbahn. The most important results:
- 15% faster inspections thanks to standardized processes
- No more administrative post-processing – all data is immediately available
- Consistently high quality thanks to clear, multimedia information in the app
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