Wheel Life Productivity

Save millions by maximizing railcar wheel life,
even while reducing safety concerns and service interruptions.

Railcar wheels don’t wear out on a standardized schedule. If you’re replacing them that way, you’re wasting a lot of money, potentially millions.

With Wheel Life Productivity, rail companies get the data they need to replace each wheel only as needed, without compromising safety or regulatory compliance.

As railcars pass over wheel profile detectors on the tracks, Wheel Life Productivity collects data on four important components:

Flange height.
Flange thickness.
Rim thickness.
Hollow tread.

From there, custom algorithms developed by SAS accurately predict the remaining useful life of each wheel, so you can schedule replacement only as needed to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

Big deal? Yes. One Class 1 Railroad averaged 182 more days of life for each wheel, translating to millions saved in their annual component budget. Using Wheel Life Productivity, the railroad:

Decreased maintenance spending.
Improved operating ratio.
Reduced unplanned downtime.
Ensured regulatory compliance.

And it’s not just Class 1 Rail companies that save. Wheel Life Productivity also benefits:

Short-line railroads.
Companies that lease railcars.
Railcar owners.

On average, wheels eat up more than 60% of railcar maintenance spending, so it’s time to discover the enormous effect Wheel Life Productivity can have on your total budget.

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