Wabtec Opens First European Transit Efficiency Optimization Middle in Derby, UK

PITTSBURGH, August 9, 2022 — Wabtec Company (NYSE: WAB) celebrated the grand opening of its first Transit Efficiency Optimization Middle (TPOC) for Europe. The brand new middle, situated in Derby UK, was created to assist transit sector clients enhance operational efficiency and scale back service prices and misplaced productiveness by real-time monitoring and analytics.

The TPOC is a serious step in Wabtec’s enlargement and development into transit asset analytics and situation monitoring. Throughout Wabtec’s international optimization facilities, technicians monitor roughly 10 million items of information per day on the the well being standing and efficiency of transit methods globally. This permits potential prepare/sub system failures to be predicted earlier than they happen, and upkeep scheduled with out passenger or prepare disruption.

“We’re thrilled to open this new middle, which is able to present subsequent era service options for our clients in Europe,” mentioned Garry Mowbray, Wabtec Vice President of Regional Companies “The mix of our inherent expertise in international asset administration, entry to monitoring expertise, evaluation platforms and upkeep capabilities present a profitable mixture for our clients.”

Clients are already putting their belief in Wabtec’s UK TPOC. Porterbrook Leasing is the primary UK rail enterprise to make the most of the TPOC companies throughout their fleet of 4,000 passenger rolling inventory property. The TPOC will assist ship enhancements for 3 key Porterbrook tasks that embrace Class 170 powerpack “energy by the mile”, Class 158/9 & 168 oil evaluation, and Class 172 powerpack analytics.

“This can be a welcome funding from Wabtec and we sit up for the advantages that the brand new TPOC in Derby will carry to the business,” mentioned Ben Ackroyd, Chief Working Officer at Porterbrook. “Higher efficiency controls and evaluation will assist Wabtec and asset house owners equivalent to Porterbrook collectively present extra reliable whole-life asset administration capabilities to passenger and freight operators. It would drive improved and extra constant efficiency and provides us the chance to additional leverage expertise in our mission to ship a protected, dependable and sustainable railway.”

The TPOC builds upon Wabtec’s well-established experience in fleet efficiency monitoring within the freight rail business. Wabtec has 4 International Efficiency Optimization Facilities situated within the U.S., Brazil, and Kazakhstan that monitor greater than 18,000 property (freight locomotives, Marine Engines, OHV Methods) 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

About Wabtec

Wabtec Company (NYSE: WAB) is concentrated on creating transportation options that transfer and enhance the world. The corporate is a number one international supplier of apparatus, methods, digital options and value-added companies for the freight and transit rail industries, in addition to the mining, marine and industrial markets. Wabtec has been a pacesetter within the rail business for over 150 years and has a imaginative and prescient to realize a zero-emission rail system within the U.S. and worldwide. Go to Wabtec’s web site at www.wabteccorp.com.