PresentedbyDr StuartThomson,CEO– RailManufacturingCRC

Investigating the Current State of Australia’s Technology Innovations and the Impact on Depot Design and Development

About the Rail Manufacturing CRC

Workingtofoster,sponsoranddirectcollaborativeresearchandcommercialisationpartnershipsinrailmanufacturing• Wefacilitateuniversityengagement,co-fundprojects(50:50)andmanageprojects• Establishedin2014,theCentrewilloperateforsixyears,fundedbytheBusinessCooperativeResearchCentresProgramme oftheFederalGovernment’sDepartmentofIndustry,InnovationandScience

Our Participants include

• Interoperability

• Informationtransparency:Dataanddataaggregation

• Automation:Dataprocessingandoperations

• Decentralised decisions:Automationofdecisionmaking

Future trends in rail – Industry 4.0

Rail Manufacturing CRC research themes

Energyandcostefficiencyandimprovedcompetitiveperformanceinadvancedrailmanufacturingthroughresearch,developmentandcommercialisationin:

• EnergyRegenerationandStorage• AdvancedBrakingSystems• ElectronicMotorandSystems

Competitivecost,durabilityandperformanceinadvancedrailmanufacturingthroughresearchandcommercialisationin:

• Highperformancematerialsforheavyhaulandpassengerrail

• AdvancedManufacturingandMaintenance

• Advanced,lightweightmaterials• LowCostManufacturingSystems

Safetyandefficiencyinadvancedrailmanufacturingtoenhanceindustrycompetitivenessthroughresearchandcommercialisationin:

• AdvancedDesignandSimulation• AutomatedHealthMonitoring• AdvancedDataAnalysisandInformation

Systems• AdvancedOperations

ManagementSystems• EnergyUse

ManagementTools

CRRC/CSIRO• SupercapacitorEnergyManagementSystem• SupercapacitorDevelopmentandScaleupfor

Manufacture• HighEnergySupercapacitorDevelopment• SupercapacitorEnergyManagementSystemStage2

Sigma/CSIRO• AcceleratedLifeTestingandCharacterisation of

CriticalComponents

Bombardier/UQ• AxlebearingMaintenanceOptimisation• MonitoringandControlofBearingwear

UGL/UoW• ManufacturingProcessesforRollingStockFabrication

OneSteel /Monash• AdvancedSteelDevelopmentforRailandSleepers

ACRI/Tyre Stewardship/UoW• Performanceofrecycledrubberinclusionsfor

improvedstabilityofrailways

Downer/UTS• IntegratedPassengerBehaviour,TrainOperations

DiagnosticsandVehicleConditionMonitoringSystem

Airlinx /RMIT• KeyVentilationissuesaffectingAirQualityand

ThermalComfortinTrainCars

Rail Manufacturing CRC projects

• ConditionMonitoringandtheInternetofThings(IoT)• VirtualReality:Themovetohapticfeedbacksystemsfortraining,simulationandscenariomodelling

• Lightweightandmoredurablecomponentsfornewandretrofitting

• Passengerinformationsystems- Decreasingdwelltimes- Increasingconsumerknowledgeandexperience

• Improvedenergysystems:Lithiumbatteriesandsupercapacitors

• Improvedmaterialsandprocesses:Couplers,wheels,bearings,railandsleepers

• DigitalManufacturingandIndustry4.0

Source:Thinxtra

Future trends in rail

Real world examples

Real world examples

Real world examples

Source:Bombardier/UniversityofQueensland

• AustralianbusinessesrankedlowestintheOECDforcollaborationoninnovationwithpublicresearchinstitutions

• Lessthan1%ofthoseworkinginrailhaveR&Dorscienceexpertise

• Manyrailbusinesseslackdedicatedin-houseR&Dresources

The challenges facing rail industry

Source:OECDScience,TechnologyandIndustryScoreboard2013

The benefits of innovation and collaboration

Australianbusinessesthatcollaborateare:

23% morelikelytoreportincreased productivity

24% morelikelytoreportincreased profitability

24% morelikelytoemploy more people

Source:AustralianInnovationSystemReport2015

• It’skeytoproductionefficiencyandwealthcreation• Statusquoisnotanoption-manufacturingis rapidlychanging• Globalisation isbothathreatandanopportunity

Tier1

Tier2

Tier3

Tier1

Tier2

Tier3

Rail Manufacturing (current)ca.88%ofrevenue=Tier1ca.90%oftotalbusinesses

existinTier3

Opportunities (future)Goldenera=constantdemandPrimeopportunityforlocal

companiestoinvestinthefutureviainnovation

Opportunities

1. ThekeytoinnovationishavingqualifiedSTEMpeople(Science,Technology,Engineering,Mathematics)

2. RailneedstoembracenewskillsinIT,automation,IoT,materials,Industry4.0,etc.

3. Numerousprograms,includingtheRailManufacturingCRC,existtosupporttherailindustrytodevelopandadoptinnovation

Key takeaways

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