Overheated axles and blocked breaks-risk factors for rail safety
Overheated axles and blocked breaks are the main, immediate causes of hazardous conditions in railyway operation, A hot box may cause the axle box casting to break and the train to derail as a result, Blocked breaks also represent serious hazardous; for example, overheating releases wheel rims or causes wheel discs to break, Blocked breaks can also cause fires and lead to the formation of wheel flats.
PHOENIX MB-increased safety through intelligent bogie monitoring.
The Phoenix MB system can identify all bearing types and breaking systems used in international railyways at speeds of up to 500km/h and reliably detects hazardous conditions.In addition to being affordable, the system is modular, providing for rapid and low-cost maintenance.The core component of the system is an infrared optical sensors which conducts multiple row-scans of the bogie at widths of up to 120mm.The system has an intergrated signal processor for fast and accurate processing of measures values.

Multi-beam sensing using eight segments-wide-area coverage, failsafe operation

All axle bearing types up to a maximum width of 120mm are accurately identified by multiple scanning using eight measurement points. This technology offers extraordinary flexibility to accommodate future developments in axle design. The multiple measurement in eight independent segments offers a highdegree of failsafr operation.