Clever gadget ensures safer cargo delivery

The sensor complements a growing portfolio of Nexxiot Asset Intelligence technology, which is used by leading transportation companies to remove uncertainty and risks associated with safety and cargo quality.

“Both rail operators and cargo owners benefit from this innovation,” said Paul Wielsch, Nexxiot CTO.

”With increased attention on safety, compliance and resource security, Vector sensor offers multiple stakeholders the opportunity to monitor processes and demonstrate to their clients that they take maximum care when it comes to safety and cargo quality.”

Real-time data

The demand for reliable rail cargo transportation increases as urbanisation and resource insecurity rise.

Multiple damaging incidents in transportation over recent months are accelerating the need for innovation, which is changing how the industry operates.

Nexxiot’s sensor creates optionality for clients to address multiple use cases with one piece of tech. With a service life of more than 15 years, the device measures the status in real time to provide data on hand brakes, access hatches and doors.

It connects wirelessly to the Nexxiot Globehopper gateway using Bluetooth LE (BLE) and data is sent to the Nexxiot Connect Intelligent Cloud for processing and analysis. From there, clients can easily access data and enhance decision-making capabilities and responses.

Until now, the only way to monitor railcar brake status, hatch opening or closing events and door usage was to conduct physical inspections and manual reporting.

But with automated data collection, essential safety-related checks and component condition monitoring, could identify possible future points of failure before they occur.

Zurich based Nexxiot is on a mission to digitise entire fleets of shipping containers and railcars with zero-maintenance IoT gateways. The selling point is that stakeholders can benefit from real-time asset intelligence across the entire cargo journey.