CEPM Comprehensive Equipment Performance Monitoring

Ron Tsolis, Railinc CEPM Program Manager

Jerry Bohacik, GATX Director Rail Operations

What is CEPM?

Comprehensive Equipment Performance

Monitoring

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CEPM

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Component Tracking

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History of Industry Equipment Information

For over 50 years, industry tracking of owner reported

equipment characteristics was accomplished via the

legacy Umler System.

In 2009, Railinc, in coordination with the industry,

re-designed Umler to create a new platform that could

support increasing requirements for tracking and

communicating equipment level information.

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Expanding Equipment information details

The industry has taken another step in a multi-year

program to track more detailed information.

Manufacturer and Shop reported details will support

safety, operations, planning, and performance

analysis.

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CEPM Component Tracking Objectives

• Support Recall of Components identified with

safety issues

• Support equipment owners with details of

components on their equipment

• Capability to track performance of components

related to component life, failure rates, and

history of the component.

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Industry Requirements

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• Establish industry rules for reporting component details

and application to equipment

• Develop a re-usable framework that can support a list

of priorities for tracking wheelsets, castings, valves,

PTC, GPS devices, brakes, cushioning, traction

motors, etc.

• Maintain Confidentiality of reported data

• Support Bar Code and RFID standards

Railcar Component Tracking

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Priority #1 - Wheelsets

CEPM-Wheelset Process Flow

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Manufacturer

Wheel Shop

1. Mfg & Ship Components

Manufacturer

Size

serial

Serial

Mfg Date

Lot Number

2. Assemble & Tag

Components

Repair Shop (incl RIP Tracks)

4. Ship

Component

To Repair

Shop with

Tag

Railroads

Car Owners

Shops

7. Confidential

Reporting

Umler

Component

Register

3. Register

Component

Details

With

Railinc

Note:

Only high level processes

displayed

AAR Early

Warning

Component

Repairs

5. Report Repair via CRB or EHMS

6. Update

Component

Status

Key Contributions for Success

Manufacturers – Communicate Specs to Shops

Wheel Shops – Data Entry to register wheelset details

Repair Shops – Report wheelset application to equipment

Railinc – Data processing and Integration

Railroads – Event reporting to accumulate mileage

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Wheel Registration Data (not all fields required in some

cases)

AAR Facility Code

Design Code

Finger Gauge Reading

Manufactured Timestamp

New or Turned

Nominal Diameter

Rim Thickness Side Scale Reading

Stamped Class

Stamped Mfg Code

Stamped Month

Stamped Serial Number

Stamped year

Tape Size

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Bearing Registration Data

Reconditioned Classification

AAR OEM/Recon Facility Code

Backing Ring Type

Cage Type

Certificate #

Cup Stamped Month

Cup Stamped year

Grease Type

Manufactured Timestamp

New or Reconditioned

Nominal Diameter

Nominal Length

Seal Type

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Axle Registration Data

AAR Condition Code

AAR OEM/Recon Facility Code

AAR Type

Body Design

Classification

Converter AAR Facility Code

Converter Timestamp

Manufactured Timestamp

Nominal Diameter

Nominal Length

Plating

S# and Heat ID

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Efficient Recall is a major benefit

Railinc will maintain a central database of Component details

and the association of those components to equipment.

Combined with derailment history and component details and

history, safety and defect trends can be more quickly

identified.

Benefits

1. Reduce time between issue id and recall ↑Safety

2. Provide more targeted recalls ↓Cost

3. Design and Quality of components ↑Safety + ↓Cost

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Key Benefits of CEPM

Manufacturers – Measure Quality and Fewer Large Recalls

Shops – Inventory of Wheelsets

Repair Shops – Comprehensive Maintenance Planning

Railinc – Increased Safety and Value for the industry

Railroads – Safety, Reduced Rail and Property Damage

Equipment Owners – Safety, Equipment and Component

Mileage for Planning, Component Details and History,

Improved Purchasing Decisions, Reduced Change

outs, Billing Validation, In-Kind Repair Quality, Home

Shop Maintenance Planning

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CEPM Task Force

CEPM is being developed in coordination with representatives from across the

Industry;

• Equipment Owners

• Shops

• Repair Shops

• Manufacturers

• Railroads

• Software Providers

• Industry Committees

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CEPM Systems

Umler

Equipment Registry – changes will include links in

the equipment record to the component details

Component Registry - new Component Registry will

provide access similar to the equipment registry

customers are familiar with

CRB/BRC/EHMS/LRB – UI changes to include

component Tag ID with repairs

Web Services – Integration for registering and applying

components to equipment

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Data Integration

Companies require Component Detail Data

UI – Input and Query

Web Services – Real time transactional integration

Web Service will allow companies to integrate information

into their own systems to enhance the processing of

component information on equipment

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Industry Systems affected

• Equipment Characteristics

• Store confidential component details and association to equipment

Umler

• Equipment Health

• Report Component TAG ID through EHMS EHMS

• Repair Billing

• Submit application/repair details via CRB CRB

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CEPM Tentative Industry Timeline

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-Registration of

Wheelsets

(Optional)

-Report

Component ID

via CRB

(Optional)

-Report

Component ID

via EHMS

(Optional)

-OEMs provide

required data to

Shops (Mandatory)

-Wheelset

Registration by

Wheel Shops

(Mandatory)

-Shops provided

informational

notice in CRB for

missing Wheelset

Component IDs in

Field 327-340 on

changes

-All Wheelset

changes must

be reported

with

Component ID

(Mandatory)

-CRB rejected

for missing

Component ID

Wheelset Component Tracking

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Truck System

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Bar Coding

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Managing Component Details

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Need More Information

csc@railinc.com -email

www.railinc.com/cepm - project website

Meet with the Industry at CEPM Town Hall

Tuesday July 12th, 9am-4:30pm

Westin Hotel, Chicago (Rosemont) (see the project website for more details)

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Questions?

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss this significant

project with the industry.

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