Only connected data across all phases unlocks the full potential of digitalisation.
With its “Digital Rail Services” (DRS), the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group aims to harness the benefits of digital technology throughout the entire project life cycle in order to maximise customer value – including through direct collaboration with customers as a service provider.
Mainline railway, public transport and industrial customers already benefit from the immediate added value provided by digital tools for asset capture, planning and delivery, as well as for the operation and maintenance of their infrastructure. This value can be increased further through the combined use of different tools and by leveraging synergies throughout the entire course of a project. However, the full potential of digitalisation is only realised by combining multiple solutions that draw on a shared data basis and operate within an integrated process extending beyond the boundaries of conventional project phases.
1+1 equals more than 2
The decisive step in exponentially increasing the value of individual solutions lies in linking data and applications across different phases. The information generated through high-quality asset capture forms the basis for planning and simulation, making both significantly more efficient and effective. What is developed during planning largely determines the quality and efficiency of delivery. And the data captured during delivery provides the basis for subsequent operations. This continuous use of information is precisely the key to greater efficiency, quality and transparency.
One example from the project development phase is precise digital asset capture. At first glance, this may appear to involve additional effort. However, its full value becomes evident through improved project communication, a broader understanding of the project and, consequently, greater planning certainty and better-quality decisions. The same applies to model-based planning and construction sequence simulations, whose impact extends far beyond the respective phase and improves future projects.
A more specific example from the delivery phase is provided by drone imagery, which offers valuable insights into construction progress, as does a GIS system such as “Maps of RSRG”, which presents this data clearly. However, it is only through automated construction progress monitoring with the Q-tainer that the two solutions can be linked efficiently, significantly increasing both their value and their acceptance.
Digitalisation therefore means not only digitising processes, but rethinking them – in a connected, integrated and data-driven way. Genuine added value for all stakeholders is only created when information is used across every phase.
This is precisely where DRS comes in: it combines technologies, data and processes into one integrated overall system – unlocking significantly greater potential in economic, qualitative and sustainable terms.
