Copyright © 2014, Arkansas Industrial Computing, Inc. Complete Rail Data Collection Solutions

Who are we… 20 years in rail industry 80 customers in 8 countries Charter member of the AAR Component Tracking committee

Component Tracking Initiative AAR Mandated Facilitates component recall Integrates with Equipment Health and Maintenance System Integrates wit the the Early Warning System

Current AAR Components

CEPM Component Labels

Associate Components to railcars Inspect Components Manage truck components Track Component inventory Track Wheelset inventory

RIMS Features Inspect components (new and reconditioned) Associate railcar components to the car Import components at receiving Inbound component inventory Car arrival / Repair o In for repair o Repair duration o Repair due date / Completion date

Wheel Shop Management Suite

RIMS Design Makes use of Work-In-Progress labels to reduce data entry Eliminates duplicate data entry Real Time Response

Car Manager Desktop application to manage all data collected in the shop Car Manager is “Shop Manager” for the railcar Manages railcar Association Status Associates Components to railcar Wheelsets, Side Frames, Bolsters, Couplers Captures railcar Data Type, truck count Manages component inventory

Car Manager Add/Edit railcar as it arrives in the shop Create New railcar Types Once

Car Manager

Car Manager – Component Association Manually enter CID or use Mobile Association Data Collection

Car Manager – Component Association Click here to see association status

Association – Car Builder Scan AEI Tag or Manually Enter railcar Number

How it works Select component to associate Select railcarScan or enter component ID Scan AEI Tag with RFID Reader Manually Enter railcar ID Stores component ID in the RIMS Database for Association to the railcar at a later time RIMS Database RIMS Database Set the position

Car Manager – Car Arrival Automatically populates the railcar and marks it as “In for Repair”

Truck Component Tracking

MNR Truck Form

Truck Builder Truck Work-in-Progress Label Each truck will have 3 WIP Labels initially

Truck Work-In-Progress Label

Truck Builder Enter truck component ID's as the truck is assembled Attach a WIP Label to the truck which is associated with all truck components When the Truck is associated with the car then all truck components are associated automatically by RIMS Allows entry of custom data fields by the user Validates wheelsets against Wheel Shop Management Suite data

Truck Builder Station Copyright © 2013, Arkansas Industrial Computing, Inc. Layout and content is fully customizable Verifies that the component is in inventory AICR AICR AICR AICR AICR Ability to verify component type is correct when scanned

Car Manager – Truck View

Truck Work-in-Progress Label Yellow color to differentiate it from other AAR labels Placed on a side frame at an easily accesible location Uses XML (like wheelset components) 2D Data Matrix Symbology Copyright © 2013, Arkansas Industrial Computing, Inc.

Truck MNR The technical stuff Copyright © 2013, Arkansas Industrial Computing, Inc. Truck WIP Label Data Format

RIMS Component Inspection Collects component data in the shop o Bearings o Discs o Gears Recall and review old component data Fully customizable entry screens Custom data fields

CODeC - Reconditioned Castings Registration Copyright © 2013, Arkansas Industrial Computing, Inc. Layout and content is fully customizable

CODeC – Custom Elements Copyright © 2013, Arkansas Industrial Computing, Inc.

Car Manager – Component View

Industrial Enclosures for Truck Builder Sealed to NEMA 4 standards (dust and water) Internal cooling with heat sink 3 – Year manufacturer warranty for monitors Over 60 stations installed

Ruggedized Computer Hardware Fully-rugged and sealed to IP65 Meets MIL-STD-810F to protect against dust, water, extreme temperatures and 4-foot drops to concrete.

RIMS Car Level Inspections Brake Tests Reflectorization (decals) Car Grade

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