Hitachi Rail will unveil HMAX (Hyper Mobility Asset EXpert), its innovative digital asset management platform, developed with the support of Hitachi Digital and NVIDIA. HMAX represents a breakthrough in predictive maintenance and optimisation of rail systems, leveraging NVIDIA’s advanced AI to fundamentally transform the monitoring and maintenance of rail infrastructure.
The solution will be presented at the annual NVIDIA GTC event dedicated to digitisation and artificial intelligence, which will be held in San Jose, California, from March 17 to 21, 2025.
HMAX collects real-time diagnostic data directly from trains and rail infrastructure, processing it with advanced AI algorithms.
This technology allows immediate detection of anomalies and potential faults, reducing downtime and increasing safety, while improving reliability of the rail network, with a direct impact on the quality of service for passengers and operators. In addition, it allows intelligent automation of maintenance operations, optimizing resources and reducing operating costs.
Through the combined use of machine learning and edge computing, HMAX is able to filter and transmit only essential information to operational control centres, eliminating the background noise of superfluous data. This marks the beginning of a new era for digital railway: the “robot train”, capable of self-diagnosing its state of health and suggesting maintenance interventions without the need for manual inspections.
Hitachi Rail’s innovation in the rail sector is further strengthened with the recent acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty, announced last January. Omnicom is a leader in digital rail monitoring technologies, and its integration with HMAX will further enhance the platform’s capabilities, thanks to advanced infrastructure detection, inspection and monitoring systems.
The new digital solution has been unveiled in September 2024 at InnoTrans, in Berlin, Germany.
With these innovations, Hitachi Rail is positioned at the forefront of rail digitalization, leading the industry towards a more efficient, sustainable and safer future.
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