InfraCARSIS is a centralised information and maintenance planning system optimised for the management of railway infrastructure maintenance . All the components making up the railway infrastructure, from safety systems, traction power supply, to civil engineering and track equipment can be depicted in different technical and organisational structures and managed according to their respective requirements.

Our software solution for asset life-cycle management supports the management of railway infrastructure, maintenance planning, and process optimisation.

InfraCARSIS supports a wide range of user-friendly functions:

• Description of all relevant installation and system data (including configuration data)
• Planning of all maintenance work: repairs (reactive), inspections and checks (preventive), and modifications
• Overview and graphical representation of infrastructure assets on a track layout plan
• Use of different maintenance strategies, e.g. counter and condition related, event dependent, time, load and interval driven maintenance
• Recording of system and part history with tracing of important parts
• Job management for the detailed planning and management of maintenance actions through the definition of standard tasks and making materials available; internal and external services as well as operational assets sorted according to organisational unit
• Monitoring of outsourced maintenance and renewal work
• Extensive range of database reports

InfraCarsis users benefit from the following advantages:

• Centralised data inputting; quick, decentralised access to the most recentdata
• Thorough management and documentation of all maintenance activities from the recording of failures to corrective actions
• Optimisation of maintenance through site or type related planning
• Cost transparency with the management of LCC figures, reliability and availability of systems and system components
• Detection of trends in cost to support the optimisation of system management and maintenance

InfraCarsis users achieve optimal support from the system through:

• Issuance of failure, maintenance costs and life-span forecasts
• Use of maintenance management strategies based on economic data
• Comparison of costs and services for various systems and parts
• Optimisation of workshop routines

System manufacturers and suppliers also greatly benefit from the use of infraCarsis. After-sale and support activities can be monitored with infraCarsis and information about operating behaviour of commissioned systems can be readily analysed using:

• Efficient warranty management
• Up-to-date reliability and availability figures
• Overviews of changes and modifications
• Comparison data for various products

infraCarsis is specially optimised for fixed railway assets and can be introduced quickly within the corporate environment; its intuitive graphical user interface makes it easy to use, speeding up the learning process. InfraCARSIS uses modern and standard software components that can readily interface with other corporate software systems. Thanks to its powerful database and a thoroughly thought-out software concept, the system is flexible and can be scaled for small or large applications. InfraCARSIS supports international business environment. A multi-language version is available on request.

Users can access a wide range of reports thanks to the BUSINESS OBJECTS server. In addition, we provide users with ideal conditions for the following:

• Full support throughout the software life-cycle
• Intuitive and powerful user documentation (online help, user manual)
• Organisation of regular conferences and workshops for users to share experience and tips

infraCARSIS is ideally suited for the needs of:

• Infrastructure owners and operators
• System manufacturers and suppliers
• Maintenance service providers
• Investors and leasing companies