(ST.LOUIS, MO) – Hum Industrial Technology, Inc. (“Hum”) and Oriental Foundry Pvt. Ltd. announce a long-term partnership agreement to bring Hum’s revolutionary railcar condition monitoring sensor technology to India. As part of the deal, Oriental Foundry will manufacture more than 6,000 railcars to be equipped with Hum’s proprietary wheel and bearing failure detection technology.
India has experienced several challenges in the existing rail network and with current infrastructure. At the same time, industrialization has driven an increased demand for rail freight transportation to meet the needs of one of the world’s most dynamic economies.
“Hum’s mission is to make rail transportation safer and smarter, and we’re pleased to find a sister organization in Oriental Foundry just as committed to bringing those outcomes to one of the largest rail transportation markets in the world,” said Byron Porter, CEO of Hum. “Utilizing outdated wayside systems to catch equipment failures as they happen remains a challenge. The use of next generation sensor technology like the Hum Boomerang to predict bearing failure months in advance will give Indian rail operators far more time to proactively remove problematic equipment and avoid deadly derailments.”
“Oriental Foundry is partnering with Hum to bring proven IoT-based on-board sensors, which capture the vibration for predictive maintenance of bearings, to India. The onboard accelerometers also capture the impact forces to measure wheel health. In contrast to the experience of wayside systems, the Hum Boomerang gives near zero false positives and false negatives thus improving safety and reliability of train operations.” said Saleh Mithiborwala, Director, Oriental Foundry.
Additionally, Kay Kapoor, CEO of Arya Technologies, played a key role in getting the partnership between the two companies consummated.
About Hum: Hum is a St. Louis-based technology company that designs and builds wireless sensors to drive the next generation of rail transportation. Hum’s portfolio of advanced devices was developed to provide rail shippers, railcar owners, and railroads with the level of real-time visibility and reliability they have been demanding for years. Hum sensors sync to the cloud to provide customers with enhanced safety monitoring, optimized fleet utilization, and predictive wheel and bearing maintenance.
About Oriental Foundry: Oriental Foundry is a leading integrated freight carmanufacturer in India manufacturing for Indian Railways and other customers. Itmanufactures various types of freight cars for different commodities. It has asteel foundry manufacturing bogies, couplers and draft gears and also has aplant for the manufacture of helical springs. Oriental Foundry is developingmodern and smart freight cars for the Indian market.
