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9/15/2015

ZTR Control Systems: NEXSYSTM III-i

With over 150,000 assets monitored worldwide, ZTR Control Systems LLC is an experienced authority in the remote monitoring and diagnostics market, company officials said.

Leveraging its experience in locomotive modernization, ZTR provides "expert" remote monitoring and diagnostics solutions that meet the needs of the rail industry, they said. ZTR locomotive monitoring solutions are available as an integrated option with the NEXSYSTM III-i control system and SmartStart® AESS, or as a stand-alone option.

These solutions, which provide remote connectivity to locomotives, deliver critical information such as locomotive health, location, and alerts pertaining to fault and diagnostic reporting. Together, they are designed to streamline maintenance planning, fleet reporting and remote troubleshooting, ZTR officials said.

The company’s technology is "secure yet flexible," enabling railroads to choose where the data goes and how it’s communicated, they said. It has many customizable options for reporting and customer security levels.

The technology allows for connectivity and communication with ZTR equipment, including NEXSYSTM III-I, SmartStart®, the ZTR LIG and the InteLevel fuel monitoring device. It is also expandable, allowing connection with non-ZTR equipment like event recorders and other devices.

ZTR continues to use its experience in remote monitoring for other industries to develop innovative and intelligent solutions for the rail industry, company officials said. This allows the firm to provide other features such as Web services that can tie into existing business software systems, GPS mapping, GeoZone® Fencing, alert management, third-party system integration, and ZTR remote support service, as well as reporting services, with the Near Me™ Smartphone and SnapSite™ iPad applications among them.