DB acquires infraView

21/01/2019

Deutsche Bahn (DB) subsidiary DB Engineering & Consulting, has acquired predictive maintenance solutions provider infraView for an undisclosed sum.

Based in the German city of Mainz, infraView focuses on the development of digital solutions to monitor, evaluate and analyse rail vehicles and other associated infrastructure assets.

Prior to the acquisition, infraView supplied the DIANA diagnostics and analytics platform to DB.
Connected to more than 20,000 switches, the DIANA diagnostics and analytics platform is one of the largest digital switch diagnostics platforms in the world.

The platform enables intelligent diagnosis, allowing the operator to carry out predictive maintenance of infrastructure and vehicles.

It is also said to reduce the number of switch malfunctions by up to 50% and improve the reliability of railway operations.