November Product Feature: Maintenance

Nov. 16, 2017
The latest in maintenance products, view more at http://www.masstransitmag.com/directory/maintenance

Fluoramics Inc.

HinderRUST

HinderRUST is the all-in-one rust-stopping and lubricating product that aggressively wets and spreads across all surfaces. Completely solvent-free and low-VOC, HinderRUST is the product of choice for enclosed areas.

Available in three durability options, HinderRUST provides protection in all conditions: 

R2.0 provides temporary surface protection for metal parts that need protection after fabrication, or during storage and transportation. Removable by washing to allow for final finishing.

S4.0 provides extreme surface adhesion and wetting, allowing for self-repairing, rust protection and lubrication. 

HV100 slowly self-polymerizes and provides added protection in extreme weather exposure. Great for use as a protective undercoating on vehicles, plus earth moving and excavation equipment.

Patti Reick, [email protected]

fluoramics.com

Melville Industries Inc. (doing business as ClearDrain)

ClearDrain

A solid-state system that is a complete replacement for air dryers for vehicles/equip. Functions with ignition control — no manual draining of the tanks. Can be implemented onto a single baffled wet tank on up to a ten air tank chassis. Desiccant free, weighs 7.2-pounds installed, all fittings are stainless and brass. It is self-adjusting, self-cleaning, self-defrosting, self-lubricating, self-regulating with a temperature range of -100F to 185F. It has a six-year-unlimited hour per mileage non pro-rated product warranty. Evaluated by US Air Force MEEP & Texas Department of Transportation Engineering on bus, truck and container handling equipment as a replacement for air dryers. Four connections and it installs in about ninety minutes.

Frank Chille, [email protected]

cleardrainusa.com

Graffiti Shield Inc.

Metal Shield

Metal Shield is a thick anti-graffiti abatement and obscuring film that is applied on existing metal surfaces to replicate the original surface appearance. It helps protect the surface underneath from varying degrees of vandalism. It is easily removed and replaced by trained technicians so that unsightly graffiti disappears. It is available in stainless steel and brushed aluminum finishes and can be bought by the roll or pre-cut using our in-house CAD designing.

Courtney Green, [email protected]

graffiti-shield.com

Vehicle Inspection Systems

BrakeMate

The BrakeMate is designed to service heavy vehicle brake assemblies and reduce manual lifting. You can minimize service time and save money with this patent-pending device. The BrakeMate reduces heavy lifting of the caliper, hub and rotor from the vehicle and minimizes risk of injury. The BrakeMate sits at an ideal work height. The unit is designed for bus, truck and trailer maintenance. The average time to replace the rotor is cut in half from two hours to one. The BrakeMate makes it easy to handle the 66-pound rotor with a rotating service table.

Mark Keegans, [email protected]

Vischeck.net/brakemate

Stertil-Koni USA

Stertil-Koni Continuous Recess for DIAMONDLIFT

Stertil-Koni Continuous Recess system is now available as an option on its inground DIAMONDLIFT — an industry first for telescopic piston-style lifts in North America. Continuous Recess advantages are powerful: the lifting bolster horizontally relocates anywhere within the range of travel without having to be elevated; a maintenance-free aluminum trench cover system allows full drive over capacity of 13,500-pounds. and reduced set up time, while increasing lift safety. Continuous Recess minimizes the possibility of hitting the lift with the vehicle and reduces tripping hazards. Its flat pit covers are made from anodized aluminum and are equipped with a skid resistant surface.

Jill Kubatko, [email protected]

stertil-koni.com/

Bitimec Wash-Bots Inc.

Battery 626-EZ Bus & Railcar Washer

Bitimec's Wash-Bots are high-tech bus and railcar washing machines, delivering positive ROI to Public Transit fleets worldwide.

Operators walk the super-light machines around the vehicle, while the machines do all the work, by soaping; power brushing, and rinsing, all at the touch of a button. Washing a standard bus takes 6 to 8 minutes, tandem buses or streetcars are washed effortlessly in fifteen minutes.

Wash-Bots come in multiple power versions with the electric 101-BB starting at $18,000.00. When not in use they take up 15sq feet and can be tucked out of the way.

Bruno Albanesi, [email protected]

wash-bots.com

ThingTech

ThingTech Enterprise Asset Management

ThingTech Enterprise Asset Management is our fully integrated cloud-based enterprise fleet and asset management solution to manage asset inventory, condition, parts and materials, work orders, and to optimize asset and infrastructure inspection processes. ThingTech EAM allows organizations to better manage capital planning and replacement schedules, better manage total cost of ownership and replacement needs, automate preventative and corrective maintenance programs, enhance safety, and comply with federal Transit Asset Management mandates.

Dan Hawkins, [email protected]       

thingtech.com

Progress Rail

Uptime

Leveraging Data to Reinvent How Railroads Run

Complete the mission. Build trains faster. Make the right repair the first time — with Progress Rail Uptime. As a predictive analytics tool, PR Uptime predicts problems before they occur to deliver real value.

Here's how:

  • Lowers delay time by 0.5 failures per locomotive
  • Reduces train building by one hour
  • Less shop time by 10+ days annually

Uptime delivers the right insights, to the right people, at the right time. Built in collaboration between Progress Rail and Uptake, the platform features a user-centric design that fits seamlessly and intuitively into railroads’ existing operations and day-to-day processes.

Alex Shubs, [email protected]

progressrail.com/en/innovation/uptimesuite.html