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Then and Now - Relay Servicing 1994 to 2023

Then and Now - Relay Servicing 1994 to 2023

New technology introduces Industry 4.0

Tags: Manufacturing Service and Repair Service Centre Value - Increased Digital Value - Increased Performance Value - Innovation Value - Optimised Cost Value - Reduced Risk


Deep manufacturing knowledge is essential in the rail sector where safety standards are exceptionally high, and at our Crewe site, this is very evident....
Technology to transform the rail sector

Technology to transform the rail sector

Unipart Rail is the incubator and supply chain innovator

Tags: Business News Industry 4.0 Infrastructure Instrumentel Manufacturing Signalling Traction and Rolling Stock Value - Increased Digital Value - Increased Performance Value - Innovation Value - Optimised Cost Value - Reduced Risk


The rail industry has faced a succession of challenges to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness and performance. We are now set for significant change in the industry and the need to deliver against these challenges is becoming ever more important....
MetLase chief urges industry to ‘flex’ its technologies

MetLase chief urges industry to ‘flex’ its technologies

to support Covid-19 recovery

Tags: Manufacturing MetLase Value - High Levels of Safety Value - Increased Digital Value - Increased Performance Value - Innovation Value - Optimised Cost Value - Reduced Risk Webinars


Creating flexible manufacturing facilities will support industry’s recovery from Covid-19 according to the head of one of the UK’s leading engineering experts. ...
Evolving TPWSfour

Evolving TPWSfour

Unipart Rail has achieved SIL1 compliance for its TPWSfourEVO system - the first to receive this standard.

Tags: Compliant to Standards Manufacturing Traction and Rolling Stock Value - High Levels of Safety Value - Increased Performance


With TPWSfour being a highly safety-critical system - stopping the train when the driver is not responding to the signalling, for example - it is very important that risk is minimised. We recognised that as technology continued to develop, so our systems need to evolve....
Beating leadtimes

Beating leadtimes

to ensure signalling performance

Tags: Manufacturing Signalling Unipart Dorman Value - Increased Performance Value - Innovation Value - Optimised Cost


Recently Alstom needed to expedite the manufacture and delivery of an LED module needed for an Integrated Lightweight Signal on the Leeds Capacity Project against the standard 8 week leadtime. Unipart Dorman completed the challenge in 10 days....
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Dave Tilmouth

Head of Marketing Communications

I'm Head of Marketing Communications for Unipart Rail, so I get to be involved in lots of exciting stuff across Traction & Rolling Stock, Infrastructure and road traffic. My colleagues know me as someone who has a perspective on everything, as well as being a bit of an extrovert!

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