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Hitachi Rail Unveils HMAX Platform at NVIDIA GTC 2025
Hitachi Rail will participate in the annual NVIDIA GTC, the most important global event dedicated to digitization and artificial intelligence, which will be held in San Jose, California, from March 17 to 21, 2025. The forum brings together experts and leading companies to explore how digital technologies and AI are revolutionizing critical sectors, from healthcare to industry to transportation.
In this context, Hitachi Rail will present HMAX (Hyper Mobility Asset EXpert), its innovative digital asset management platform, developed with the support of Hitachi Digital and NVIDIA. HMAX represents a breakthrough in predictive maintenance and optimization of rail systems, leveraging NVIDIA's advanced AI to fundamentally transform the monitoring and maintenance of rail infrastructure.
HMAX: the future of railway maintenance
HMAX collects real-time diagnostic data directly from trains and railway infrastructure, processing it with advanced AI algorithms. This allows:
• Immediate detection of anomalies and potential faults, reducing downtime and increasing safety.
• Improved reliability of the rail network, with a direct impact on the quality of service for passengers and operators.
• Intelligent automation of maintenance operations, optimizing resources and reducing operating costs.
Through the combined use of machine learning and edge computing, HMAX is able to filter and transmit only essential information to operational control centers, eliminating the background noise of superfluous data. This marks the beginning of a new era for digital railway: the "robot train", capable of self-diagnosing its state of health and suggesting maintenance interventions without the need for manual inspections.
An expanding digital ecosystem
Hitachi Rail's innovation in the rail sector is further strengthened with the recent acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty, announced last January. Omnicom is a leader in digital rail monitoring technologies, and its integration with HMAX will further enhance the platform's capabilities, thanks to advanced infrastructure detection, inspection and monitoring systems.
With these innovations, Hitachi Rail is positioned at the forefront of rail digitalization, leading the industry towards a more efficient, sustainable and safer future.
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About Hitachi Rail
Hitachi Rail is committed to driving the sustainable mobility transition and has a clear focus on partnering with customers to rethink mobility. Its mission is to help every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport.
With revenues of over €7bn and 24,000 employees across more than 50 countries, Hitachi Rail is a trusted partner to the world’s best transport organisations. The company's reach is global, but the business is local - with success built on developing local talent and investing in people and communities.
Its international capabilities and expertise span every part of the urban, mainline and freight rail ecosystems – from high quality manufacturing and maintenance of rolling stock to secure digital signalling, smart operations and payment systems.
Hitachi Rail, famous for Japan's iconic high speed bullet train, draws on the digital and AI expertise of Hitachi Group companies to accelerate innovation and develop new technologies. Hitachi Group is present in 140 countries with over 270,000 employees and global revenues of €54.55bn / ¥8,564 bn.
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