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Automated Railcar Inspections Increase Security and Revenue

Technology Category

Processors & Edge Intelligence - Embedded & Edge Computers

Applicable Industries

Railway & Metro

Use Cases

Edge Computing & Edge Intelligence

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

The Challenge

Providing industry and government customers with intelligent inspection, automation, safety, and security solutions, Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (“Duos” or the “Company” - Nasdaq: DUOT) continually pushes the boundaries of IT. To keep pace with expanding AI-enabled data capture analytics for its edge railcar inspections, the company chose the latest Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.

Duos Technologies’ challenge was finding a way to leverage technology as a force multiplier to meet customer requirements for a better, faster inspection process for trains running at full speed. Duos developed innovative data analytic solutions with AI at the edge to conduct more reliable railcar inspections, which are available 24/7/365 in all climates and conditions.

The Customer

Duos Technologies

About The Customer

Duos Technologies, Inc. has provided a broad range of sophisticated intelligent technology solutions with an emphasis on mission-critical applications. Based in Jacksonville, FL, duo tech services customers throughout North America integrating safety, security, situational awareness, and automation platforms in all types of environments.

The Solution

Duos Technologies Group utilizes sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge coupled with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers to perform automated safety inspections without halting trains

Beyond its innovative freight railroad solutions, Duos has built multi-layered intelligent systems to address complex challenges in wide-ranging industries - from protection of critical oil, gas, and petrochemical infrastructure to movement control and situational awareness systems for correctional facilities all with the support of Dell Technologies.

Operational Impact

[Data Management - Data Availability]
- Scalability and reliability to provide applications across multiple industries.
- To remotely manage and administer its far-flung estate of servers, storage and other solutions, Duos relies on Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise and integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) and VMware vSphere 6.7 Enterprise.

Quantitative Benefit

- Up to 120:1 gain in efficiency compared to manual inspections.
- 8 minutes or less for an intelligent visualization inspection of a typical train
$3000 savings per instance using iDRAC 9

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