PJM strengthened its management team: Industry expert Werner Hecking appointed as the new Chief Sales Officer at PJ Monitoring
Werner Hecking is taking over as Chief Sales Officer (CSO), heading up global sales of the WaggonTracker system.
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Werner Hecking is taking over as Chief Sales Officer (CSO), heading up global sales of the WaggonTracker system. He brings a wealth of experience from the industry and from working with railway operators. He has held senior positions at Siemens Mobility and Magna Powertrain, among others, and was most recently managing director of Steiermarkbahn.
This new appointment marks another important strategic step towards growth for PJM. In the spring, the company recruited an expert in the German rail market, and last year, it expanded its hardware and software development teams. PJ Monitoring has also recently opened a new digital production facility for manufacturing its flagship system, ‘WaggonTracker’. "We are delighted that Werner Hecking, with his expertise in railway operators and rolling stock manufacturing, has joined us", emphasises Günter Petschnig, CEO of PJ Monitoring.
For Werner Hecking, "success begins with motivation and is achieved through consistency’, a principle that also applies to the WaggonTracker system. This comprehensive digital system is unique due to its combination of in-depth monitoring functions and safety-critical automation for freight trains. ‘Digital train functions such as brake monitoring, load monitoring, kingpin monitoring and automatic brake testing, deliver rail operators and rail logistics providers with genuine added value, both economically and in terms of safety. The potential is immense”, Werner Hecking explains.
In addition to the digitalisation of freight trains, PJM offers a comprehensive package for implementing the DAC. This includes digital train functions, the tried-and-tested Voith coupling system, full system integration, and rolling stock testing and certification, all from a single source. Locomotive integration and authorisation are essential for bringing the Digital Automatic Coupling into commercial operation. The PJM Group’s specialist companies make this unique full-service package possible, thereby reducing complexity and making the DAC viable for operators.
About PJM
PJ Monitoring is part of PJM, a renowned railway system specialist. PJM has successfully delivered projects in 30 countries across six continents, and currently comprises seven companies in Austria and Switzerland. PJM was founded in 2006. The company’s 20th anniversary is being celebrated under the motto ‘20 Years Ahead’:
innovation and new technologies have always been at the forefront. This forward-looking spirit means the company is well equipped for the next 20 years.
→ PJ Monitoring GmbH is a technology leader in the automation and digitisation of rail freight transport thanks to its WaggonTracker system. PJ Monitoring is the only company in the world with an approved automatic brake test system, and has also introduced Europe’s most intelligent freight train.
→ PJ Messtechnik GmbH is an accredited testing laboratory in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025, carrying out tests worldwide for the approval of rail vehicles.
→ PJ Motion specialises in authorisation management in accordance with the 4th Railway Package, and has wide expertise in the operational and vehicle integration of the automatic brake test and the digital automatic couplers.
→ RCC Railway Competence and Certification GmbH is an accredited inspection body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065 and specialises in certification and safety assessments.
→ INFRATRACK Solutions GmbH runs a testing and innovation centre at the site of the decommissioned Mellach coal-fired power station in Austria.
→ EMC Rail Services GmbH specialises in EMC measurements.
→ PJM Swiss GmbH is the local point of contact in Switzerland for the full range of services offered by the PJM Group. Over 90 employees ensure that the product is ‘100% Made in Austria’. Research and development, hardware and software development, production and administration are all carried out exclusively in Austria. The company’s Graz site is equipped with comprehensive infrastructure and a full range of technical equipment for instrumented wheel sets and the seven test areas, as well as a digital production facility for the WaggonTracker system.
Werner Hecking, a rail industry expert, has joined the PJM team as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) for digitalisation and automation in rail freight transport. Credit: PJM, free of charge
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