IVM - Innovative Vibration Monitoring is an innovative SME focused on the development of end-to-end monitoring and diagnostics systems relating mainly to wheel/rail interaction in both static and dynamic conditions.IVM’s goal is to increase the frequency of inspection measurements.IVM’s systems are able to deliver reproducible results, a key prerequisite for evaluating degradations, unlocking reliable predictive and condition-based maintenance approaches.IVM believes that developing the measurement chain as a whole is the most reliable way of implementing measurement systems with optimum performance in order to achieve reliable results. Following a detailed analysis of the relevant physical phenomena, IVM develops the entire measurement chain of each monitoring solution, encompassing sensors, acquisition systems, electronics, software/firmware, production, and testing and commissioning.In addition to accurate and reliable measurement systems, IVM has also developed data analysis algorithms and is currently developing cloud infrastructure using modern big data technologies and machine learning techniques to enable 4.0 predictive maintenance.All IVM applications are developed by highly skilled resources thanks to the investment of more than 40% of annual turnover in R&D activities.IVM’s main challenge is unlocking the power of digitalization applied to reliable and reproducible measurements performed in the specific field of the wheel/rail interface, in real working conditions, in order to obtain usable information rather than just data.IVM has received outstanding awards in the railway industry, including the first prize in the safety category directly by UIC, during the UIC Digital Awards 2020, with the project: Digital Railway Optimisation on Wheel/Rail Interaction - Enabling 4.0 Predictive MaintenanceIVM’s main solutions are:POWERVE®: Correct equalization of vertical forces on wheels is fundamental to guarantee the dynamic stability of any rolling stock. POWERVE is a portable weighing system designed to statically measure the vertical forces that each wheel of the rolling stock applies on the track in compliance with EN 15654-2:2019, the latest and most demanding standard for the measurement of vertical forces on wheels and wheelsets, published with the specific aim of overcoming the limitations of the national standards in Europe. Optimizing and ensuring the right vehicle balance has never been so easy, fast, and accurate. POWERVE enables increased inspection frequency over the rolling stock life cycle.OCTOPUS®: A sophisticated unmanned technology, specifically designed to monitor the quality of the running dynamics of any railway vehicle during standard operation. OCTOPUS® delivers a safer run by remotely providing a clear and continuously updated status of wheel/rail interaction health. Continuous, direct monitoring of dynamic wheel/rail interaction by in-service vehicles increases inspection frequency, opening up new opportunities to improve running safety and infrastructure health monitoring.SWAN: An advanced WCM (wheel condition monitoring) system which, thanks to a particular structure and innovative data processing, is capable of detecting wheel slide defects by measuring the vibrations generated on the track as each wheel passes, automatically providing a synthetic output for every single wheel, a defined Quality Wheel Index (QWI), improving safety and maintenance processes. The system can also provide a quantitative evaluation of rail stress for each vehicle in transit and thus evaluates how much each vehicle degrades the infrastructure.IVM is proudly represented in Baltics by the company WILLBRANDT Gummiteknik A/S (https://willbrandt.solutions/workshop-equipment/)