PRESS RELEASE

Moving Things Together!

Neuhausen am Rheinfall, 20 September 2017 – The 27th Trapeze User Conference in Dresden from 4 to 6 September 2017 was a complete success in two respects. On the one hand, the attendance figures with more than 200 users from about 60 German-speaking transport service providers were way above the long-term average. On the other hand, Trapeze presented new innovations for the European market together with extended solutions for operational control systems, passenger information and ticketing. Furthermore, Trapeze's driverless electric bus called "Trapizio" was an absolute eye-catcher on the premises of Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe.

In the context of the User Conference, the participants spent three days looking at new and extended solutions and technologies for more efficient intermodal passenger transport. In his welcoming speech, CEO Peter Schneck focused on the challenges of the market regarding efficient corporate management for public and private transport companies. He expressed his belief that Trapeze will continue to respond with innovative products to the ever new challenges of public transport. "We will continue to adjust our strategies to the challenges of the market in order to offer fast, adequate solutions even under changing framework conditions. Open interfaces and partnerships in particular are the key to success", says Trapeze CEO Peter Schneck.

PCM RAIL.ONE and S:t Ericks AB have started a cooperation. Both companie are jointly focussing on the upcoming high-speed railway projects in Sweden

Durban, South Africa will soon be host to the largest gathering of African transport professionals – both in rail and in maritime. The second annual African Rail Evolution forum, co-located with the 6th annual African Ports Evolution forum and Kwazulu-Natal Export Week will take place 17-18 October 2017 - providing a broad access to transport entities that can facilitate trade globally.

The only rail maintenance and rehabilitation forum in Africa, CPD accredited with ECSA by SAAMA, will be chaired by both Mr Brian Monakali, Deputy Chairman of the International Heavy Haul Association and Ms Renaire Huntley, Executive for Strategy and Business Development at the Rail Safety Regulator. The two-day forum will feature over 11 countries and over 6 African rail operators participating in the programme.

The forum’s joint keynote plenary session, chaired by author and African business specialist, Mr Victor Kgomoeswana, will look at ways to enhance regional connectivity and inter modal value chain opportunities to drive social and economic development in Africa. Both the South African Minister of Transport, Hon Joseph Maswanganyi and his Nigerian counterpart, Hon Chibuike Amaechi, will deliver Ministerial addresses followed by a high-level panel discussion.

An African rail operator’s focus session will feature three leading rail operators, including ZRL, TAZARA and TFR. Eng Fred Mwila, Technical Manager for Projects at Zambia Railways will present a case study on remanufacturing as an answer to aged and under maintained rolling stock in Sub-Saharan Africa, while Principal Track Engineer at Transnet Freight Rail, Mr Jonathan Duvel, will present on Transnet’s track performance on the NATCOR corridor, along with challenges and improved maintenance management solutions.

SYSTRA announces the acquisition of Scott Lister, an Australian head-quartered company specialising in systems engineering and risk management, largely for the railway sector. This acquisition gives SYSTRA the wherewithal to build up its activity in Australia, a high-potential market for transport infrastructure.

This acquisition also gives SYSTRA the opportunity to reinforce its skills in systems safety and integration.

Scott Lister was founded in 2009 by associates Mark Scott and Howard Lister and has a staff of 60. The company's chief activity consists of engineering assurance, safety and reliability assessment, comprehensive (design, integration, construction, testing & commissioning) engineering services, as well as project management and management systems development.

With Australian offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, the company also has offices in Singapore and London.

Thales won a new contract for the future Ankeng Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Taiwan. Under the planning of the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems, the Ankeng LRT project is part of the transportation expansion plan in the Greater Taipei region that aims to reduce travelling time between regions and to alleviate the busy traffic volume within the metropolitan area. This is the third win for Thales in Taiwan following successful LRT contracts awarded for Danhai and Kaohsiung.

Awarded by the China Steel Corporation, this contract involves the delivery, design and manufacturing of signalling, automatic vehicle localization, priority management, passengers and security services, communications and Operation Control Centre (OCC) systems. The Ankeng LRT line will be one of the new lines connecting passengers coming from other districts/regions within Taipei to the Greater Taipei metro network, providing convenient transportation-route options and addressing increasing demand. It is scheduled to enter service in early 2022.

Karlsruhe/Portland, 9 September 2017.

In partnership with TriMet, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar, INIT has delivered the final element of the newly launched Hop Fastpass™ e-fare system. Since August, the open payments component has been in operation within the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.

Regional riders can now pay for fares using a mobile wallet such as Android Pay, Apple Pay or Samsung Pay, as well as any contactless bank card. They simply tap their phone or card on any of the 1,200 INIT validators and hop on board the Portland Streetcar, C-TRAN buses including The Vine, TriMet’s buses, MAX light rail and WES Commuter Rail.

“My vision was to build innovative, open payments, open architecture fare collection system for all of our regional riders,” says Chris Tucker, TriMet Project Manager. “We now have open payments, real-time fare calculation, daily and monthly fare capping, and seamless travel across three regional transit agencies and two states.”

Il Syndact Mixte des Transports Artois-Gohelle ha aggiudicato ad AEP il rinnovo del Sistema di Bigliettazione Elettronica della rete TADAO (Transdev) nell'area della città di Lens (Francia) e lo sviluppo dell'interoperabilità con la carta regionale Pass-Pass per un importo di 6.196.110,00 euro. "Ancora una volta AEP conferma la superiorità della sua offerta," ha dichiarato l'ing. Saverio Bettini, Amministratore Delegato e responsabile del settore commerciale di AEP "che riesce a battere importanti competitor internazionali anche in un Paese come la Francia, notoriamente tra i più esigenti in tema di Bigliettazione Elettronica".

Il sistema, basato sulla nota suite applicativa ET - The Easy Ticketing di AEP, prevede tra l'altro oltre 120 emettitrici self-service RTVM-I per le nuove 4 linee BHNS (BRT, bus in sede propria) e include le nuove validatrici Futura 3B/E, tra le pochissime presenti sul mercato, se non le uniche, a offrire tutte le certificazioni richieste per il processo delle carte bancarie EMV. Tra di esse, la ormai nota PCI-PTS (da non confondere con la PCI-DSS), che impone la costruzione sicura anti-intrusione del lettore, proprio come un terminale POS, tanto da meritarle l'appellativo di validatrice POS.

AEP offre oggi per prima in Italia la completa linea hardware, software e servizi per l'open payment sul modello Transport For London (per altre informazioni cliccare qui).

The Syndact Mixte des Transports Artois-Gohelle has awarded AEP the renewal of the Electronic Ticketing System of the TADAO (Transdev) network in the area of Lens (France), together with the development of interoperability with the Pass-Pass Regional Card for the Amount of € 6,196,110.00.

"Once again AEP confirms the superiority of its offer," said ing. Saverio Bettini, Chief Executive Officer and Commercial Director of AEP, "which is able to beat important international competitors in a country such as France, notoriously one of the most experienced and demanding countries in terms of Electronic Ticketing."

The system, based on AEP famous application suite "ET - The Easy Ticketing", includes, amongst other things, over 120 self-service RTVM-I Vending Machines for the new 4 BHNS (BRT) lines and includes the new Futura 3B/E validators. This device is one of the very few on the market, if not the only one, to offer all the certifications required for the EMV processing of bank cards.

Amongst them we can mention the well-known PCI-PTS (not to be confused with PCI-DSS), which requires a specially built-in reader's safe intrusion feature, just like an EFT-POS terminal, thus deserving the name of "POS validator"."

AEP offers today the first complete line of hardware, software and services for open payment realized on the same scheme of Transport for London (for more information click here) in Italy.

Frauscher On Track as Growth Exceeds Expectations

Ever since its foundation, Frauscher has followed an intensive strategy of global growth. Throughout the years, this approach has been implemented in a very sustainable way. In 2016, several milestones were achieved showing that Frauscher is on the right track to grow and remain as the market leader in a very competitive environment.

Through its international efforts, the company raised its sales and profit to the highest in its history: In 2016, Frauscher Sensor Technology significantly increased its order intake by almost 80% from 43.4 million euros to 77.0 million euros. On a global level, Frauscher cooperates with a range of sales partners and is represented by ten locations all over the world, two of which, Frauscher India and Frauscher Brazil, were able to more than triple their turnover in 2016. To meet increasing demands in services and products, the new Frauscher Innovation Centre was opened in Austria and the sensor production site has been extended. Additionally this year, more talent has been hired than ever before – some of whom have joined the company’s recently established locations in Australia and the USA, where some major projects have just been realised.

ASC presents its new ASC TS91V1-090 tilt sensor in four different configurations

Pfaffenhofen, 29 May 2017

ASC, the leading manufacturer of accelerometers, angular rate sensors and IMUs (inertial measurement units), has now unveiled its first tilt sensor and included it in its product range. The ASC TS91V1-090 is a uniaxial sensor in an aluminium housing, with stand-out features including its high resolution (0.005º) and operability over a wide temperature range. This means it is perfectly suited for measuring angles in construction, the agricultural sector and that of renewable energies as well as in rail and automotive sectors.

The ASC TS91V1-090 tilt sensor, which leverages MEMS technology, is available as both a uniaxial and biaxial configuration, and measures statically from +/- 90 degrees. The sensor is available in aluminium housing with protection class IP67 or in a stainless steel housing and protection class IP68 when more demanding usage requirements are imposed, for which hermetic tightness must be guaranteed. The ASC tilt sensor can measure in both horizontal and vertical directions.

The new ASC TS91V1-090 includes both a high shock limit of 5000g and an effective temperature coefficient from the offset of 0.02/ºC. The sensor also boasts a long-term offset stability of 0.1° per year and can be used within a temperature range of -40 to +120°C. The TS91V1-090 and its differential analogue output can be supplied with voltage ranging from 6 to 36 VDC. The ASC TS91V1-090 is supplied either factory-calibrated or, upon customer request, with DAkkS calibration.

DIN Rail DC/DC Converters with 30 W

MTM Power GmbH, the specialist for individual power supplies, offers with the series HSD primary switched DIN rail modules with DC input voltage. The devices offer an input voltage range of 20...72 VDC and allow efficient solutions for different applications where low power is needed.

Due to the thermoselective vacuum encapsulation (EP 1 987 708, U.S. Patent No. 8,821,778 B2) the devices offer a best possible protection against dust and humidity and are especially robust against mechanical stresses like shock and vibration.

The 15 W or 30 W modules are available with the single outputs of 12 V, 24 V and 48 V. They offer an isolation of 3,3 kVAC between input and output and comply with the up-to-date EN standards as regards CE conformity. Further features are SMD technology supported production, 100 % burn-in test and automatic 100 % final test.

The series HSD is short circuit protected, needs no ground load and operates in a temperature range between -25…+70 °C. The HSD series offers multi-purpose DIN rail power supplies with high density and small dimensions.

FREQUENTIS Group confirm successful financial year 2016

Positive fiscal year reinforces position as niche supplier of safety-critical solutions

Now in its 70th year, the Frequentis Group, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, presents itself stronger than ever before. Drivers of growth are the innovative strength of the internationally operating company, as well as the extension of the company group with the addition of German-based Comsoft Solutions, a leading software manufacturer in the field of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Air Traffic Management (ATM);

Frequentis AG is an international supplier of communication and information systems for control centres with safety-critical tasks. Such “Control Centre Solutions” are developed and marketed by Frequentis for the business segments of Air Traffic Management (civil and military air traffic safety, air defence) and Public Safety & Transport (police, fire brigades, rescue services, shipping, railways).

The expansion of the company group with Comsoft Solutions GmbH, at the beginning of 2016, brought a major boost to the ATM business segment. The complementary product portfolio reinforces Frequentis' worldwide leading role with communication and information solutions in this sector.

The DC/DC converters PCMDS80 from MTM Power® are specially designed as decentralised power supplies in vehicles and for supplying closed sub-systems in rolling stock applications. They are available with three wide input ranges thus enables the use of the converters on batteries with 24 to 100 V acc. EN 50 155. The converters are also suitable for use in industrial and telecommunication applications.

The PCMDS80 are available with 80 W output power and operate according to the single transistor forward converter topology with a frequency of 50 kHz. With the help of a transformer and a secondary linear choke, a galvanically isolated output voltage (12 V; 13,8 V; 24 V; 27,6 V or 48 V) is produced which is adjusted by pulse-width modulation according to the current mode principle. The devices can be operated in a temperature range of -40…+70 °C without derating and have an efficiency of up to 88 %.

The dimensions of the base plate version are 119 x 100 x 40 mm. Due to the rugged design with contact-cooling (BPC technology), it is possible to reduce the power loss via heat dissipation through the mounting plate while increasing the life-time of the devices at the same time.

In addition a heat sink version with 119 x 115 x 65 mm (length x width x height) is available. The thermoselective vacuum encapsulation (EP 1 987 708, U.S. Patent No. 8,821,778 B2) guarantees homogeneous heat dissipation within the modules as well as an excellent resistance against environmental influences such as shock, vibration and humidity.

The converters need no ground load and are short-circuit protected by primary and secondary power limiting. They are maintenance-free, prepared for the use in devices with Protection Class II and fulfil the fire protection directive EN 45 545-2.

This year MTM Power wants to further increase its worldwide export business.

The winning of Precimation AG as a new representative for Switzerland lays the necessary foundations for raising the export share of the turnover in 2017.

Precimation has a unique product portfolio connection systems and components and its linecard includes more than 25 of the most effective manufacturers worldwide.

As a leading company for connection systems and components in the fields of industrial electronics, telecommunications, rail and defence technology, aviation and space travel, Precimation can draw on a solid base of professional knowledge and many years of experience.

Especially for the cable equipment of prototypes and small batch series, SAB Bröckskes, the specialist in cable production offers highest support.

Connection cables for the visible areas of devices are a special challenge for the prototype and small series production.

Individual requirements regarding numbers of cores, outer diameter, sheath colour and grip shall be fulfilled. Nevertheless, for such small quantities only huge lengths are available. Also the especially designed colour of the device is rarely to be found with stored cables.

Remedy of single parameters often lead to high remainders which generally can´t be used any more. Especially.

DAMM®´s local system Partner, Consort Digital, will be responsible for the entire project delivery for Mumbai Monorail Phase II.

DAMM® Cellular Systems A/S has through its partner Consort Digital been awarded the contract to provide TETRA based mission-critical radio communication system for the second phase of Mumbai Monorail between Wadala Depot and Gadge Maharaj Chowk.

After the acquisition of ESTAN (Germany) in 2014 (DC-motor manufacturer for pantograph compressors) and of ATS (France) in 2016 (with the first oil free compresor for the main air supply unit worlwide

Frauscher and Alstom deepen their relationship in a long-term leading supplier agreement.

Frauscher has joined the Alstom Alliance, the strategic partnership program of Alstom.

The charter was signed by Olivier Baril, CPO Alstom, and Michael Thiel, CEO Frauscher Sensor Technology.

Alstom Alliance acknowledges approx. 30 companies who work closely with Alstom in terms of business development, industrial excellence as well as products and innovations.

IGE+XAO announces the creation of IGE+XAO INDIA Private Limited in Bangalore, at the heart of the Indian “Silicon Valley”.

IGE+XAO INDIA will distribute IGE+XAO Electrical CAD, PLM and Simulation software ranges on the rapidly expanding Indian market.

It will target local key accounts as well as Small and Medium businesses (SMB).

As of now, Bernhard Unkel is ASC’s Sales Representative for West and North Germany.

With a degree in electrical engineering, he has extensive experience as a sales and project engineer in iron and rolling mills, in measurement and test engineering in the automotive sector, and in building automation.

Unkel has held responsibilities at Siemens, Ahlstrom and Honeywell, amongst others, and was Branch Manager at Johnson Controls.

Since 1999, he has been working in the sensor industry, holding sales functions in the area of sensors and measurement.

Of late, Unkel was Sales Manager at Entran Sensoren as well as CEO at Atex Sensoren GmbH and Sensocon GmbH.

Over the 2015/2016 financial period, consolidated turnover for the Group amounted to €28,117,957 compared to €27,337,110 one year earlier. Commercial activity in particular benefited from the strong momentum, both nationally and internationally, in the sale and rental activities of licences for SME/SMI and major accounts.

Operating income, up 7.6%, amounts to €7,349,242 inducing 26.1% for operational profitability**. Along the same lines, net income amounted to €5,489,257, up 3.8%, as such bringing net profitability*** to 19.5%.

In September 2016 the quantity of SKUP cards distributed in the Silesia region (Poland) have reached the 203.000 units.

The system deployed by Asseco Poland is based on ET - The Easy Ticketing, the Electronic Ticketing System from AEP, and has been working at full speed with remarkable results with the expectation to further grow during the next few months up to exceed 700.000 cards.

This is still far from the 4 Million cards managed by the AEP system for ATM Milano, or the 600.000 cards for GTT Torino; however the SKUP Card is another confirmation of the enormous capability of the AEP solutions.