Business profile
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s a market-leading critical power specialist, Socomec has developed a broad range of fully integrated products and services - drawing
upon the wealth of knowledge and skills from each highly specialised division of the business - to address what are considered to be four of the most critical and topical power related issues: availability, efficiency, capacity and flexibility. Building on its extensive experience in
the European rail sector since the company’s strategic decision to invest in this market in 2011, Socomec launched a range of advanced critical power solutions earlier this year – including the IP+ UPS Rail range - specifically engineered for the unique requirements of UK rail sector, ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient operation of rail networks and infrastructure. Andrew Wilkinson, regional managing
director, commented: ‘Through market investigation and as part of our development work, we identified that the UK rail sector was not taking advantage of the critical power technology developments that are available in industrial and data centre
designed to support vital rail applications. Fuserbloc – high quality fuse combination switches – protect against overload and provide a robust supply to life safety and signalling systems. AtyS - automatic transfer and bypass switches – guarantee standby and alternate power availability, supporting trackside power supplies, safety systems, signalling and infrastructure. We also understand how important it is for our rail customers to retain control over their costs both in terms of cost management and allocation. For energy metering and quality management, Countis and Diris – single and three phase active energy meters, power measurement devices and network analysers – support sub-metering and sub-billing requirements when used in conjunction with Vertelis software.’
Integrating technology According to Wilkinson: ‘At Socomec we are increasingly looking at how we can integrate technology from each of our four business applications – critical power; energy efficiency; power control & safety and solar - in order to provide systems that improve the performance of critical buildings and facilities. The supply of reliable, cost-
applications. In many cases, there was at least a two year lag in the rail sector. We have, therefore, developed a system specifically for UK rail applications, using our ruggedized industrial IP+ unit as a platform. Furthermore, we have taken switching and protection technology from across our business and adapted it to the unique demands of this sector.’ Wilkinson continued: ‘Whether for
system protection, guaranteed power availability or ongoing power metering, our Power Control and Safety business (PCS) has developed a range of low voltage switching components and protection systems
effective power which can be scaled to meet the rapidly changing capacity demands of a critical infrastructure is the foundation upon which our clients’ businesses are built. Socomec invests heavily in pioneering research and product design in order to deliver world-class innovations that solve our customers’ greatest challenges in terms of energy efficiency, reliability, business continuity and total cost of ownership.’ From design and build through to
installation and commissioning – as well as ongoing maintenance – Socomec has a strong track record in providing robust, efficient and complex critical power solutions for the exacting requirements of the rail sector. Proven in the market, the latest Socomec UPS, emergency lighting and power, control and safety technology has already been successfully deployed as part of high profile projects such as the King’s Cross station re-development. Current projects include Metrolink and London Bridge.
Metrolink A well-engineered and maintained critical power system is vital to the smooth operation and safety of the Metrolink network – including rail signaling and communications equipment. As part of a £1.4 billion expansion, Socomec UPS has been selected by Manchester’s Metrolink light railway to manage the introduction of its latest uninterruptible power supply (UPS) technology in a major upgrade to the Metrolink critical power infrastructure. The business has been tasked with replacing and reconfiguring nearly thirty UPS and battery systems within stop equipment rooms serving key rail lines – one of the most significant developments in the network’s history.
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In conjunction with rail sector partners,Socomec is delivering the most advanced critical power technology in line with the unique demands of rail operating environments
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