XXXX Research premieres in Berlin
Research is always a topical issue at InnoTrans and this year the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will present four world premieres, including an innovative workplace for dispatchers and a fast commuter train, and the next generation LINK train, to connect passengers with the high-speed rail network.
“Our work is intended to produce trains with a reduced energy consumption, lighter structures, increased safety and less noise,” said Professor Ulrich Wagner, a member of the DLR Energy and Transport Board.
A new laser scanner for the geometrical measurement of rails, sleepers and track bed from the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Metrology IPM is also making its world debut in Berlin.
And the Italian LIFT Railway and Traffi c Laboratory is presenting its dynamic timetable planning tool TRENOPlus to the world’s experts for the fi rst time.
US strengthens showing at InnoTrans
In the period 2008 to 2012 the number of US exhibitors at InnoTrans more than doubled, and this year four leading associations representing the entire US rail industry will be in Berlin for the fi rst time.
The organisations debuting at the show
include Maintenance American the Railway Engineering Suppliers Association
(REMSA), the Railway Supply Institute (RSI), Railway Systems Suppliers Inc (RSSI), and the
Railway Engineering and
Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA), who will be hosting their displays at the USA Pavilion organised by REMSA.
Michael Drudy, RSSI executive director, said: “The current Positive Train Control initiative has fuelled a technological advancement in the North American signal and communications industry that is unprecedented.
railway technology innovations on a display fl oor covering a gross area of 30,000sq m.
Among the products being exhibited in the six halls are signalling and control systems, rail track technology and equipment for overhead lines. The companies featured in the segment are from all parts of the world, including the USA, Brazil, China, Morocco, Australia and Europe.
Within the Interiors segment, which occupies three display halls, exhibitor numbers have grown by 10%, compared to the last show, with 280 companies showcasing innovative products that have key features relating to comfort, safety and design.
RTM’s 45-page guide to the key exhibitors over the following pages off ers show visitors a chance to see which innovative products and technologies being showcased they would like to prioritise and ensure to get along to. More details about exhibitors can be found at: www.
innotrans.de/en/Exhibitor-Search/
“The PTC innovations that are currently being developed and tested by the rail and transit supply companies involve all areas of signalling and train control including wayside, locomotive and back offi ce control systems. These products and services will be on display at the InnoTrans 2014.”
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