Railway

  Visitors to this year’s Railtex exhibition, held at the NEC, Birmingham, will have the opportunity to see the extensive range of services on offer from Sulzer. The company’s stand, E61 in Hall 3, will show some of the key components that can be repaired and refurbished by Sulzer’s dedicated engineering teams as part of its comprehensive rail solutions.

The new MID-OLRM extended rail RM6 and RM10 transformer series for offline applications are now available from Würth Elektronik. Available with single or dual five, 12, or 24V outputs, these flyback transformers feature a small footprint, high power density, and grounded cores for improved EMC performance.

It has been announced that the new EMKA 1007 program concealed gear hinge, often referred to in the industry as ‘SOSS’ type is a hidden 180° opening unit mounted within the width thickness of the doors with a minimum dimension of 33mm. Smooth sliding action and improved appearance are additionally offered by this rugged hinge which as well as being hidden is also resistant to vandalism.

Amidst growing liberalisation, competition, and changing passenger expectations guided by the rise of digital technologies, global rail companies and OEMs must have a clear view of the opportunities, threats, and challenges that lie ahead in their industry.  By Viswanath Machiraju, General Manager and Strategy Head, Transportation Business Unit, Cyient India.

The experienced engineers at EMKA are well aware of the varying needs of industrial markets worldwide, the Railway industry of course is one in particular where they have both a standard product and significant custom design focus. Of course, custom design is applicable to large and small production quantities, but is always targeted at achieving the best lock, latch, sealing solution for rail related applications.

Smiths Interconnect has announced the release of the next-gen modular Transformer Connector Range - Heavy Power Series, for on-board power applications within the rail market. The Transformer Heavy Power Series employs a specialist do-it-yourself system which is based on the building block principle that allows manufacturers in the railway industry to design their own interconnect solution by procuring the connector’s elementary piece parts. 

As a long-time partner of the train and transport industry, EMKA is constantly working on new and innovative locking developments like their IP65 Stainless Steel Safety Latch Lock with red/green visual position indicator. This flush mounted unit is tamper and vibration proof for rear mounting on doors of 5mm thickness where fully flush appearance is required, otherwise a slight inset or upstand is presented.

The release of the TIB 80-EX Family of 80W DIN rail power supplies has been announced by TRACO POWER. The power supplies are designed for harsh environments and hazardous locations with certifications for ATEX II3G and UL HazLoc Class I / Div 2 standards. 

With predictive maintenance, train maintenance cycles can be optimised based on usage and problems can be identified before they occur. This minimises downtimes, reduces operating costs and increases operational safety in rail traffic. ELTEC Elektronik, Splunk and ESE Engineering with DRIVE 1.0 have offered a solution for the efficient, fast and safe acquisition and communication of train operating data and their transmission to higher-level systems.

It has been announced that Luso has introduced the WAF300 series, which is well suited for high power Rail applications. The range covers input voltages of 18 to 75V in, or 43 to 160VDC with available output voltages of 12, 15, 24, 28 and 48V. Supplied in a compact four by six inch package this versatile unit can be either wall mounted or affixed using a din rail mount.