COLM: Provision of measurement technology for pantographs and catenary

Article: COLM: Provision of measurement technology for pantographs and catenary

Continuous Overheadline Monitoring (COLM) - for the interaction of pantographs and catenary.

DB Systemtechnik has developed proven measuring systems for all classic measuring tasks in the area of approval and maintenance. We are also happy to manufacture customized measurement technology. Feel free to contact us. We are happy to help.

COLM: discover our monitoring solutions for the interaction between pantograph and catenary:

  • Contact wire position and thickness
  • contact force measurement
  • Videos of pantographs during measurement runs
  • master detection

Innovation: Laser measurement with the contact wire scanner

Discover our monitoring solution with which we measure the height and lateral position of the contact wire using two laser scanners. In this way, we can identify damage at an early stage.

The system works without contact and uses proven, compact components from the automotive sector.