Technical Areas

Crosswind, pressure comfort , fixed barriers, etc.

Noise emissions, noise evaluations, speech intelligibility, etc.

Vehicle batteries, power supply systems, condition/durability, energy balance, etc.

Analysis of component damage, strength assessments, rehabilitation concepts, etc.

On-board power supply converters, transformers, inductors, train bus-bars, etc.

Vehicles, material selection, occupational health and safety, etc.

Whisper brakes, brake controllers, wheel slide protection, signalling systems, simulations, etc.

Car bus, UIC line, Multifunction Vehicle Bus (MVB), Ethernet, etc.

Protection for individuals, compatibility with implants, computational calculations, etc.

Protection of people, compatibility with implants, calculations ...

Traction optimisation, traction force, efficiency, acceleration, etc.

Safety against derailment, veering-out resistance, roll angles, wheel force tolerances, etc.

Rail profiles, curves, application forces, voltage, travel motion, out-of-round wheels, weighbridges, etc.

Tilting system, component optimization, chassis adjustment ....

Contactors, connectors, cables & busbars, cable glands, electrical fire protection, etc.

Functional safety, configuration management, graduated technical safety classifications, etc.

Train and shunting radio, GSMR terminals, immunity, radio compatibility, etc.

Displays, announcements, seat reservations, CCTV surveillance, etc.

in rail vehicle construction, adhesive design testing, verification, regulations, standards ...

Heating ventilating air conditioning, refrigerants, railway suitability, air quality, saving energy, etc.

Equipment used in rail vehicle workshops, machines and systems for provisioning vehicles, etc.

Graffiti resistance, product qualification, coatings, etc.

Non-powered and powered wheelsets, development, operative safeguarding and/or warranty issues, optimisation, material substitution, etc.

Wear, rolling contact fatigue, bench tests, track tests, material tests...

System definitions, assessment of hazards, risk management process

Production processes, factory planning, manufacturing processes, workshop layout, etc.

Railway vehicle manufacturing, construction testing, standards and regulations, etc.

Catenary installations, dynamic response, uplift forces, contact forces, etc.

Engineering, development, testing, condition analysis, approvals

Entrance doors, steps, boarding aids (ramps, lifts, Tf entrances), handling procedures, door control, interior doors, transition doors, fire protection doors

Implementation, wheel-rail wear problems, material and damage analysis, etc.

Wheels, axle shafts, rail track, etc.

Automatic, tow-bar and shunting couplers, crashworthy buffer, training courses, etc.