Press Releases

Firstco Awarded Tyne and Wear Metro Framework Agreement
03 February 2012 by Firstco Firstco have been awarded preferred supplier status, becoming one of three contractors to undergo further competitive competition to design and build a 10G IP network linking the sixty stations...

Austrak’s Dubai Factory Open for Business
02 February 2012 by Austrak Austrak's newest factory, their twelfth worldwide and the first in Dubai, produced its first pre-stressed concrete railway sleepers last...

Time Over Ethernet: State-of-the-Art for IP-Based Time Distribution
02 February 2012 by Mobatime Technology of time distribution systems has evolved over time. In the last century synchronisation of slave clocks was based on minute or second impulses in a two-wire cabling installation....

Argentina Opens Doors to WEGH Group Technology
25 January 2012 by WEGH Group A contract with Solana for the supply of a long line plant has recently been signed and Argentina has opened its doors to WEGH Group...

Intelligent Power-On Built-In Test Solution for Kontron VPX/OpenVPX and VME Processor Boards
25 January 2012 by Kontron Kontron has announced the availability of the intelligent power-on built-in test solution Kontron PBIT on its VPX / OpenVPX and VME processor boards which serves to improve the reliability,...

Belden Introduces New Modular Industrial Patch Panel
24 January 2012 by Belden EMEA MIPP™ is the first modular industrial patch panel in the market able to combine copper and fibre management in one solution offering significant space and cost...

Next Generation Westermo Ethernet Switches Improve Onboard Railway Communication Network Reliability
16 January 2012 by Westermo To meet the growing demand for reliable onboard railway communications networks, Westermo has introduced a new generation of industrial Ethernet switches that provide highly robust networks...

Schaefer Introduce Low Cost and Compact 5kW Pure Sine Wave Inverter
13 January 2012 by Schaefer Schaefer introduces the AEP-5000 series of 5,000W, rugged, high-efficiency, pure sine wave inverters. The 'clean' pure sine wave output of the AEP-5000 series with less than 3% total...

SCHAEFER Release Power Conversion Systems White Paper
13 January 2012 by Schaefer SCHAEFER has released a white paper to showcase its power conversion...

Railroad Friction Products Release New Brochure
12 January 2012 by Railroad Friction Products Railroad Friction Products has released a new white paper brochure which showcases the new and improved COBRA® LF Low Friction Composition Brake...

MFL Goes to China
11 January 2012 by MFL Maschinenfabrik Liezen Following MFL's successful introduction to the large Russian rail milling market, it has decided to enter the Chinese rail milling market as well. The tender of the Chinese Ministry of...

IDAC Holds Free ANSYS Open Day
11 January 2012 by IDAC IDAC is offering a free ANSYS open day for those interested in learning about simulation techniques and software. IDAC's open day gives you the opportunity to visit IDAC and meet its...

OTN Systems Installs New Metro Project in Lima, Peru
10 January 2012 by OTN Systems OTN Systems, the global market leader in fibre-optic-based telecommunications backbone networks in metros will install a fibre-optic backbone for the Tren Urbano metro line in Lima, thereby...

Kontron 6U CompactPCI boards with 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 Processors for Harsh Environments
10 January 2012 by Kontron Kontron has introduced two rugged 6U CompactPCI PICMG 2.16 compliant processor boards with 2nd generation Intel Core i7 processor...

Kelvatek Receives First Order for REFLEKT
09 January 2012 by Kelvatek Kelvatek is pleased to announce the receipt of the first Network Rail order for REFLEKT, a fault location device specifically for the rail signalling...

Siqura Joins TKH Security Solutions
03 January 2012 by Siqura Siqura is now part of TKH Security Solutions, a close-knit collection of five companies working together to provide integrated and complete security management systems for critical...

Three New Kontron Embedded Motherboards With 2nd Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 Processors
23 December 2011 by Kontron Kontron has announced the launch of three additional embedded motherboards in the ATX and Flex-ATX form factors with the 2nd generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 desktop and mobile...

Kontron COM Express Reference Carrier-i Type 10 for COM Express Mini Computer-on-Modules
20 December 2011 by Kontron First reference and evaluation board for the extended temperature range enables simple upgrades and development of scalable applications in extreme...

Dual-Output and 100W Power Supply with Universal AC-Input Suits
20 December 2011 by Absopulse Absopulse Electronics' MIW 152R series dual-output, railway quality AC/DC power supplies utilise high-efficiency power conversion topology to deliver 100W output...

European Railway Depots Have Increased Interest in Nencki Wheel Weighing (NWW) Machine
16 December 2011 by NENCKI Manufacturers of rail track machinery and passenger trains in Europe are becoming more sensible regarding the registration of rolling stock vehicles according to DIN EN14363 standards....