Latest InnoTrans news – Page 7
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NewsStrukton to show track defect recognition technology at InnoTrans 2018
STRUKTON: Strukton Rail is to use InnoTrans 2018 to unveil automatic video recognition technology which can identify potential tracks defects before they occur. This is being developed by combining Strukton’s video monitoring and specialist track expertise with Siemens' Railigent data analytics technology. ‘The Railigent application suite enables Strukton Rail ...
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Siemens reveals Velaro Novo 360 km/h train concept
GERMANY: Siemens unveiled its Velaro Novo concept for the next generation of high speed train on June 13, saying the first sets could be in service in 2023. The 8 MW Velaro Novo is designed for operating speeds of between 250 and 360 km/h, and would set ‘new ...
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Ideenzug concept aims to inspire at InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: Deutsche Bahn will be presenting its Ideenzug train interior design concepts at InnoTrans 2018. ‘With our new innovative train and all-new compartment designs we aim to offer public transport customers an entirely new travel experience’, explains Prof Dr Sabina Jeschke, DB management board member for Technology & Digitalisation. ...
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Dubai to present ‘intelligent, futuristic’ plans at InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: Participating in InnoTrans 2018 will provide Dubai’s Road & Transport Authority with a great opportunity to meet with railway suppliers and to share know-how regarding rail and other transport systems, believes Mattar Al Tayer, Director General & Chairman of the RTA board. RTA will be using InnoTrans to showcase ...
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Five new exhibitors on the Sachsen stand at InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: There will be 24 exhibitors from Sachsen showcasing their innovations at the combined 'Saxony Live' presence in hall 7.2b, which is being organised by business promotion agency Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen on behalf of the Land ’s Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour & Transport. Among the newcomers at InnoTrans 2018 will ...
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Record number of exhibitors from Berlin-Brandenburg at InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: Almost 70 companies from Berlin and Brandenburg will be joining forces to exhibit at InnoTrans 2018 with their dedicated regional area of the City Cube hall covering more than 1 000 m 2 . The exhibitors will include 17 companies who will be joining the Berlin-Brandenburg regional display for ...
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Buses as well as trains at InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: The outdoor bus display at InnoTrans 2018 will focus on the switch to electric vehicles, with a 500 m long demonstration track as well as the static display of vehicles. Alstom will be displaying its Aptis electric bus. Finnish company Linkker will present the lightweight Linkker 12+, which has ...
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REMSA to sponsor two students to attend InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: The US Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association is to offer two students the chance to attend InnoTrans 2018 in Berlin on September 18-21. The selected students would participate in the InnoTrans Career Award, which is designed to ‘spark the interest’ of future generations to pursue opportunities in the rail and ...
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Swissrail predicts hectic activity at InnoTrans 2018
SWISSRAIL: Switzerland’s rail industry association Swissrail will bring together 46 of its more than 100 member companies on more than 1 000 m 2 of display space spread across two stands in the Railway Technology and Railway Infrastructure areas of InnoTrans 2018. ‘We are expecting a record number of ...
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UNIFE prepares InnoTrans 2018 speaking programme
UNIFE: European railway supply industry association UNIFE will be representing 14 national associations and 95 direct member companies at InnoTrans 2018. ‘We are currently preparing an interesting four-day speaking programme on European initiatives such as Shift2Rail, investment and financing planning for 2030, the implementation of the technical pillar of the ...
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InnoTrans 2018 welcomes 23 trade associations
INNOTRANS: A total of 23 national and international trade associations from countries including Australia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Japan, Romania, Sweden, the UK and USA will be presenting their members’ capabilities at InnoTrans 2018. Many of these bodies are currently handling the organisational arrangements for stands and travel to the ...
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All aspects of Japanese rail technology in one place
JORSA: The Japan Overseas Railway System Association’s Japan Hall is now a regular feature of the InnoTrans trade fair, and this year it will bring together 13 member firms to occupy the whole of Hall 7.2a. ‘Our members include suppliers, operators and institutes, enabling us to present all aspects of ...
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InnoTrans 2018 hackathon announced
INNOTRANS: The first InnoTrans hackathon will be held at this year’s event, when Hack Partners will bring together 80 innovators from around the world for a four-day competition focusing on the future of rolling stock, improving customer experience and tackling operational challenges. The hackathon will be launched at Messe Berlin’s ...
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Clean up at InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: Toilet waste disposal systems, washing facilities and train interior and exterior cleaning, care and disinfectant products will be on show in Hall 7.2 at InnoTrans 2018. Italian company Bitimec has booked almost twice as much floor space as it did in 2016, while Garrandale Rail from the UK, TEIJO ...
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'Tomorrow’s Trains Today' funding announced
UK: The winners of £3·5m of government funding under the ‘First of a Kind: Demonstrating Tomorrow’s Trains Today’ innovation programme were announced by Transport Minister Jo Johnson on February 12. T The FOAK competition is part of the Department for Transport’s wider Accelerating Innovation in Rail scheme. The first ‘challenge’ ...
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Knorr-Bremse to address industry challenges at ‘key’ InnoTrans 2018 trade fair
INNOTRANS: Knorr-Bremse sees InnoTrans 2018 and German motor vehicle show IAA as its ‘key’ trade fairs this year, the rolling stock and commercial vehicle braking and subsystem supplier said when announcing its preliminary results for 2017 on February 7. The company will be using the two trade fairs to showcase ...
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REMSA to host USA Pavilion at 'must-visit' InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association will once again host a USA Pavilion at InnoTrans 2018, providing US exhibitors with a turnkey service designed to ‘drastically simplify’ the process of exhibiting at an international trade fair. ‘The exclusive USA Pavilion provides a tremendous opportunity for US-based railway supply companies and ...
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Demand outstrips exhibition space ahead of Berlin show
INNOTRANS: Demand for space at this year’s InnoTrans exhibition was outstripping supply ‘to an unprecedented extent’, Organiser Messe Berlin announced on January 17. The trade show, which takes place on September 18-21, has already seen more than 100 more ‘main exhibitors’ register compared to the previous event, Messe Berlin ...
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Shift2Rail updates its action plan
EUROPE: The latest Multi-Annual Action Plan for the Shift2Rail research programme was formally presented to EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc in Tallinn on November 9, as part of the Commission’s Digital Transport Days event. Recently adopted by the joint undertaking’s management board, the ‘Part A’ Executive View of the MAAP ...
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Tunnel technology at InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: The Railway Tunnel Construction area has become a distinct part of the InnoTrans trade fair, and at InnoTrans 2018 companies will be highlighting their latest construction projects as well as technology for the maintenance of existing tunnels. Companies which have already registered to attend include Talleres Zitr ó n ...
