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MEDIAWORLD

Preparations Begin for Hyperloop Competition in Las Vegas

The "Swissloop Tunneling" research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has started unpacking and assembling its high-tech drilling robot in Las Vegas as they prepare to participate in the "Not-A-Boring Competition" on Sunday, September 12. As an official logistics partner, Gebrüder Weiss was responsible for the safe and timely land and sea transport of the critical technology from Dübendorf, Switzerland, to Las Vegas for the competition.

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Power Integrations News

Power Integrations Introduces SCALE-iFlex Single Plug-and-Play Gate Drivers for “New Dual” Modules

SCALE-2 technology optimizes footprint, improves efficiency, performance and reliability of power inverters and converters to 3300 V.

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ALSTOM News

AIRBUS AND ALSTOM SIGN CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION AGREEMENT

Airbus CyberSecurity and Alstom, global leader in sustainable mobility, have signed a worldwide cooperation agreement focussing on rail transport cybersecurity.

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John Deere News

On the Right Track

Rising passenger numbers, shorter train intervals, and growing freight volume are speeding up railroad track deterioration, and public transport companies are feeling the pressure.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom to provide an additional 64 commuter trains to Hamburg

Alstom and S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH have signed a contract for the delivery of an additional 64 Class 490 S-Bahn trains. The order is an option from a framework contract signed in 2013 and is valued at around 500 million euro

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HS2 News

HS2 trialling fibre optic tech to head off subsidence and ground movement

An HS2 construction site is the test bed for a potentially far-reaching fibre optic technology that can sense minute ground movements in embankments and cuttings, and could help prevent land slips and detect the formation of sink holes.

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Colas rail News

GRAND PARIS: COLAS RAIL SECURES TWO CONTRACTS TO EXTEND THE T3 TRAM IN THE WEST OF PARIS

Colas was awarded two contracts by the RATP* following requests for proposals to build a 3.2-km extension of the T3 tram line between the current Porte d’Asnières terminus and Porte Dauphine as part of the Grand Paris Project.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom presents its battery-powered multiple unit train in Saxony

Today Alstom’s battery-powered train conducted a technical demonstration journey starting in Chemnitz, Germany.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom successfully delivers the first two Innovia 300 monorail trains for Cairo Monorail on time

Alstom’s first two Innovia 300 monorail trains for the Cairo Monorail project have arrived in Cairo after being completed at Alstom’s Derby UK factory, with propulsion systems application led by Alstom’s site in Trapaga, Spain

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ZF News

DIGITAL PLUS ON THE TRACKS: ZF AND DB SYSTEMTECHNIK AGREE ON COOPERATION

In a new joint project, ZF and DB Systemtechnik combine existing competencies to increase efficiency in the monitoring of critical infrastructure. Their digital monitoring solution detects potential rail deficiencies at an early stage. This enables predictive and flexible planning of maintenance work, thus reducing unnecessary expenses, preventing delays and breakdowns, and offering a real added value in terms of safety and comfort. A test vehicle will try out the system during an extensive real use application in the fall.

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SCALE-2 technology optimizes footprint, improves efficiency, performance and reliability of power inverters and converters to 3300 V.

Airbus CyberSecurity and Alstom, global leader in sustainable mobility, have signed a worldwide cooperation agreement focussing on rail transport cybersecurity.

Rising passenger numbers, shorter train intervals, and growing freight volume are speeding up railroad track deterioration, and public transport companies are feeling the pressure.

Alstom and S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH have signed a contract for the delivery of an additional 64 Class 490 S-Bahn trains. The order is an option from a framework contract signed in 2013 and is valued at around 500 million euro

An HS2 construction site is the test bed for a potentially far-reaching fibre optic technology that can sense minute ground movements in embankments and cuttings, and could help prevent land slips and detect the formation of sink holes.

Colas was awarded two contracts by the RATP* following requests for proposals to build a 3.2-km extension of the T3 tram line between the current Porte d’Asnières terminus and Porte Dauphine as part of the Grand Paris Project.

Today Alstom’s battery-powered train conducted a technical demonstration journey starting in Chemnitz, Germany.

Alstom’s first two Innovia 300 monorail trains for the Cairo Monorail project have arrived in Cairo after being completed at Alstom’s Derby UK factory, with propulsion systems application led by Alstom’s site in Trapaga, Spain

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