Advertorial
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WABTECis a leading supplier
of critical components, locomotives, services,
signalling and logistics systems and services
to the global rail industry. We are focused on
driving ongoing safety, innovation, e ciency,
reliability, and productivity. With best-in-
class manufacturing facilities, unmatched
digital expertise, global services delivery, and
unrivalled product breadth and performance,
Wabtec is the rail industry’s one-stop shop.
Wabtec operates through two segments- Freight and Transit. The Freight business
supplies value-added, technology-based
products and services, including a range
of components for locomotives and
wagons. Additionally, it also builds new
locomotives up to 5,400 horsepower and
can provide after market services. The Transit
business, which operates under the name
Faiveley Transport, designs, manufactures,
markets and services a large range of high
added-value components, systems and
services. These help customers build and
operate trains that are safe, reliable and
cost-e cient throughout their life-cycle.
MERGING WITH GE TRANSPORTATION
In February this year, Wabtec and GE
Transportation merged marking a new
opportunity to build on the already very
strong platform they have developed together
over the past couple of years. Wabtec o ers
exceptional capabilities and expertise
and are now a premier player in multiple
facets of the global transportation industry
providing industry leadership to a world
that increasingly demands creative, e cient,
sustainable, and cost-e ectivesolutions.
Today, we meet the total life cycle needs
of the entire eet, from new locomotives
to modernisations, service, and repairs,
adding value at every touch point to help
customers realize the most value from their
investment. To best address the business
needs of our rail customers, we o er a
variety of products and services through
our Freight and Transit segments.
PROVIDING AN UNRIVALLED PORTFOLIO
Wabtec provides products and services
to virtually every major rail transit system
around the world, supplying an integrated
series of components for commuter and
metro cars, as well as buses that deliver
safety, e ciency and passenger comfort.
We also o er an extensive array of products
from pneumatic, electronic and hydraulic
brake equipment, to HVAC and sanitation
systems. Each of our products draws on our
deep experience in tailoring components to
meet the speci c needs of our customers,
manufactured using the latest technologies.
DELIVERING VALUE ADDED SOLUTIONS
During Railtex 2019, Wabtec will focus on
three key areas: Comprehensive Product
Life-cycle Support, Improved Passenger
Experience and Green Solutions.
WabtecOne®, our monitoring and analytics
platform that harnesses data from a suite of
Wabtec and transforms di erent data streams
into actionable intelligence providing rail
operators with new opportunities to overcome
their toughest operational challenges will be
available for demonstration on our stand.
Innovative braking solutions will be
prominently featured as well. This will include
MetroFlexx®, the new versatile integrated
brake control system for mass transit.
Additionally, a wheel-mounted disc and brake
station assembly will also be on display.
Wabtec will exhibit smart displays
and technologies that deliver real-time
information and infotainment functionality
to passengers and operators.Wabtec’s green solutions will include a
variety of environmentally-oriented products.
These comprise eco-friendly, refrigerant-based
HVAC units, as well as FreshAir® and
RegenAir® solutions that can reduce energy
consumption by as much as 30%.
Systems, products and services from
Brecknell Willis, Mors Smitt, Becorit,
Bach Simpson, Track IQ, NOWE and
Graham White will also be on display.
PROVIDING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
Over the years, the UK rail industry has
presented many challenges which suppliers
have to respond to. As such, Wabtec is constantly
looking to provide tailored and innovative
solutions to its customers with its aim being for
innovation to penetrate all of its core activities.
A good example of an innovative solution
is the Class 319 Flex project. This is converting
electric multiple-units, which are surplus
from commuter services, into bi-mode trains
which incorporate a diesel power pack for use
on non-electri ed routes. The eet’s owner,
Porterbrook, presented the problem of these
assets being made redundant by replacement
with new trains After analysis and development,
Wabtec presented the Flex solution. This
enables the units to be re-purposed for
services running on a mixture of electri ed and
non-electri ed routes. Orders for Flex units have
been received from a number of Train Operating
Companies in the UK with further commitments
given for the provision of tri-mode units.
Wabtec will display the electrical cubicle as
installed on the Flex units. The electrical cubicle
houses the electrical and electronic equipment
associated with the control of the engine raft
and power generation. The electronics inside
the cubicle are responsible for running the
engines, regulating DC bus voltage, controlling
the cooling of the engines and communicating
with the other electronics on the vehicles.SUPPLYING PRODUCTS
TO VIRTUALLY EVERY MAJOR RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
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