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energy saving and innovative Air
Cooled Heat Exchange solutions
Smart gates for fare collection in Metros & BRTS
M
agnetic Autocontrol is the global leader
in
entrance
control
products
with
manufacturing presence in 7 countries and
selling its products and solutions in over
50+ countries. Started in 1946 in Liestal,
Switzerland we moved to south of Germany
and are now headquartered in Schopfheim,
Germany with subsidiaries in Australia, China, Malaysia,
Brazil, India and the USA.
Magnetic Autocontrol Pvt Ltd was established in India in the
year 2000 with a factory in Pondicherry and its registered
office in Chennai. Magnetic today is the largest multinational
barrier/gate manufacturer with manufacturing, design &
engineering, service and sales support in India.
Magnetic stands for high-quality vehicle and pedestrian
barriers. With our well-thought-out designs, innovative drive
technology and extremely long service lives, our products
are way ahead of the competition in quality. With our long
experience in control technology we always focus on user
safety – with low forces and sensitive impact detection. This
is probably also why systems from Magnetic are particularly
often installed wherever safety and dependability matter the
most.
Our products go into varied vertical businesses like Toll Plazas,
Parking Lots, Vehicle access control in buildings, factories,
etc., and our Pedestrian gates are used in Automatic fare
collection in BRTS/ MRTS, e-immigration gates, turnstiles,
Flap gates, Swing gates for high security applications in
commercial and industrial spaces.
We joined the FAAC group in 2012 under the Business Unit
Access Control. The other Business Units within the FAAC
Group are Access Automation and HUB Parking.
Magnetic Autocontrol was involved in building the first flap
gates for pedestrian entrance control, Fare collection as
well as Automated Border Control gates. The fare collection
gates are the access control mechanism to enable entry to
the passengers with a valid fare media (smart token/ machine
readable paper ticket/ smart card) to enter the BRT / MRT
Station area.
The following are the features of the Automatic Fare Collection
gates used in Metros and bus transit applications
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German technology with direct drive mechanism
Tested and proven technology
Designed for more than 10 million cycles
Permanent low costs through efficient low maintenance
technology
Meets Global standards and regulations
Innovative MHTM™ drive technology that ensures low
maintenance and smooth operation
The gates shall be operated bi-directionally, with the
ability to process all required fare media from both
passage directions
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I
n the year 1952, when independent India was
laying the foundation for industrial development,
Apollo Group was formed. In 1994, Mr. Naresh
Shah, a technocrat from IIT- Kanpur, founded
Apollo Heat Exchangers to provide innovative heat
exchanger solutions for Indian Railways. Apollo
Heat Exchangers has been a pioneer in compact
aluminium plate fin heat exchangers to provide heat transfer
and cooling solutions.
At the heart of Apollo are three words: “Progressive.
Adaptive. Innovative”
1. Progressive towards new technology developments.
2. Adaptive to the changing needs and challenges of
various applications.
3. Innovative product R&D and manufacturing process to
meet toughest technical requirements.
These heat exchangers are used in Railways, Defence,
Cryogenics, Power Transformers, Solar convertors,
infrastructure equipment, Industrial compressors and Diesel
engines, Hydraulic power packs. Some of the products include
Radiators, Oil Coolers, Charge Air Cooler, Heat Sink & cold
plates and cooling systems with fan and motor.
The technology for Aluminium plate fin heat exchangers is
indigenously developed over the years.
Apollo has been partnering with Indian Railways since 40
years for many import substitution products. Since 1978,
we have developed diesel engine components and compact
aluminium heat exchangers. The products are designed and
developed for diesel engine locomotive, traction transformers
and convertors for electric locomotive and EMUs and brake
compressors for Electric locomotive, EMUs and Metro.
Apollo is a RDSO approved supplier for various products to
Indian Railways.
These aluminium heat exchangers are manufactured by Apollo has supplied oil cooler radiator for traction transformer
special vacuum brazing process and aluminium TIG / MIG and convertor for more than 1000 WAG9 / WAP 7 electric
locomotive. For AC EMU traction transformers, Apollo has
welding.
developed transformer oil cooling system with special IP67
Apollo is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. Apollo has motors. Liquid Cold Plates and Heat Sinks to cool IGBTs
recently been certified for - EN15085-2 CL2: European of power and traction convertors are the latest products
developed by Apollo.
standard for welding railway components.
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