Rail Analysis India March 2018 Digital Magazine | Page 142

Article | 141 Track & Infrastructure 142 | Article Track & Infrastructure 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 • • • • • • • 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 www.railanalysis.com 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. www.railanalysis.com