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A highlight is the Frauscher Advanced Counter system (FAdC), which represents the latest generation of axle counting systems, based on a fail-safe serial interface. Its open communication interface allows for optimal integration into the signalling system and for reduction of components.

Find out more about current Frauscher-projects in the UK, such as the modernisation of railway between Crewe and Shrewsbury at Network Rail as well as the new solutions for Safety measures for level crossings.

We are pleased to welcome at our stand L30 in hall 3.

We kindly ask you to arrange an appointment in advance.
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The modernisation of the polish CMK line operated by PKP is an extraordinarily important project. Frauscher has successfully developed and established customer-specific solutions for the most important high-speed line in Central Eastern Europe based on long-standing, intensive cooperation with local signal technology manufacturers, authorities and operators.

Janusz Mikolajczyk, Managing Director Frauscher Polska Sp. z o.o: "The modernisation of the CMK line is another important contract for the renovation of the Polish system."

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Approval for the Eac-95 block system in conjunction with the ACS2000 is anticipated before the end of the year. Frauscher Polska is currently working with PKP and other partner companies on new solutions relating to rail crossing safety systems, block lines, etc. Initial tests have produced very promising results.

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IRSTE conference organised by Institution of Railway Signal & Telecommunication Engineers (IRSTE) and Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE), is taking place in New Delhi, India from 27 to 28 April 2012.

More than 500 specialists at the field of signal and telecommunication technology are expected. As Diamond-Sponsor Frauscher underscores the great commitment in India. Furthermore Frauscher will also present their modern axle counting systems.

Please visit the IRSTE (India) homepage for additional information on the conference:

http://irse.org.in/convention2012.php

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In order to guarantee that this top-quality support is always available quickly and with the flexibility and efficiency one would expect from Frauscher customer support, Frauscher has decided to sign up some capable partners. Given appropriate training and practical experience, they can then provide sensor technology on Frauscher's behalf as "certified service partners".

The main roles of the "certified Frauscher service partners" are:

• setup and commissioning of test installations;
• assembly and commissioning support;
• other support functions (e.g. software updates, etc.);
• troubleshooting and analysis.

Since it was certified, L&B has already taken on several service orders on behalf of Frauscher. Among others, these included commissioning the ACS2000 axle counting system, a field trial in Siegdorf (ICE line) and a software update for RSR123 in Germany (Chemnitz, Döbeln, Waldheim, etc.). More service work is planned, including some in Denmark.

More information on L&B can be found under:

www.LundB.com

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Training and educating customers is one of Frauscher‘s key priorities, alongside the provision of safe and readily available components.
The training fully enables customers and operators to independently plan, operate and maintain their own installations.
The next Frauscher product training sessions will be held:

18.-20. April 2012 (German)
25.-27. April 2012 (English)

We will be happy to provide you with details on the training sessions or arrange an individual appointment with you on request.

If you have questions, please contact:
Elke Gimplinger
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We, the management and workforce of Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH, would like to thank you for your friendly and constructive cooperation over the past year. We’d like to wish you a happy New Year and hope it brings you a great deal of luck, good health and personal prosperity. With this in mind we look forward to keeping in touch with you over the coming months.

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The AusRail trade fair, which will be held in Brisbane from 22–24 November, is the perfect opportunity to discover the diverse applications of Frauscher products. Together with its sales and service partner Selectrix, Frauscher will showcase highlights from the fields of wheel detection and axle counting.

Martin Rosenberger, Sales / Head of Product Management, will give a presentation on the topic of "The track vacancy of the future – Frauscher Advanced Counter FAdC" during the fair.  The presentation will take place on Wednesday 23.11.2011 at 13:20.

We look forward to seeing you in Brisbane, Australia, and would like to invite you to visit us at stand no. 49 in Hall 3.

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EXPO1520, Moscow

The third International Rail Salon Expo1520 took place in Moscow, Russia, from 7 – 10 September 2011.
We were also represented as co-exhibitors at the Elteza Russia booth.    www.expo1520.ru

TRAKO, Poland

TRAKO 2011 - the International Railway Fair - took place from 11–14 October in Gdańsk, Poland.

Frauscher Polska Sp. Z o.o. warmly welcomed to the fair interested visitors from all over the world. The focal points of the presentation were the Magnetic Noise Receiver (MNR), a mobile measuring system for the analysis of vehicle magnetic fields, the tried-and-tested axle counting system ACS2000 and the wheel sensors RSR180 and RSR123.

The website to the TRAKO

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Metro China 2011 is the largest trade fair for trams and metros in China. The trade fair will take place at the China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing, and the exhibition will cover a surface area of 20,000 m². It will open its doors on Tuesday 01.11.2011 and will run until Friday 04.11.2011.

This year, for the first time, Frauscher Sensortechnik will be represented by a booth. Come and visit us at the China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC), Beijing, Hall 1, Level 2, Booth A518 to find out more about the latest developments in the fields of axle counting and wheel detection.

The Frauscher Sensor Technology team in Beijing will be delighted to meet you.

Link to the exhibition

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The two-day Wheel Detection Forum took place, for the very first time, at our premises at the end of September. The forum represents an international meeting point for experts from the sector, for discussions on the topics of wheel detection and axle counting, and was initiated and organised by Frauscher. This knowledge-sharing forum is designed to impart up-to-date and sound knowledge and expertise on the planning, operation and maintenance of signalling technology. The participants and contributors should learn from one another and benefit from the open dialogue and exchange of experiences.

Over 70 guests from 16 countries were able to use this opportunity to garner information on new developments and trends in wheel detection and axle counting. The communal exchange of experiences with experts from various stakeholder organisations, such as operators or manufacturers of signalling and interlocking systems, as well as specialists from Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH, was deemed to be very productive.

For more information and for the podcasts and downloads of the presentations, go to: www.wheeldetectionforum.com. Due to considerable interest, the Wheel Detection Forum will be organised once every two years in future. On the homepage it is already possible to register for the invitation list for the next meeting to be held in the autumn of 2013.

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Josef Frauscher, the founder of Frauscher Sensortechnik and Managing Director of Frauscher Holding, was presented with the Gold Medal of Service of the State of Upper Austria by the Governor Josef Pühringer, during the opening ceremony for the company's new offices at the St. Marienkirchen site, in recognition of his policy of active business development in the region and for creating innovative jobs.

He was praised for the innovative paths that Josef Frauscher, the company's founder, has forged in an international direction. "Frauscher Sensortechnik is a model company and an important pillar of the economy in a state that is a strong on exports like Upper Austria. Mr. Josef Frauscher has distinguished himself not only for his constant innovations, but he must also be thanked above all for his thoughtful and forward-looking policy of developing business right here at the St. Marienkirchen site", said Governor Pühringer in his congratulatory speech.

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With the "Wheel Detection Forum", we offer a platform for experts and opinion leaders on the topic of sustainable signal technology. Topics such as optimum integration of the wheel detection and axle counting systems in interlocking technology, track vacancy detection, speed checking equipment are discussed here.

Under the slogan

"Reliable and efficient railway operation thanks to innovative wheel detection and axle counting technologies"

We appear on 28 and 29 September 2011 at the company headquarters of Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH, St. Marienkirchen. We encourage you to register as soon as possible because the number of participants is limited.

More information on the forum can be found under
www.wheeldetectionforum.com

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Field tests and/or test installations are a major part of the CENELEC process for validation of pre-set specifications – particularly with the new axle counting generation Frauscher Advanced Counter (FAdC).

The test centre constructed for this purpose on the Passau – Wels stretch of track that belongs to the Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB), located close to St. Marienkirchen, offers optimal basic conditions for this.

FAdC is an ongoing further development of the axle counting system ACS2000, which is used throughout the world. Significant innovations include the implementation of the counting head evaluation and the axle counting algorithm in one single board – the Frauscher Advanced Evaluation Board – AEB for short. The innovative FAdC therefore replaces the relay or optocoupler interface with a secure serial protocol on an ethernet basis.

Read more about the topic “FAdC field test” in the current edition of our new customer newsletter “ultimate rail”.

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Baudis Bermann Rösch Verkehrstechnik GmbH (BBR) is supplying the control and safety technology, vehicle equipment and passenger information for expansion of the light railway in Bursa, Turkey. The first section was successfully commissioned in December 2010.

The light railway system in the city of Bursa is being extended along two stretches of track, providing an additional eight kilometres. The expansion project will therefore connect two important residential areas and the University of Bursa to the light railway system. The work on the second section of construction, running as far as the University, has already started and will be completed in summer 2011. In the third phase, two stations will be added to the North line, so that the modern Korupark shopping centre is linked to the city centre. Prior to commissioning, the depot will also be expanded, in order to provide additional capacity for the new rolling stock.

Due to the expansion measures, the existing interlocking was replaced by the modular, electronic SIL-VIA from BBR Verkehrstechnik. The operator favoured modern axle counting technology as the track switching method. The successful use of Frauscher axle counting technology was based on a test system, which was used to analyse the specific features of the stretch of track and the rolling stock used, and was then reflected in the configuration of the axle counting technology. For the 48 counting circuits, Frauscher supplied the axle counting system ACS2000 and 100 wheel sensors of the RSR180 type.

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Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd (MRVC Ltd), a state-run project company controlled by Indian Railways, awards the largest contract for axle counting systems in recent years to a consortium under the technical leadership of Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH.
 
The contract encompasses system design, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of the axle counting system ACS2000 in 19 stations on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai (CSTM)-Thane, Kalyan & Ravli Junction Yard line within the Mumbai Division of the Central Railway, and in the Jogeshwari area within the Mumbai Division of the Western Railway. The contract involves fitting out more than 1000 track sections with the latest wheel sensor technology from Frauscher.
 
“For us, this success constitutes a further milestone in the long-term expansion of our market position within the strategic growth markets of China, India and Russia. Over the coming years, our aim is to unlock a significant share in the wheel detection and axle counting sector of the Indian railway and metro market”, explained Michael Thiel, Managing Director of Austrian-based Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH.

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The objective of interoperable vehicle licensing is to ensure that traction vehicles can be deployed throughout Europe without the need for additional, country-specific measurements. The EN50238 set of guidelines provides for, among other things, measuring and assessment procedures that should support this effort. The frequency management has been established on the basis of the procedure defined in TS50238-3 in the "Interface Document" of the TSI-CCS, which is currently being revised. Frauscher has developed, for this purpose, the "Magnetic Noise Receiver - MNR" system, which can take, record and assess gradients on the track in real time.
 
Joint series of measurements taken by the ÖBB and Frauscher confirmed that the mobile measuring system based on an INTEL Industrial PC fulfilled all of the requirements of the TS50238-3 with regard to measuring methods and assessment.
 
The functions of the MNR, such as three-dimensional detection of measuring fields (X-Y-Z axis), speed, measurement triggering and real-time assessment during a single measurement run were particularly impressive during the practice test in field measurements at a speed of up to 200 km/h.

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Construction of the new building that will house the administrative and sales offices of Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH began in late autumn and is now nearing completion. The reception desk, company management, quality assurance department, sales department, customer area, purchasing department and warehouse management department are accommodated in premises spanning an overall area of approximately 1,400 m².

The employee workstations and the customer lounge have been accorded great importance. In particular, the building services of the whole building have been designed so as to enable maximum comfort with minimum energy use. The natural brightness plays a major role here, in conjunction with high-performing insulation and sun protection technology. A large proportion of the energy required for heating and cooling is collected from free energy sources such as geothermal energy and night-time coldness, stored temporarily, and called on when needed. The remainder is provided by our biomass heating, meaning that the CO2 balance of the building is extremely environmentally friendly.

“As a whole, the building reflects our philosophy – specifically our awareness of the responsibility we owe to our customers, our employees and the environment”, explains company founder Josef Frauscher.

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In April 2011, Frauscher Sensortechnik once again successfully passed the Deutsche Bahn AG audit and was therefore certified as a Q1 supplier to DB for a further year (until the end of March 2012).

This audit proved that our products in the field of “Inductive sensors for railway signalling technology, axle detection and axle counting systems” meet the requirements of DB.

What is expected of Frauscher Sensortechnik?

For its Q1 suppliers, DB stipulates that the quality capability of the products must be 100% guaranteed. High standards are also expected in the areas of quality management, the processing of customer enquiries, delivery and personnel, as well as in order to satisfy specific requirements.

What does it mean to be a Q1 supplier?

Q1 status represents the best possible outcome of quality assurance measures as far as supplier evaluation is concerned, honouring the hard work and performance of a company.

This certificate is gaining in significance and is regarded as supporting evidence showing that new projects will be processed correctly.

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Field testing is a fundamental and vital step in the development of a product.

In the course of the renovation work on the Passau-Wels stretch, we were able to set up our own test centre for the purposes of field trials and tests. This was constructed on the western railway track in the vicinity of the Allerding gravel mill.

It therefore provides sufficient space for two mounting rack frames, a cable termination support and one data processor.

The field testing of our new axle counting system Frauscher Advanced Counter FAdC is currently in progress in the Allerding switchgear building, along with other trials for speed measurement and tests on wheel sensor RSR123.

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Frauscher showcased its products from 8 to 10 March at the AsiaPacificRail in Hong Kong. This year, the conference, which takes place annually at the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong, was once again a very successful meeting of experts from the field of railway technology. In addition to Frauscher, companies such as Alstom, AnsaldoSTS, Bombardier and MTR came under the spotlight as sponsors of the conference.

We were particularly delighted by the many people who attended the Frauscher lecture “Optimisation of operative efficiency and safety through modern wheel detection and axle counting system solutions”, which was delivered by David Townsend, Managing Director of Frauscher Sensor Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd.

See for yourself the diverse possible applications of the wheel detection and axle counting systems from Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH.

One highlight is the axle counting system ACS2000, with which interesting and multifaceted new possibilities in the area of diagnosis and communication between two remote axle counters have been developed and can now be showcased. The technically and financially-interesting possible applications for the axle counting system ACS2000 have thereby been expanded once again.

We look forward to seeing you in Moscow and would like to invite you to visit us at stand no. 418 in Hall 3.

Please arrange individual appointments for the days of the trade fair with us in advance:
By telephone: +43 7711 2920-0 or by e-mail