PROSE Ltd. Company presentation Selected references April 2014
Structure & facts Field of work: Corporate structure: Range: Engineering services concerning railway systems 70 employees (60 engineers) in Switzerland and Germany We realise railway solutions in all areas. Corporate structure: Independent Engineering-company since 1982 All shares of PROSE Ltd. are owned by the management team We are absolutely independent and interested in long-term cooperation. Range: Customers in Europe, Asia, North and South America We have access to markets all over the world. www.prose.ch
Development 1982: Foundation of PROSE AG, Switzerland 2001: Integration of the testing laboratory of Bombardier Transportation (Switzerland), former laboratory of SLM Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works Ltd. 2003: Integration of the Analysis Team of S&P (structural, dynamic, nonlinear and crash analysis) 2006: Foundation of SCONRAIL together with ENOTRAC and TÜV Rheinland 2009: Foundation of PROSE Berlin GmbH, Germany 2011: Foundation of PROSE München GmbH, Germany 2013: Integration of electrical testing laboratory of SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) www.prose.ch
Services (extract) Engineering Analysis & Simulations Testing & Trials Vehicle development Bogie development Carbody development Modernisation Acoustic engineering Analysis & Simulations Analysis of strength & durability Crash analyses Simulation of running behavior Testing & Trials Oscillations & vibrations Mechanical stresses & forces Measurement of noise sources Acceptance tests Brake & anti-slide device Airborne noise & vibrations Tractive / braking effort diagramm www.prose.ch
Tram for CSR Sifang 2012 – 2014: Development of a 100% low-floor tram Customer: CSR Sifang, China Conception & development of the vehicle Stress analysis of the car body & bogies Running dynamics analysis of the whole tram Creation of technical documentation Supervision of production start up www.prose.ch
Low-floor motor bogie 2011 – 2012: Development motor bogie for HKL, Helsinki City Transport Utility Customer: Transtech Oy, Finland Development of a low-floor motor bogie in narrow gauge for a low floor tram www.prose.ch
Skytrain 2011 – now: Development of a Suspended Monorail Customer: Vossloh Kiepe Düsseldorf, Germany PROSE is responsible for the entire mechanical development, consisting of the vehicle body, the vehicle interior and the running gear. www.prose.ch
Skytrain Pictures of production (March 2014) Left top: Aluminium car body Right top: Gear box on test bench Right bottom: Structure of the aluminium car body www.prose.ch
Approval Testing / Vehicle Dynamics 2011: Vossloh – Loc family G18/DE18 Customer: on behalf of Vossloh Locomotives Complete tests of the running behavior in Switzerland for an all-European acceptance Running characteristics according to EN 14363 with PROSE-measuring wheelset Method using different conicities for acceptance on rail inclinations of 1:20 and 1:40 www.prose.ch
Acceptance Tests 2001 – 2006: Spanish State Railways (RENFE AVE) Customer: Bombardier & Talgo Running dynamics noise approval tests for the prototype of the high speed power head train set Talgo 350 High speed train set AVE S102: Power head: Approval test management, noise design, noise testing &measurement for the optimization of the adhesion control Complete train set: Accredited running dynamic test www.prose.ch
Research / Design Validation 2006: Spanish State Railway (RENFE – AVE) Customer: Siemens, Germany Noise measurements during the development for validation and optimization purposes of the AVE S103 train sets (Velaro E) www.prose.ch
Roller Test Rig 2010 – 2013: Chinese Academy of Rail Sciences Roller Test Rig – CARS RTR Customer: RENK Test System, Germany Instrumentation of the track-wheel into a measuring wheelset Additional measuring wheelset for calibration of the track-wheel Design of the axle-mount (bogie-half-frame) www.prose.ch
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