1. PROSE Ltd. Company presentation Selected references
April 2014

2. 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.

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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 with PROSE-measuring wheelset
Method using different conicities for acceptance on rail inclinations of 1:20 and 1:40

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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)

13. Thank you! info@prose.ch www.prose.ch