An all-rounder for Indian signalling technology

How has an automa­tion com­pany from southern Ger­many man­aged to help shape Indian sig­nalling tech­nology? Pilz and the sig­nalling tech­nology com­pany Del­tron have been working together for sev­eral years on solu­tions for appli­ca­tions in railway sig­nalling tech­nology. These are used in prac­tice at numerous railway sta­tions in var­ious parts of India. The two com­pa­nies are now widening their coop­er­a­tion.

PSSrail is adaptable

In addi­tion to the high quality seal “Made in Ger­many”, it is the flex­i­bility of the safe, mod­ular railway con­troller PSS­rail that is par­tic­u­larly impor­tant to Del­tron. The mod­ular plat­form enables system sup­pliers to adapt the controller’s inputs and out­puts to a wide range of appli­ca­tions – inter­lock­ings, level cross­ings or sig­nals. It also offers safety in accor­dance with SIL‑4. Another advan­tage for use in India is EULYNX com­pat­i­bility. Even though it is a Euro­pean stan­dard pro­tocol, it facil­i­tates man­u­fac­turer-inde­pen­dent com­mu­ni­ca­tion world­wide, between the inter­locking and the track, for example. This will guar­antee effi­cient processes in India too.

Two experts for innovative signalling technology solutions

“Our expe­ri­ence from numerous inter­na­tional railway infra­struc­ture projects and Deltron’s under­standing of the indi­vidual require­ments of the Indian railway market are the basis for suc­cessful coop­er­a­tion,” says Sebas­tian Lüke, Head of Busi­ness Unit Rail at Pilz, describing the col­lab­o­ra­tion. “We offer tailor-made, inno­v­a­tive solu­tions for a modern Indian railway infra­struc­ture, based on our safe, mod­ular railway con­troller PSS­rail.”

Pilz’s pres­ence in India is also cru­cial for the trusting coop­er­a­tion between the two family busi­nesses. It means that tech­nical ques­tions can be clar­i­fied quickly. Pilz’s Busi­ness Unit Rail sup­ported the approval process with the Indian Fed­eral Railway Authority, the Research Design and Stan­dards Organ­i­sa­tion (RDSO). These are all cru­cial fac­tors in shaping the future of the railway in India, together with Del­tron.