{"id":602,"date":"2022-11-15T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilz-magazine.com\/de\/?p=602"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:41:50","slug":"in-step-retrofit-on-the-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilz-magazine.com\/en\/in-step-retrofit-on-the-points\/","title":{"rendered":"In step: Retrofit on the points"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In many places, the railway infra\u00adstruc\u00adture dates back to the pre\u00advious cen\u00adtury. Because of this, mod\u00aderni\u00adsa\u00adtion is increas\u00adingly per\u00adformed in \u00adtandem with automa\u00adtion and digi\u00adti\u00adsa\u00adtion. One main focus is thus on retro\u00adfitting points con\u00adtrollers, including in a number of Polish light and regional railway net\u00adworks. ZUE S.A., based in Krak\u00f3w, is part of the ZUE Group and is devel\u00adoping con\u00adcepts and solu\u00adtions for the tram and rail industry in Poland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Together with Pilz, ZUE S.A. has suc\u00adcess\u00adfully imple\u00admented 13 mod\u00aderni\u00adsa\u00adtion projects in Szczecin, Krak\u00f3w, Wroc\u0142aw, Toru\u0144 and Gorz\u00f3w Wielkopolski in recent years. At the core was always the demand for greater safety and reli\u00ada\u00adbility. The heart of the solu\u00adtion is the automa\u00adtion system PSS 4000 from Pilz: \u201cThe automa\u00adtion system meets all the cus\u00adtomer require\u00adments,\u201d empha\u00adsises Tomasz Szczypek, Head of Inno\u00adva\u00adtion and Engi\u00adneering at ZUE S.A. \u201cIt stands for stream\u00adlined, trans\u00adparent pro\u00adgram\u00adming, simple main\u00adte\u00adnance and clear fault diag\u00adnos\u00adtics. Our cus\u00adtomers receive a solu\u00adtion for their points con\u00adtroller that can be fully inte\u00adgrated and is mod\u00adular, expand\u00adable and \u00adsimple to operate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robust system solution for railways<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Under the pre\u00advailing con\u00addi\u00adtions, points could often only be passed at 10 km\/h. The out\u00addated con\u00adtrol sys\u00adtems also proved to be more sus\u00adcep\u00adtible to tem\u00adper\u00ada\u00adture fluc\u00adtu\u00ada\u00adtions. Thanks to its tem\u00adper\u00ada\u00adture-resis\u00adtant mod\u00adules and electro\u00admagnetic com\u00adpat\u00adi\u00adbility (EMC), the automa\u00adtion system PSS 4000 can with\u00adstand not only mechan\u00adical stress \u2013 such as shocks \u2013 but also con\u00adden\u00adsa\u00adtion or increased vibra\u00adtion and oscil\u00adla\u00adtion. This guar\u00adan\u00adtees that points are con\u00adtrolled safely. Mal\u00adfunc\u00adtions or even dis\u00adas\u00adters due to incor\u00adrectly set points are thus a thing of the past. The system\u2019s PSSuni\u00adversal con\u00adtrol and I\/O \u00admod\u00adules that are used work reli\u00adably in a tem\u00adper\u00ada\u00adture range of \u201340 \u00b0C to +70 \u00b0C and can forgo any heating of the con\u00adtrol cab\u00adi\u00adnets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSS 4000 has proven itself<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The automa\u00adtion system has a mod\u00adular design and is already taking on the con\u00adtrol and mon\u00adi\u00adtoring func\u00adtions in var\u00adious railway appli\u00adca\u00adtions. For this, PSS 4000 has railway-spe\u00adcific safety approvals. Tomasz Szczypek is sat\u00adis\u00adfied with the flex\u00adible and mod\u00adular con\u00adtrol and mon\u00adi\u00adtoring system from Pilz: \u201cThe product quality and reli\u00ada\u00adbility of the automa\u00adtion system PSS 4000 are excel\u00adlent. What\u2019s more, Pilz stands for fast delivery, first-class sup\u00adport and com\u00adpe\u00adtent advice!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the railway envi\u00adron\u00adment, the mod\u00adules of the automa\u00adtion system PSS 4000 con\u00adtrol and mon\u00aditor points of almost every type. Decen\u00adtralised, expand\u00adable I\/O mod\u00adules offer net\u00adwork oper\u00ada\u00adtors max\u00adimum flex\u00adi\u00adbility. The automa\u00adtion system is designed in accor\u00addance with the multi\u00admaster prin\u00adciple: The real-time Eth\u00adernet pro\u00adtocol Safe\u00adtyNET p allows sev\u00aderal pro\u00adgram\u00admable logic con\u00adtrollers PSSuni\u00adversal PLC\u2011R to be safely con\u00adnected with equal rights across long \u00addis\u00adtances. safe<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe PSSuni\u00adversal con\u00adtrol and I\/O mod\u00adules that are used work reli\u00adably in a tem\u00adper\u00ada\u00adture range of \u201340 \u00b0C to +70 \u00b0C and can forgo any heating of the con\u00adtrol cab\u00adi\u00adnets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This saves a good deal of mate\u00adrial and time in the cabling. At the same time, this log\u00adical and clear layout of the automa\u00adtion system speeds up railway projects that often have to be han\u00addled in par\u00adallel with normal oper\u00ada\u00adtion \u2013 from engi\u00adneering through to run\u00adtime and main\u00adte\u00adnance. The web-based visu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion soft\u00adware PASvisu devel\u00adoped by Pilz offers the oper\u00adator the best pos\u00adsible overview of all system com\u00adpo\u00adnents and thus com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsive oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for remote main\u00adte\u00adnance, diag\u00adnos\u00adtics and visu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion. Faults or errors can thus be clearly and quickly detected and localised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Points in the net\u00adworks of Polish railway oper\u00ada\u00adtors that were equipped with the automa\u00adtion system PSS 4000 cur\u00adrently meet the safety integrity level SIL 3. The points can now be passed at up to 20 km\/h. Pas\u00adsen\u00adgers also \u00adben\u00adefit from the mod\u00aderni\u00adsa\u00adtion mea\u00adsures: travel times could be reduced by 50 per\u00adcent on the affected routes, allowing the schedule to be opti\u00admised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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