RAILWAY & HYPERLOOP Measurement systems and sensor solutions for the railway and hyperloop industry Your expert partner in sensors & controls r ALTHEN SENSORS & CONTROLS

INFORMATION ABOUT ALTHEN SENSORS & CONTROLS Althen Sensors & Controls stands for pioneering measurement and sensor solutions. Since we are constantly looking to innovate we accept every measurement challenge, our engineers are only satisfied when the perfect solution for your measurement task is found. We develop customer-specific solutions in our in-house production facilities. Althen is partner of many recognized universities and leading organizations. We find ourselves in an intensive knowledge transfer, developing future technologies. Althen is one of the first companies in its branch with...

Althen, innovative sensor solutions for transportation systems of the future

WHEEL MAINTENANCE MEASUREMENT TOOLS The easiest and fastest way to get reliable and accurate wheel parameters. Our wheel measurement tools are based on laser technology and developed to be used in railway maintenance locations to measure the diameter, scan the profile and measure the back-2-back distance in a modern and innovative way. DIAMETER GAUGE PROFILOMETER LIGHTRAIL PROFILOMETER Laser scanning and analysis of wheel profile Contactless measurement of wheel profile parameters PDA & software for wheel wear database support Bluetooth interface for data transfer ■ Laser Wheel Profile Gauge...

3 TOOLS COMBINED WITH ONE TABLET All your wheel parameters automatically uploaded to your internal system. Our user friendly software collects all the measurements via Bluetooth and visualizes and stores the data into the software. From there all your measurements and wheel parameters can then easily be uploaded into your own system. An accurate, intelligent, fast and easy to handle solution for any railway maintenance location. A.U.R.A. WHEEL COMPATIBLE A.U.R.A. wheel is a product of NEM Solutions and a world leading commercial application for advanced wheel wear management. Centralization of...

ALTHEN, YOUR PARTNER FOR CUSTOM MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS Turn-key, portable, and plug and play solutions that meet our customer specific needs. RAILWAY DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM This portable measurement system has been developed to measure the vibration when a tram is passing by. It is mostly used in urban areas to determine if the rails are still in good condition and don’t cause too many vibrations, that could potentially damage surrounding buildings and other infrastructure. MAIN FUNCTIONALITY Measures vibration of rails when tram/train passes by ■ Based on FDRF603 laser sensor ■ Remote...

SMART WEIGHING AND BALANCING SYSTEM FOR TRAM/METRO MAINTENANCE SYSTEM INCLUDES ■ 16 x wireless Rail beam load cells ■ Portable case with laptop ■ Customized software ■ Docking and charging cart (optionally) MAIN ADVANTAGES ■ Accurate data ■ Time (labor) saving ■ Wireless system ■ Easy reporting function ■ User friendly visualized software ■ Synchronized tare function Our wireless weighing system measures the weight of each individual wheel within just a few seconds. All the specially designed load cells are equipped with a wireless communication module to transmit the measured data directly to...

3D AUTOMATED WHEEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM This innovative measurement system is developed tor contactless automatic real-time measurement ot geometrical parameters ot railway wheels (trains, trams, metros). The system is based on a combination ot high frequency 2D laser scanners mounted sideways ot the rails that after calibration create a common 3D coordinate system. 3D AUTOMATED WHEEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM The new automated 3D wheel measurement system is collecting reliable and accurate data to improve railway maintenance activities and to prevent damage on rail infrastructure. By making use of high...

STATE OF THE ART SOFTWARE INTEGRATIONS STAND ALONE SOFTWARE PACKAGE INCLUDING: ■ Configuration of the system ■ Reference profiles/diameter/back-2-back info configurable ■ Data storage of all measurements ■ Information overview of which vehicle, wagon, and axles ■ Per axle all measurement data easily accessible ■ Warning and alarm functionality integrated ■ Preparation of file sharing possibility to other systems in fixed format MEASURED PARAMETERS: ■ Diameter of wheels ■ Wheel flange height ■ Wheel flange thickness ■ Wheel flange slope (QR in mm or degrees) ■ Wheel hollow wear (in combination...

ALTHEN WEIGHING IN MOTION Consisting of various passive non-moving parts that are mounted on the side of the railbeam. These sensors are connected into a network and special electronics combine all signals using specific algorithms. Various parameters are calculated and logged together with unique vehicle identification features. ■ Train direction and speed ■ Identification number, Locomotive- & Wagontype ■ Very high accurate load measurements (< ±0,5%) ■ Very high accurate uneven load detection ■ Weight of single wheel, axles, bogies and complete wagons EXAMPLES OF OPERATIONAL USE WEIGHING SINGLE...

The accuracy of this system is based on measuring a complete train, consisting of a locomotive and various cars. Our AWIM system is equipped with eight weighing points. Formal tests by the Technical Research Institute of Sweden show even an average accuracy of ±0,2%. When combining all measurements an overall accuracy of better than ±0,5% is achieved for passing trains with various speeds, complying with OIML R106, class 0,5. This system is very accurate and remains accurate at high speeds. But at the same time we need to take into consideration that a train at high speeds will ‘woble’ alot more...

WEIGHING IN MOTION SYSTEM (AWIM) Our Weighing in Motion system is developed to measure the weight of trains or trams when they are driving by with full speed. In order to identify the vehicle, the locomotive- and wagontype can be determined by our system thanks to an integrated algorithm comparing distances between passing wheels and bogies. In addition extra features can be added to increase identification of vehicles and axles. We offer an integrated RFiD scanning system and as well Vision Technology Cameras to register the vehicle number and axle ID’s. Furthermore our AWIM system can easily...