Mafex corporate magazine Spanish Railway Association Issue 25. November 2020 The Spanish railway industry faces the new Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility Strategy SPECIAL MAFEX INFORMS INTERVIEW Vitual Rail Live!1st and 2nd December 2020 Mafex held its annual General Assembly on José Luis Ábalos, Ministry of Transport, November, 11st 2020 Mobility and Urban Agenda A FONDO MAFEX ◗ Sumary 05 / EDITORIAL 06 / MAFEX INFORMS RAILACTIVATION PROJECT This initiative, led by Mafex, drives the innovative transformation of twenty European railway SMEs. EPROMAT PROJECT New cell of composites manufacturing of high efficiency in productivity and materials. 44/ SPECIAL STAFFER PROJECT SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND CONNECTED Mafex is a member of the Railway Alliance MOBILITY STRATEGY 2030 to define the working skills required to The Safe, Sustainable and Connected promote a single European railway space. Mobility Strategy 2030, published on 17th September 2020, constitutes the EXXTRA PROJECT framework that will guide the debate The initiative seeks the professionalisa- on mobility in Spain, enriched by the tion of the competencies and services contributions of the different stakeholders of clusters towards world-class cluster in the mobility ecosystem. consolidation. THE SPANISH RAILWAY INDUSTRY MAFEX 2020 GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE FACE OF THE NEW STRATEGY The Association informed the Annual OF SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND Members Meeting about last year’s CONNECTED MOBILITY progress, the incorporation of new Contribution of the railway industry to companies and the evolution of their the Mobility Strategy. more than 200 actions last year. Mafex companies’ representatives provides MAFEX INNOVATION COMMITTEE us with their view on the role of railway as The new membership of the Innovation the main character of sustainable mobility Committee consists of 20 companies and what they expect from the Public and technology centres. Administration in the new Strategy of Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility. 44 / INTERVIEW JOSÉ LUIS ÁBALOS, MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, MOBILITY AND URBAN AGENDA The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda explains in the Mafex magazine the plans of his portfolio to promote a sustainable future in which BREAKING NEWS 10 / the railway will be the backbone of the planned investments. DESTINATION 22 / 56 / INNOVATION RAIL LIVE! 2020 MAFEX MEMBERS PRESENT THEIR The event reaches new highs in number LATEST ADVANCES of participants, speakers and presentation of innovations and services: 4,000 people from more than 90 countries. 72 / MEMBERS DIRECTORY 2 MAFEX MEMBERS DIRECTORY Editorial The railway: backbone of the boost to the economy and sustainable mobility The year 2020 enters its final stretch. In a global context this new strategy. In addition, there is the opinion of a such as the current one, national and international wide range of Mafex partners on the importance that administrations have highlighted the importance of the railway will have in the future of mobility. designing investment programmes that help achieve a more sustainable economy. Within the recovery plans This last issue of 2020 takes stock of our different that are carried out, one of the objectives is to achieve a activities. On November 11th we held the annual more environmentally friendly transport with the railway Members Meeting where last year’s progress was at its core. This is one of the reasons why this December presented, as well as the incorporation of the new the leading representatives of the sector meet once members and the evolution of activities 2020 – 2021. again on Rail Live! 2020, a professional platform, whose virtual edition on this occasion will serve to analyse the In terms of innovation, the RailActivation project is role this mode will play in the new mobility policies and making progress successfully. Mafex has also become the challenges to which it must respond. The event, a new member of the Railway Alliance to define the organised by Terrapinn in collaboration with Mafex, working skills required to promote a single European At the forefront of Rails Solutions reaches new highs, as it is expected that 4,000 people railway space. And in this line of cooperation, we take from more than 85 countries will be able to join the part in the EXXTRA project that aims to contribute to ArcelorMittal Rails & Special Sections has rail production facilities in Poland, Luxembourg, Spain and event. Under the slogan "Technology, innovation and the professionalisation of the competencies and services the United States that offer a wide portfolio of products, covering rails for subways, trams, trains, light strategy for the railway supply chain", experts will again of clusters. rails, crane rails, crossings and rail accessories. The company is a specialist in rails for high-speed take the pulse of one of the leading sectors, the railway. rail networks, with over one million tonnes produced and is present in infrastructure projects in over Along with the progress of the association, 17 member 30 countries. Its high technologic quality allows ArcelorMittal to participate in the more demanding The growing importance of sustainability and companies present on these pages their latest projects tenders all over the world. digitalisation is also reflected in the transport plans of and developments and seven others publicise R&D various countries such as Spain. Thus, the new "Mobility projects in which they work. ArcelorMittal’s main trending topics for railway: Strategy 2030: Safe, Sustainable and Connected" was born. José Luis Ábalos, the Minister of Transport, We end a year marked by an unprecedented situation - Corporate Social Responsibility: ArcelorMittal has received the Ecovadis Gold rating. Mobility and Urban Agenda, (MITMA), lays out in the where the sector has been able to respond effectively - R&D: ArcelorMittal operates a dedicated rail research and development unit which includes pilot interview given to Mafex magazine all the details of this and to provide a service with the highest safety plants and prototyping facilities. Its Rail Excellence Centre also includes a dedicated welding centre guide that will mark the actions of his area during the guarantees. It is now the turn to look to the future with which can provide advice and support for current and future grades for its customers. next decade. This report also reflects the position and hope, to work hard and to build a sustainable mobility - Digitalisation: ArcelorMittal Rails & Special Sections is extending its 4.0 transformation with the proposals of the Spanish railway industry in the face of for all. launch of several digital tools. - Increasing the length of rails: in order to provide further track safety, welding, track laying and maintenance cost savings. - Increasing the service life of rails: with the most appropriate solution related to different applica- tions; LCV (Low Carbon Vanadium) for tramway or new hardness grades for heavy haul applications. MANAGEMENT: MAFEX. MAFEX COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE: Alstom Transporte, ArcelorMittal, Bombardier España, Caf, Icon Multimedia, Grupo Trigo, Idom, Indra Sistemas, Ingeteam, La Farga Yourcoopersolutions, Patentes Talgo, Siemens Rail Automation, Stadler Rail Valencia, Thales New rail calculation tool España, TPF Getinsa Euroestudios y Zitron. 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Also, the magazine is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original documents submitted by the rails.arcelormittal.com authors. 4 MAFEX MAFEX reports ◗ Breaking News RailActivation project promotes innovative EPROMAT, new cell of composites transformation of twenty European railway SMEs manufacturing of high efficiency in he railway industry is key in THE EUROPEAN RAILACTIVATION PROJECT, LED BY MAFEX, WILL TEST IN Europe to ensure a sustainable TWENTY EUROPEAN SMES IN THE RAILWAY SECTOR THE MECHANISMS productivity and materials Ttransport sector in the EU. And AND TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF since the success of the digital revo- he EPROMAT Project will deve- THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL COMPOSITE MARKET PRESENTS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT. THESE TOOLS AIM TO ANTICIPATE lution means that railway industries lop a new manufacturing cell ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS SECTORS SUCH AS TRANSPORT, THE EFFECTS OF DIGITIZATION ON THE INDUSTRY AND TO DESIGN THE must use the best available techno- Tbased on advanced and inte- CONSTRUCTION, ENERGY OR CONSUMER GOODS. THE GLOBAL logies, focusing on the human fac- TRANSFORMATION OF THEIR INNOVATION PROCESS AROUND THE lligent organizational models for the COMPOSITE MARKET IS EXPECTED TO REACH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF tor, the role of workplace innovation CUSTOMER. automation of large composite ma- stands as a driving force to deliver nufacturing processes. $114.7 BILLION BY 2024. THE CHALLENGE IN THE NEW MANUFACTURING innovative services and to promote PROCESS DEVELOPMENTS FOR COMPOSITE PARTS IS TO ACHIEVE A technological development. The project is developed with the BALANCE OF PROCESS COSTS, LEVEL OF INVESTMENT REQUIRED AND support of the HAZITEK 2020 pro- PRODUCTIVITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT