l p . l o p b a r d . w w w A U T O M O T I V E Quarterly Newsletter no 2(83) April - May - June 2019 Intelligent Tachograph „The fundamental principle of transportation is its safety” In this issue you can find: FROMFROM THE THE EDITOR EDITOR Ladies and Gentlemen! Dear Readers ! This is second edition of our quarterly newsletter in the new version, which – as we hope – you like. Like every year in Spring, we activelly took part in numerous trade fairs, symposiums and conferences. Many of them have become a permanent part of our exhibition calendar, but there were also events on which we debuted this year, like a conference organized by the Polish Chamber of Rilway Equipment Producers and Railway Service Providers, which we had the pleasure to join. We would like to encourage you to get familiar with our projects - such as a joint project with BANKE company. In the course of this project our engineers realized the integration of KIBES system in the first electric garbage truck. More on this you can find on p. 18-19. At the end, we can not forget about the new DTCO® 4.0 intelligent tachograph, the introduction of which has already become a fact. This topic still raises great interest and questions, both from service centers as well as from the end users side. Certainly, it will appear in the pages of our quarterly newsletter more than once. We wish you pleasant reading ! Premieres with Our integration of KIBES Alicja Drabczyńska 5| participarion of 18| system in the first our company electrical garbage truck Published by DRABPOL Editor: Drabpol sp. jawna P. Drabczyński i Wspólnik 42-233 Mykanów, ul. Akacjowa 24/26 A U T O M O T I V E tel.0-34 366 00 22, fax 0-34 366 01 02 Mobile Cradlepoint [email protected], www.drabpol.pl 17| IBR 1700 and IBR 900 22| SCANIA POLSKA ready ® routers for DTCO 4.0 1 In the interest of rail transport DRABPOL as a new member of the Chamber We are plesed to inform that since the end of April our company became a Member of the Polish Chamber of Railway Equipment Producers and Railway Service Providers. The primary goal of this organization is to represent and protect the interests of its members, as well as to inspire and suppport the development of railway transport in Poland. At present, the Chamber gathers over 260 business entities related to railway market. Its activity is based on organizing thematic conferences, seminars, business missions, trainings, workshops and exhibition activities at numerous trade fairs. Our company has been connected with the railway market for a long time, and many of our products have already settled in railway vehicles for good. 7th Technical and Repair Conference 24–26 April „PKP INTERCITY” S.A in Olsztyn Our official membership in the Chamber was sealed during During the mentioned conference, we also ceremonially received the certifi- the Technical and Repair Conference "PKP INTERCITY" S.A. cates of accession to the Polish Cham- The entire event was held in Olsztyn under the patronage ber of Railway Equipment Producers and Railway Service Providers. The and in cooperation with PKP Intercity. to be continued on page 4 BREAKING NEWS!!! At the beginning of July, our company finalized a cooperation agreement with an international corporation – CURTISS-WRIGHT – and more precisely with the „Industrial Division” – a manufacturer of advanced industrial electronics. As part of the cooperation, our offer will be extended by electronic systems for all types of vehicles. More information on that will be provided in the next issue. NEWS | EVENTS 3 cont. on page no 3 conference was also an opportunity for us to get acquainted with current events concerning the railway market. We listened carefully the propositions concerning the latest solutions, which guareantee passengers' safety and comfort. Our offer for railway market reflects standards, and the products have been successfully used in many railway vehicles for many years. An important point of the conference was the ceremonial handing of the certificates of accession to the Chamber to all new members, including our company. XVI Conference on „Railway Rolling Stock Modernization – Purchase and Maintenance" in Wisła 10-12 June 2019 Another places where we had a chance to be invited as a full member of the Chamber, was a conference devoted to the analysis of the current condition of rolling stock in Poland and its directions of development. Issues discussed during the conference involved financing the Currently, carriers are beginning to attach more and more purchase, modernization, maintenance and operation of the attention to the passenger’s comfort of travel. Thanks to such rolling stock units, as well as the presentation of innovative functions as watching TV, listening to music, playing movies, or solutions for passengers' safety and comfort. In this last topic we using the Internet, the journey does not drag but it is also had a lot to say. a pleasure. At the conference, we had our information stand, where we It is worth noting that Molpir designed and patented a special presented USB chargers - for installation on a handrail, in the monitor holder, hidden in the armrest of the chair. Thanks to this headrests of the seats or on the walls of the vehicle. Producers, solution, every passenger, regardless of the place, may benefit such as Pesa and Newag, regularly installe them in their railway from opportunities offered by the Funtoro system. vehicles. The offer also includes Konvekta HVAC systems for the passenger We also promoted Funtoro multimedia,which is increasingly used and motorman department. It is worth noting that Konvekta air on trains throughout Europe. Train monitors must comply with conditioning units, intended for both electric rail vehicles (trams, the applicable safety standards. Therefore, they are equipped electric trains), as well as diesel-driven rail vehicles (eg. rail buses) with protective, fireproof covers and cabling. must comply with strict standards, such as: DIN 5510/UL94 - flammability DIN 6700 - welded joints EN 45636 – vibrations ENV 50121 - EMC Other products intended for this market, such as Enersys wa- gon engines for all types of Polish rail wagons as well as indicators, sensors and controllers, also fulfill the highest safety standards. At our stand, we had the pleasure to host the representatives of Koleje Wielkopolskie (Wielkopolska railway), Szybkie Koleje Miejskie (fast urban railway) in Gdynia, Warsaw METRO (underground) and Intercity. We would like to thank all the guests for their visit and interest in our offer. 4 NEWS | EVENTS XIFair of Public Transport SilesiaKOMUNIKACJA in Sosnowiec 16-17 April PREMIERES WITH PARTICIPATION OF OUR COMPANY In mid-April, as an exhibitor we participated in the Silesia KOMUNIKACJA trade fair in Sosnowiec dedicated to public transport. The event was accompanied by confe- The system is well known to bus manu- rences and debates devoted to electro- facturers and public transit companies. mobility, gas-mobility and issues related At present, public transport uses over to low-emission passenger transport. 153 Sumo HD systems, e.g. in Warsaw, Środa Śląska, Szczecinek, Zielona Góra, At our stand we also promoted e-mobi- Lublin and Częstochowa, and further lity, including: developments are planned in the fu- TM4 powertrain systems, being a part ture. of our proprietary programe „Electro- During Silesia KOMUNIKACJA we sho- mobility with Drabpol”, that involves wed for the first time the two-tone comprehensive solutions integrating demo version of ATG articulated electric powertrain systems of vehicles system. ATG articulations and gangway with the internal architecture of on- systems are intended for electric buses. board electronics. This is supported by the fact that ATG We presented SUMO HD drive electric system is based on reliable hydraulic powertrain system designed specifi- control, which consists of two hydraulic cally for city buses from 8,5 m to 18 m pistons. It reduces the basic weight, and trucks over 18 tons and more. which with the current development of electric bus technology is a key aspect. Weight reduction of components for vehicle construction transfers to the reduction of the weight of the whole vehicle, and the posiibility to take more passengers on board which is of great importance for bus operators and The two-tone demo version of ATG articu- users. In electric buses this aspect is lated system additionally important, because of the of vehicle system integration and their issue connected with a large mass of visualizations on the MVP display, as traction battery. In addition (to the light well as on two additional displays that weight), although the ATG solution is are components of the mFAP driver's intended for electric buses, it does not workplace. require electric control (i.e. power con- sumption), which is another advantage. At our stand, we could not miss a pro- duct that enjoys unflagging popularity – At this year's trade fair, we also promo- we mean USB chargers. In public tran- ted services provided by our Research & sport there are more than 16,500 Development Department, in the field pieces. At the stand we showed Sumo HD powertrain system, intended for city buses from 8.5 m to 18 m and trucks over 18 tons and more. NEWS | EVENTS 5 Rafako E-Bus premiere with our solutions During the fair its premiere had the electric Rafaco EBUS, manufactured by RAFACO company from Racibórz. It is worth noting that this is the first bus manufactured by Rafaco and it is addi- tionally an electrically powered vehicle. Until now, the company was mainly active in the energy sector, hence the new manufacturer in the bus industry and its premiere bus aroused conside- rable interest.