Safe maintenance in the railway industry Together with RENMAKCH India Pvt. Ltd, Phoenix Contact realizes state-of-the-art and safe maintenance and test infrastructures for railways and high-speed trains.
Safety and reliability are particularly important in the railway industry, and this also applies to train maintenance. With our safe Axioline F and Axioline Smart Element I/Os, sensors and actuators in mobile electromechanical lifting jacks can be integrated easily and reliably into the higher-level PROFIsafe system. Based on PLCnext Technology, the system ensures fast and functionally safe automation up to SIL 3 in accordance with IEC 62061.
Customer profile Core expertise in the maintenance and testing of rail vehicles
RENMAKCH India Pvt. Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company manufactures equipment such as bogie turntables, battery-operated marshalling trolleys, multi-purpose workstations, underfloor lifting systems, bogie testing machines, and mobile lifting jacks. These products are widely used in railway depots throughout India and are based on high-quality and state-of-the-art technologies.
Application Robust solutions for train maintenance
Mobile lifting jacks for the maintenance and servicing of trains pose various risks for personnel and equipment, such as mechanical and electrical hazards. Safe control-related protective measures are implemented to minimize these hazards. These measures ensure a required safety level for associated functions, such as emergency stops.
The solution Safe and comprehensive automation system
The mobile lifting jacks are equipped with safety-related sensors such as emergency stop buttons and proximity switches. By using the Axioline F and Axioline Smart Elements safety modules, both the sensors and the control elements can be integrated into the PROFIsafe system as part of the entire safety-related control system.
Taking into consideration the redundant, secure data transmission within the PLCnext solution, the requirements of SIL 3 are met in accordance with IEC 62061. In terms of cybersecurity aspects, Security Level 2 (SL2) in accordance with IEC 62443-4-1 and 62443-4-2 is achieved when PLCnext Control is used.
The solution consisting of PROFIsafe Axioline F and Axioline Smart Element modules offers a number of decisive advantages when it comes to safe automation. This not only reduces the cabling effort but also achieves a high degree of flexibility during commissioning, retrofitting, and configuration. In detail, the flexible and compact PLCnext solution with open source software and any programming language can be adapted to any requirement. Furthermore, the comprehensive Axioline F portfolio of safe I/O modules makes it easier to handle the complex safety functions of the drives. At the same time, the highly compact Axioline Smart Element I/O modules enable space-saving retrofitting in control cabinets.
