Specialising in the design of refined power supply systems for railway transport, ECM provides carefully studied products which ensure maximum of flexibility, modularity and performance without losing the essential lines of safety, reliability and efficiency. ECM solutions can meet almost all needs and demands, from signalling installations to support systems for conducting and controlling vehicles, thus guaranteeing a perfect operation in crisis situations as well, but always environment-sensitive, thanks to its renewable sources, such as the photovoltaic energy; customized hardware and software systems enable the constant monitoring of the network in any of its points.
ECM is led by the premises that it is not enough to simply launch a new product without being able to support an appropriate development and research process, as well as punctual and precise assistance.
Since its foundation, ECM’s main concern has been the constant development of state of the art safety solutions for railway signalling and power supply.
The Research and Development staff submits new solutions and ideas, for the implementation of technological equipments meeting the very restrictive international quality standards required.
All ECM’s railway equipments concerning power and safety conditions are tested and certified in accordance, and fully complying, with the extremely selective and severe European CENELEC (the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) SIL4 Standards.
ECM designs and manufactures a wide range of technological equipments for railway systems, including diagnostic and remote controlled and optoelectronic signalling systems. The computer assisted Quality Control procedure on signalling equipments is particularly sophisticated, verifying their compliance with the strictest safety rules.
All ECM products are designed and ma-nufactured with compatibility and modularity in mind, being aware that the fast changing technologies make modifiability and customizing the basic needs for any railway company.
Today, ECM has wide ranging international scopes, being present wherever an increase in technological level of railway services or advanced solutions for new railway frontiers are required. More than that, an ECM heart even beats on the brand new Italian high speed lines. ECM has played a significant role in the development of solutions, from the early tests to the final implementation of supply systems for the high speed railway signalling. The dawn of the new millennium has seen ECM growth to wider levels; the relentless research in various sectors have led to the creation of different products, like SCMT, SSC Automatic Train Control and Protection Systems and various kinds of optoelectronic signals.
Specifically, the research has focused on the conversion from conventional lamp signals to the more modern and reliable LED Technology minimizing the impact on existing control systems. ECM’s pro-duct line ranges from the very first Low Shunt (1999) to the latest Standard Signal and Light Indicator Signal (2010).
Innovation and competitiveness
Today’s new frontier and true core item of ECM’s research is the Computer Based interlocking railway signalling system named HMR9.
Conceived and developed internally by a highly specialized technical team, it is able of managing up to 400 km of line circulation from a single Central Control Station. Thanks to its high modularity and redundancy, it can be managed both in manual way, by the Operating Staff, and in a fully automated mode.
Furthermore, HMR9 allows the addition and control of any other system individually assisting the railway circulation at present, like the above mentioned SCMT and SSC, and also ERTMS, Axle Counter Block, etc. ECM has developed a complete, scalable, modular, flexible signalling solution.
by Elena Ilie
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