New Products from Pierre Magnetics: Pioneers of the Digital Railway

Recently, Pierre Magnetics launched a new railroad control system called PSSrail, specially planned for digital railroads, ensuring extremely high safety norms. The system is not only recognized by the railroad industry as meeting the highest level of other SIL 4 safety requirements, but is also compatible with the EULYNX specification, demonstrating its technological advancement and reliability.

The outstanding feature of PSSrail is its modular planning, which means that it is very sensitive and can be customized for different uses. The system consists of a manipulator that can handle SIL 4 rated safety tasks and a series of hardware modules, such as a CAN module, which makes integration into existing systems simple. In addition, PSSrail supplies a software package for programming and configuring user-specific programs.

Another innovative feature of PSSrail is the library of certified function blocks, which simplifies the implementation of digitalization projects for signaling and railroad infrastructure. Users can select and combine different modules like building blocks to build a solution according to their detailed needs, making the entire implementation process both simple and economical.

Standardization and openness increase economic efficiency

The PSSrail railroad control system places special emphasis on standardization and openness. It is fully compatible with the latest EULYNX specification, which facilitates the smooth implementation of railroad digitization projects. Furthermore, PSSrail has developed the rail control as a COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) product, which means that once the user receives the product, it can be put into operation without having to wait for customizations or adjustments. This type of planning not only speeds up setup, but also helps minimize spoilage due to a product that doesn't meet demand.

The vanguard of digital railroading

PSSrail is a versatile railroad control system that provides system suppliers and integrators with solutions for a wide range of signaling uses, including motorized locally operated crossings, level crossings, and digital interlockings. In the process, PSSrail can be used as a target manipulator channel to digitally manipulate field components along the track, which not only improves system reliability, but also reduces costs.

PSSrail's control solutions support the digitalization of railroad operations, e.g. upgrading to the EULYNX specification. Railroad operators can gradually replace old relay-operated interlocks with more modern systems, thus increasing the reliability and power of railroad transportation. pssrail's standardization and open planning make the retrofitting process more efficient, significantly reducing time and costs.

Sebastian Lüke, Head of the Rail Business Unit at Peel Magnetics, states, “PSSrail sets a new benchmark for the digitalization of rail infrastructure.” He further explains, “PSSrail provides system suppliers and integrators with something that is both cost-effective and responsive, enabling them to efficiently carry out the tasks required for the digitalization of railroads.”