Product Expertise: A Reliable and Sustainable Railway Transport Connectivity

The train is overall the most environmentally friendly mode of motorized passenger transport and all its specific components and devices are key to contribute to its sustainability. Over the years, Smiths Interconnect has been able to follow the industry trends and to develop the sustainable solutions required by the market thanks to the reliability of its technologies, that ensure the high performance of its qualified products; the flexibility of its designs to meet the most stringent requirements; and the proven engineering and manufacturing capabilities that have played a key role to become a trusted and qualified partner to the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

The company’s broad portfolio of diversified products for the rail market has been developed thanks to this important business and engineering symbiosis with the major manufacturers in Europe and Asia that has allowed Smiths Interconnect to establish long-term and win-win partnerships.

Smiths Interconnect’s offering includes quick-mating rectangular multipole plastic connectors, the REP series developed to meet the most stringent requirements of the rail transportation industry in terms of electrical, mechanical and environmental performance and, most importantly, in full compliance with fire and smoke standards.

The widest and most versatile product range for rail applications in the companys portfolio is that of modular connectors (L series) equipped with signal, power, coax and data communication contacts available with frames in various lengths to accommodate a variety of module combinations. They are high density, modular, rack & panel connectors with configurations compliant to EN45545 standards and for demanding applications where durability, ruggedization and extended operating life are crucial, as within onboard safety control and command cabinets and in corporated in track and station cabinets.

Smiths Interconnect has recently added the HDC series, heavy duty, modular connectors offering power, signal, and data and conforming to IEC 60664 and IEC61984 standards to its product offering. Also available are the F series, couplers equipped with mixed signal, power, data and fibre optics contacts; CEA series ruggedized D sub connectors equipped with the high-performance hyperboloid contact and designed to resist harsh environmental stresses along tracks; C Series,EMC metallic circular connectors suitable for automatic train, operation and traffic control and finally, with a IP68 heavy duty aluminum shell, the circular M12 Series is compliant with critical fire and smoke standards.


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