AAIT Angewandte Anlagen- und Industrietechnik GmbH

Engineering Partner for Railway Technology

AAIT is an independent engineering company founded in 2006 and based in Nuremberg, specializing in the modernization and further development of electrical and electronic facilities in the field of rail vehicles. The portfolio includes Engineering & Safety (Safety management, hazard and safety analyses according to EN 50126/50129, approval management), rail vehicle modernization (train control, radio remote control, diagnostics, train safety/ETCS/PZB, re-engineering), as well as control technology including software development and turnkey control units with safety levels up to SIL 4. AAIT supports rail companies and component manufacturers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, and France with a German-French team. The company works closely with testing facilities of the Federal Railway Authority and recognized experts, handling not only development but also approval procedures, safety proof management, and the delivery of test benches. Reference projects include ETCS retrofitting of locomotives, a SIL 4 TCMS, multi-traction controls for freight locomotives, and fully automatic shunting locomotives.

Site

Nürnberg

Processes

Engineering & Safety (Safety management, approval management, hazard and, Rail Vehicle Modernization (Train control, remote control, diagnostics, train safety/ETCS/PZB,, Control Technology (Software development, TCMS, safety controls up to SIL 4, remote diagnostics), Approval Procedures (EC Declaration of Conformity, AsBo/CSM, Authority handling), Test Benches

Materials

Standards Compliant RAMS Processes, Safety Proofs, Railway Electronics

Certificates

ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001

Founded

2006

Industries

Railway Technology, Rail Vehicle Construction, Rail Vehicle Modernization, Control and Guidance Technology

1. 01

   Engineering & Safety Analyses (EN 50126, FMEA, FTA)

2. 02

   Software and Control Unit Development

3. 03

   Setup of Laboratory Test Environments and Tests

4. 04

   Integration and Retrofitting in the Vehicle

5. 05

   Approval Procedure and Safety Proof Management

Processes & Standards

Site

Nuremberg

DE

Headquarters: Engineering, Software Development, Approval Management

• Laboratory Test Environments
• Test Benches

Systems & Assemblies

Inside the production

Quality & Standards

AAIT operates according to ISO 9001:2015 and conducts safety proofs and project documentation according to EN 50126, EN 50129, and EN 50657 in cooperation with recognized testing facilities and experts.

Company Development

1. 2006

   Founding; research projects with universities (GTO replacement by IGBT, Main-Pipe Monitoring Unit), CE conformity assessment for unfinished machines

2. 2008

   Service provider for vehicle and component manufacturers; EN 50155 assessments, software development, standards compliant processes (50126/8/9)

3. 2010

   Service provider for safety-related systems in the field of rail vehicles

4. 2012

   Supplier for safety technology; Safety Control Unit (SIL 3 Vehicle Monitoring)

5. 2013

   Modernization of rail vehicles; radio remote control in diesel locomotive, exchange of vehicle control technology with approval

6. 2014

   Development of a SIL 4 TCMS for rail vehicles

7. 2015

   ETCS retrofit in old-type locomotives and modern AC locomotives with approval

8. 2016

   Supplier for safe fieldbus systems; SIL 3 MVB Gateway

9. 2017

   Supplier for vehicle control technology for OTM and urban railway vehicles

10. 2018

    Fully automatic shunting locomotive; autonomously driven urban railway vehicle

11. 2019

    Safety management and safety proof management for conversions and modernizations

12. 2020

    Multi-traction; equipping freight locomotives (4-axle traction) for Switzerland, ETB control, remote diagnostics retrofit in 3 series