2025 MOW Spending Report: Passenger-rail programs
Gardner steps down as Amtrak CEO
Guest comment: Oliver Wyman’s David Hunt
Women of Influence in Rail eBook
Newsletter Sign Up
Stay updated on news, articles and information for the rail industry
Stay updated on news, articles and information for the rail industry
railPrime
RAIL EMPLOYMENT & NOTICES
Rail News Home
Communication and Signal
Rail News: Communication and Signal
1/16/2008
Rail News: Communication and Signal
Updates from North American Technologies, RailComm, Optelecom-NKF and Knorr-Bremse
advertisement
Halfway through 2008's first month, developments continue to abound in the rail supply industry:
• North American Technologies Group Inc. announced Chief Financial Officer Mahesh Shetty resigned and a search for a new CFO is under way. The company — which owns composite crosstie supplier TieTek — also promoted Rod Wallace to vice president of manufacturing and named Dennis Guth VP of sales and marketing.
• RailComm Inc. has supplied a wireless remote-control derail system for CSX Transportation's Willard Car Shop in Ohio. The system features blue strobe lights to indicate derail status, a centrally located push-button control panel and derail protection circuitry to prevent derails while a train is in a protection zone.
• Optelecom-NKF Inc. has deployed its S-44 video server as part of major subway system projects in China, France and Spain. The S-44 features four Texas Instrument Digital Signal Processing (DSP) development tools on a single board. Each DSP can simultaneously transmit two MPEG and one JPEG video streams, and make each channel available for simultaneous recording, live viewing and screen capture.
• The Knorr-Bremse Group reported 2007 sales totaling $4.8 billion, a 4.1 percent increased compared with 2006's total. Significant sales growth in Europe, South America and Asia offset a decline in North America, where stricter OEM truck market emission regulations reduced sales, the company said. However, the North American rail vehicle division posted a 1.5 percent year-over-year sales increase. Knorr-Bremse provides braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles.
• North American Technologies Group Inc. announced Chief Financial Officer Mahesh Shetty resigned and a search for a new CFO is under way. The company — which owns composite crosstie supplier TieTek — also promoted Rod Wallace to vice president of manufacturing and named Dennis Guth VP of sales and marketing.
• RailComm Inc. has supplied a wireless remote-control derail system for CSX Transportation's Willard Car Shop in Ohio. The system features blue strobe lights to indicate derail status, a centrally located push-button control panel and derail protection circuitry to prevent derails while a train is in a protection zone.
• Optelecom-NKF Inc. has deployed its S-44 video server as part of major subway system projects in China, France and Spain. The S-44 features four Texas Instrument Digital Signal Processing (DSP) development tools on a single board. Each DSP can simultaneously transmit two MPEG and one JPEG video streams, and make each channel available for simultaneous recording, live viewing and screen capture.
• The Knorr-Bremse Group reported 2007 sales totaling $4.8 billion, a 4.1 percent increased compared with 2006's total. Significant sales growth in Europe, South America and Asia offset a decline in North America, where stricter OEM truck market emission regulations reduced sales, the company said. However, the North American rail vehicle division posted a 1.5 percent year-over-year sales increase. Knorr-Bremse provides braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles.
