LEROY Automation, a member of the AGÔN Electronics group, is renowned for its automation and control solutions for the railway sector and for the critical infrastructure of electrical substations. With a vision focused on reliability, flexibility and high performance, the company continues to innovate to meet the challenges of sustainable mobility and operational efficiency.
Automation of WAG-9 locomotives in India: VCU RIOM / BRIO – straton
As part of the development and modernization of the rail network in India, LEROY Automation has carried out an ambitious project to automate the processes of a WAG-9 locomotive using an advanced command and control system.
This project, deployed on the Indian rail network, aims to integrate a TCMS (Train Control and Monitoring System) based on the standardized IEC 61131-3 straton PLC IDE platform. Thanks to this solution, all the locomotive’s sub-systems are controlled and supervised centrally, ensuring efficient and reliable management.
Why straton was at the heart of the project?
LEROY Automation chose straton for its advanced capabilities and unrivalled flexibility, which fit perfectly into complex environments such as the railway industry.
- An open and standardized environment: straton offers an ideal platform for automating industrial processes, with native support for critical communication networks such as CANopen, Ethernet IP and MVB (MVB is not included in the straton product, it has been specifically developed to meet LEROY Automation’s needs).
- Advanced simulation and tuning tools: The platform allowed LEROY Automation to test and validate applications in a single environment, reducing risks and implementation time.
- Real-time management: straton efficiently manages configuration and traceability files, meeting the complex needs of modern equipment such as ACS and RIOM.
Concrete results: benefits for LEROY Automation and its customers
The use of straton has enabled LEROY Automation to meet several key challenges:
- Reduced development time: The direct integration of communication protocols in straton has accelerated the time to market.
- Advanced functionality: File management directly integrated into straton now allows their customers to develop complex applications in optimized timeframes.
- Unified environment: Thanks to straton, automation applications are designed, tested and validated in a single environment, guaranteeing fluid development.
Customer testimonial:
“straton efficiently optimizes the development cycle of our integrator customers. Automation applications are designed, tested and validated in a single development environment integrated with straton PLC.”
Jean RUFFIE, Expert in Railway Application Architectures
A strategic collaboration for the future
As a strategic software development partner, straton PLC will continue to play a key role in LEROY Automation‘s railway projects. This collaboration plans to extend the use of straton to support even more advanced functionalities, thus reinforcing their leading position in the field of railway automation.
With straton, railway innovation accelerates into the future.
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