Alpha Cleantec
Grant in 2019
Alpha Cleantec AG, founded in 2016, specializes in environmental technologies aimed at mitigating the impacts of industrial activities on the environment. With a team of experienced scientists and technicians, the company focuses on developing innovative, tailor-made solutions to address contamination issues while minimizing economic costs and maximizing eco-friendly outcomes. Alpha Cleantec has established a cooperative agreement with the Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to enhance its research and development capabilities. The company has demonstrated its technologies in laboratory settings, achieving conversion rates of up to 97%, and is currently conducting pilot tests to validate the scalability of its solutions. Its offerings include technologies for soil treatment, railway ballast, and wastewater treatment, enabling clients to effectively manage a variety of contaminants. Alpha Cleantec is committed to addressing one of the world's pressing environmental challenges, striving to create a healthier and greener planet for future generations.
Virtualmechanics
Grant in 2019
Virtualmechanics is a technology consulting firm specializing in mechanical engineering and mechatronics. It serves clients in the solar energy, railway, and television sectors, providing research and development, simulation, consulting, and technical advisory services. By applying computational mechanics and multiphysics calculations, the company helps clients innovate, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge.
Level Systems
Grant in 2019
Level Systems is a manufacturer of monitoring hardware and software that specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The company produces a variety of products, including battery trackers, hardwired trackers, and solar trackers, which provide GPS monitoring for car fleets, trucks, railway vehicles, and agricultural machinery. Its offerings enable clients to efficiently track assets, manage costs, and enhance security by providing precise tracking and mileage information for a range of objects, including construction machinery and cargo. This comprehensive approach allows clients to maintain control over their assets, regardless of location.
Morphosense, founded in 2016 and based in Le Bourget Du Lac, France, specializes in synchronized 3D deformation and 3-axis vibration measurement systems. The company emerged from the Systems department of CEA Leti and utilizes a network of high-precision MEMS accelerometers combined with patented algorithms to monitor structural health. Its technology offers real-time, continuous monitoring for various infrastructures, including bridges, dams, tunnels, historical monuments, and maritime vessels. By detecting early signs of structural weaknesses, Morphosense enables clients to implement effective preventive maintenance strategies, optimizing budgets and facilitating maintenance planning across civil engineering, railroad, maritime, and energy sectors. The company also has operations in Shawinigan, Canada.
Everysens is a technology company that specializes in supply chain optimization for industrial and transport sectors. Founded in 2015, it provides a predictive visibility platform that allows companies to plan and monitor their logistics flows in real time. By integrating data from third-party sensors, operators, and carriers, Everysens enables real-time location monitoring and analytics, facilitating hassle-free logistics management. The company's innovative approach is further enhanced by Ralf, an AI-powered digital transport assistant designed to support operational teams in transport management tasks. With a presence in over 37 countries, Everysens serves prominent clients, including Total, Saint Gobain, Gefco, and Arcelor Mittal, leveraging IoT, Big Data, and AI to boost transport performance and productivity.
DiGas, founded in 2012 and based in Riga, Latvia, specializes in advanced dual fuel technology for high horsepower diesel engine applications, particularly in locomotives. The company has developed a leading dual-fuel solution that offers performance comparable to traditional diesel engines while providing significant cost savings and reducing carbon dioxide emissions with minimal particulate output. DiGas serves clients in various sectors, including transportation and energy, by offering a range of services such as feasibility studies, commercial proposals, detailed technical projects, and after-sale support. The company's commitment to addressing client needs has fostered long-term partnerships and established a reputation for high-quality customer service and training in dual-fuel systems.
Leclanché SA is a Swiss company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells customized energy storage solutions across various sectors, including electricity generation, mass transportation, heavy industrial machinery, and specialty batteries. The company operates through three primary segments: the Stationary Business Unit, which focuses on systems for electricity generation and transmission; the e-Transport Business Unit, which provides solutions for marine, road, and rail transportation; and the Specialty Battery Business Unit, which offers both custom and off-the-shelf battery storage and charging solutions for civil, military, medical, and industrial applications. Established in 1909 and headquartered in Yverdon-les-Bains, Leclanché emphasizes sustainability and quality throughout its production processes and serves a global market, exporting to countries including the Netherlands, Canada, France, Germany, and the United States.
Comesvil is an Italian company with over 30 years of experience in the automation systems industry, specializing in telecommunications equipment and applications. The company is known for its expertise in designing and installing telecommunications systems for both industrial and infrastructure projects, including significant contributions to the Italian Railway Network and underground systems. Comesvil develops data communication radio systems and implements security and railway signaling services tailored for the railway and telecommunications sectors. Additionally, it produces electrical and lighting systems for large areas and installs traditional and optical fiber communication systems for various national and international metro systems, serving both domestic and foreign markets.
Senvisys is a Germany-based hardware and software company established in 2015, specializing in sensor systems for various applications, particularly in railway infrastructure. The company's innovative systems are designed to detect solid bodies with high precision and analyze vibrations effectively. By integrating hardware and software, Senvisys creates a continuous data flow that provides comprehensive information about the objects being monitored. Their solutions enable early train adaptation, prevention of compounds, secure transportation, and railway diagnostics. The company serves multiple industries, including railway, sensitive installation security, engine health monitoring, and education, allowing clients to monitor and safeguard dynamic systems in real time.
CONTACT S.R.L.
Grant in 2017
CONTACT is an italian industrial company operating in the railway sector and provides components and services for railway vehicles.
Ether NDE specializes in the development of eddy current probes used for non-destructive evaluation across various industries, including aerospace, power generation, railways, and oil and gas. The company offers a range of products, including standard inspection instruments and a probe design service. Notable offerings include the handheld eddy current flaw detector known as Vantage and the SigmaCheck electrical conductivity meter, both designed to enhance inspection capabilities and ensure the integrity of critical components and infrastructure.
Torrescamara
Grant in 2017
Torrescamara is the parent company of a business group established in the Valencian Community in 1986. Its main activity is the construction of infrastructures, building, extraction of arid, and railway logistics. The company stands out for one of the highest technical solvencies in Spain and covers practically the entire spectrum of the construction industry, executing railway, port, hydraulic, road, and water treatment works of the first level. The technical solvency of the group has been achieved thanks to more than 25 years of field experience, economic management and strict planning and a continuous interest to be at the forefront of constructive methods. However, the greatest strength of the group is its human team, specialized and organized in a flat structure, It offers flexibility and short reaction times to its clients. Today Torrescamara's scope of action is national and international. Torrescamara is the parent company of a business group formed in Valencia in 1986. Its main activity is the construction of infrastructure, construction, aggregate extraction, and railway logistics. The company is known for one of the largest technical solvency in Spain and covers virtually the entire spectrum of the construction industry, executing railway projects, ports, water works, roads and water treatment first class. The technical soundness of the group has been achieved through more than 25 years of field experience, economic management and strict planning and a continuing interest to be at the forefront of the construction methods. But the greatest strength of the group is its staff, specialized and organized in a flat structure, which offers flexibility and short response times to its customers. Torrescamara today's scope is national and international.
SigmaRail is a company offering advice services to clients in the field of rail transportation. They are a company founded by engineers and run by engineers, with experience in the rail industry in Europe, UK, North America, Africa and Australia.
Saitec Engineering
Grant in 2017
Founded in 1988, SAITEC is one of the most prestigious engineering firms in Spain at present. It carries out its activities from a professional and independent standpoint, with a strong commitment to innovation, sustainable development and respect for the environment. SAITEC provides a wide range of top quality engineering services, from a comprehensive multidisciplinary perspective. Its renowned professional expertise proves its ability and reliability, having participated in many of the most relevant projects undertaken in Spain. Its main activity involves the development of transport infrastructure projects (railways, roads), water engineering, architecture, town planning, environment, industry and energy. Its scope of action covers the entire engineering value chain (planning, design, construction and operation), providing services to public and private companies, and joint ventures. SAITEC also provides consultancy services in highly specialised fields such as tunnels and underground works, geology and geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, innovation, construction and computer engineering. In 2008, SAITEC adopted the decision to expand internationally, with the aim of sharing its experience and know-how in other markets with strong growth potential. The firm has set up stable subsidiary companies locally in other countries, with a strong commitment to remain there and collaborate in their further development.
KTN makes innovation in the railways automation proposing a control system IntelHeat for fully automatic management of railway points heating during winters by continuous monitoring of snowing and other weather conditions. IntelHeat will satisfy customers’ needs to optimize heating regimes, will automate the process and will provide effective savings of electricity. That also means less influence to climate via decreased carbon footprints of the systems. The core of IntelHeat is a proprietary innovative optical precipitation sensor for real-time monitoring of snowing both in the atmosphere and remotely near the point. This unique feature accounts possible clogging of the point by blizzard from a passing train.
Smart Component Technologies
Grant in 2017
Smart Component Technologies specializes in the remote condition monitoring of bolted assets in the rail, oil, and gas industries. Its fully integrated Smart Ecosystem allows local and remote monitoring of clamp force, tilt, temperature, and more. With its ground breaking clamp force sensor technology, flexible hardware, and fully integrated communication systems, the company provides a range of cost effective solutions to help organisations monitor their assets more effectively. Its passion is to enable asset owners to increase reliability by detecting problems early, increase maintainability by automating repetitive tasks in difficult-to-access areas, and increasing safety by reducing the need for personnel to enter hazardous areas.
DiGas, founded in 2012 and based in Riga, Latvia, specializes in advanced dual fuel technology for high horsepower diesel engine applications, particularly in locomotives. The company has developed a leading dual-fuel solution that offers performance comparable to traditional diesel engines while providing significant cost savings and reducing carbon dioxide emissions with minimal particulate output. DiGas serves clients in various sectors, including transportation and energy, by offering a range of services such as feasibility studies, commercial proposals, detailed technical projects, and after-sale support. The company's commitment to addressing client needs has fostered long-term partnerships and established a reputation for high-quality customer service and training in dual-fuel systems.
Echandia specializes in energy storage solutions and battery systems primarily for maritime transportation, shipping, and heavy-duty applications. The company offers advanced battery technologies, including Lithium-Titanate-Oxide (LTO) systems, which are known for their exceptional safety, rapid charging capabilities—achieving a full charge in approximately 10 minutes—and an impressive lifespan exceeding 30,000 cycles. Their Echandia Energy system is an air-cooled lithium-ion battery designed specifically for long-term maritime use, ensuring both safety and efficiency. Additionally, the Echandia Power system is optimized for hybrid applications, providing high power output for short durations, typically lasting five minutes or less. By focusing on zero-emission energy solutions, Echandia enables clients to adopt sustainable energy sources across various operations, including maritime, rail, and wind power.
IVM designs and develops monitoring systems based on systems of integrated sensors. It is focused on gaining a significant competitive advantage through the offering of innovative and high-tech products. IVM embraces the skills and experiences of its members and over twenty years working experiences of the entire team. Such experiences are mostly gained while conducting numerous research projects (regional, national and European), performed in close collaboration with Universities, Research organizations and large companies. The common denominator to all these activities, and which constitutes the most significant part of the experiences of IVM, can be synthesized in the ability to realize monitoring and diagnostic systems, focused on railway field, based on the innovative use of integrated sets of sensors. The company aims at a continuous evolution and improvement of the products by exploiting results of our Research and Innovation activities.
Founded in 2009, 01WIRING produces electrical and electronic systems, electrical and electronic hardware and software design of flexible lines and transfert, electrical boards for machine tools and automatic machines, onboard machine systems with after sale assistance and last retrofitting with the system actuation. 01WIRING also offers starting from functioning cyclograms, a complete hardware design with the use of the most known CAE and software, the main languages and the main PLC software available on the market. 01WIRING is able to supply the following electronics services, even individually: Analysis of feasibility and assistance in the definition of specifications, Hardware and Software planning, Realization of documentation, with the development of masters and diagrams, Realization of prototypes, Product engineering and production optimization, Mass production, Technical assistance. The many experiences gained in different sectors, along with the particular qualification of the personnel, allow 01WIRING Srl to propose itself both as a complete accomplisher of the ideas submitted and as a valid support for the integration to the Customer’s structure. The most significant sectors of our experience are PLC, Industrial Automation, Brushless, and d.c. motor drivers, Battery chargers, Door automation for the railway sector, and Electromedical. 01WIRING also supplies a complete and certified documentation using the appropriate testing and detecting equipment.
Torrescamara
Grant in 2016
Torrescamara is the parent company of a business group established in the Valencian Community in 1986. Its main activity is the construction of infrastructures, building, extraction of arid, and railway logistics. The company stands out for one of the highest technical solvencies in Spain and covers practically the entire spectrum of the construction industry, executing railway, port, hydraulic, road, and water treatment works of the first level. The technical solvency of the group has been achieved thanks to more than 25 years of field experience, economic management and strict planning and a continuous interest to be at the forefront of constructive methods. However, the greatest strength of the group is its human team, specialized and organized in a flat structure, It offers flexibility and short reaction times to its clients. Today Torrescamara's scope of action is national and international. Torrescamara is the parent company of a business group formed in Valencia in 1986. Its main activity is the construction of infrastructure, construction, aggregate extraction, and railway logistics. The company is known for one of the largest technical solvency in Spain and covers virtually the entire spectrum of the construction industry, executing railway projects, ports, water works, roads and water treatment first class. The technical soundness of the group has been achieved through more than 25 years of field experience, economic management and strict planning and a continuing interest to be at the forefront of the construction methods. But the greatest strength of the group is its staff, specialized and organized in a flat structure, which offers flexibility and short response times to its customers. Torrescamara today's scope is national and international.
EnCo Software
Grant in 2016
EnCo Software is a consulting and software systems house for the industries automotive, plant engineering, rail and aerospace engineering, headquartered in Munich.
Sadel S.p.A.
Grant in 2015
Sadel S.p.A, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Castel Maggiore, Italy, specializes in the design and manufacture of passenger information systems for trains. The company develops electronic systems for localization, tracking, and data delivery tailored to public and private transport companies, with a strong focus on the Italian railway market. Sadel collaborates closely with major railway firms to create customized solutions that include video and audio information systems, communication networks, video surveillance, and passenger counting technologies. Their offerings aim to enhance the travel experience by providing smart infotainment services, ultimately supporting train manufacturers and operators in delivering effective passenger information and entertainment. As of May 2018, Sadel operates as a subsidiary of AlmavivA Contact S.p.a.
Safe Green Logistics
Grant in 2015
Safe Green Logistics specializes in an innovative intermodal freight system that enhances the transportation of goods between road and rail. The company has developed a container transfer system that allows for seamless transit, effectively moving large volumes of freight from trucks to trains without the need for significant investment in terminal infrastructure. By reorganizing freight logistics into a regional hub and base structure, Safe Green Logistics aims to optimize the inland freight value chain, making transport cheaper, faster, and more environmentally friendly. Established in 2011, the company seeks to shift a portion of the growing freight demand from road transport to more efficient multimodal rail services, positioning railway freight as a viable alternative to traditional diesel trucking.
Airtren is a Spanish engineering company specialized in the field of railway facilities.
Plastiroma Srl
Grant in 2015
Plastiroma operates in the plastics processing sector. Plastiroma srl was founded in 1960 by Ing. Guglielmo Federici. In 1966, GIORGIO CHERICI took over the company and took over its management. The company began its activity at the Via Salaria in Rome. From the beginning, PLASTIROMA's activity turned to the most diverse industrial sectors. Over the years, the company has consolidated with the acquisition of large customers and then specialized in the production of technical articles for the transport sector and railway signaling.
ININ Group AS is a Norwegian industrial owner that employs a vertical-focused buy-and-build strategy to identify and invest in niche markets with growth potential. The company specializes in infrastructure services, particularly in the sectors of rail, power supply, and electrification. By collaborating closely with its portfolio companies, ININ Group aims to foster sustainable development and enhance operational efficiencies. Through strategic investments, the company seeks to capitalize on emerging opportunities within these essential industries, contributing to infrastructure improvement and innovation.
Advanced Mechanical Systems
Grant in 2015
Advanced Mechanical Systems is a mechanical engineering company specializing in the bespoke design and manufacture of robotic inspection equipment for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) applications. Its core competency is the design and manufacturing of robotic, automated, and manual NDT scanning solutions for operations within hazardous environments and areas with limited access. It offers a wide range of structural integrity solutions including robotic scanners (automated and manual), pipeline inspection gauges (PIG) and monitoring collars with smart sensors. It also develops equipment tailored to a client’s specific priority or problem, provide intuitive designs for ease of use by end-users, and manufacture robotic tools for remote inspections. AMS provides cost-effective and innovative solutions to efficiently reduce safety and environmental risks to the benefit of clients operating in numerous sectors including oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation, water, aerospace, sub-sea, construction, automotive, and rail.
Comesvil is an Italian company with over 30 years of experience in the automation systems industry, specializing in telecommunications equipment and applications. The company is known for its expertise in designing and installing telecommunications systems for both industrial and infrastructure projects, including significant contributions to the Italian Railway Network and underground systems. Comesvil develops data communication radio systems and implements security and railway signaling services tailored for the railway and telecommunications sectors. Additionally, it produces electrical and lighting systems for large areas and installs traditional and optical fiber communication systems for various national and international metro systems, serving both domestic and foreign markets.
Plasma System
Grant in 2015
Plasma System S.A. is a technological company based in Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland, specializing in surface engineering and laser technology. Founded in 2004, it provides a range of protective coating services designed to enhance the durability of components in various industries. Key offerings include Highresist coatings for power boiler walls, Plasmadur for erosion protection in fluidized bed boilers, and Protector coatings for water heaters and steam superheaters. The company also develops Inconel 625 coatings for low-temperature applications, multi-layer W/Zr-DLC coatings for tungsten and zirconium, and Krystaldur coatings for industrial crystallizers. In addition to coating services, Plasma System offers thermal spray services, various welding techniques, and refurbishment of old machine parts. Its clientele spans sectors such as power generation, metallurgy, mining, rail transport, and machinery, reflecting its broad industrial impact.
NEAT is an independent design and development company, with extensive experience in creating exclusive HW and SW solutions for mission and safety critical and high-performance applications, offering highly specialized engineering services for customers who play a major role in avionics, aerospace, railway and industrial markets. NEAT’s background relies on HPCN. All the key persons come from major Research Organization with an academic curriculum and a specific on HPC (HW, SW, and applications). NEAT exploits specific and certifiable design-flows, which respect the strictest criteria required by the safety regulations (CEI/IEC SIL - level 4 and DO178C/254 - level A) and the highest quality standards (ISO 9001:2008, IRIS, ISO 9100:2009). Moreover NEAT has considerable know-how both in the standard development and certification process of railway applications (EN 50126/50128/50129/50159, IEC 61508). The products delivered by NEAT assure total reliability even in harsh environments and thus meet the required safety standards. In addition, NEAT provides its own 2oo2 HW/SW platform, geminix2.0, together with a complete suite of Software Development Tools, enabling the implementation of safety-critical and/or high reliability embedded applications, certifiable with levels of safety integrity up to SIL 4. NEAT has solid, extensive experience in the HW/SW co-design, the development of real-time S/W applications and the use of programmable logical devices. NEAT adopts the most advanced techniques for the simulation, design, development testing and qualification of its products (MDD, DfT, WSS and FIT). NEAT has, in addition, developed other tools for Defensive Programming, H/W, and S/W Integration Automatic Test, Finite State Machine Verification, Safety Critical Data Preparation.
Severn Partnership
Grant in 2015
Severn Partnership is a firm of Chartered Geomatics surveyors with over 30 years of experience, recognized as a leading provider of surveying and geospatial services. The company specializes in mobile mapping, subsurface mapping, 3D modeling, laser scanning, and building information modeling, primarily serving the rail and infrastructure sectors. Severn Partnership offers a range of services including geospatial consultancy, geodetic snake grids, automated monitoring, and visualization, enabling clients to capture data from large and logistically complex sites effectively.
Orbital Eye, founded in 2012 in Delft, The Netherlands, specializes in monitoring critical infrastructure such as transmission pipelines, roads, railways, and powerlines using advanced satellite technology. The company combines radar and optical satellite imagery with sophisticated software to provide earth observation services that enhance safety and environmental protection. Its monitoring system is designed to reduce safety issues by detecting, analyzing, and reporting changes in areas of interest. The software connects to a central database through terrestrial networks and satellite communications, making it effective in remote locations. This capability allows pipeline operators to receive alerts about suspicious events, enabling them to quickly dispatch field personnel equipped with a tablet app to assess and address detected hazards efficiently and affordably.
Applied Inspection
Venture Round in 2015
Applied Inspection Ltd. is a prominent provider of non-destructive testing (NDT) services and consultancy, offering a comprehensive range of solutions for various industries, including petrochemical, nuclear, offshore, rail, power generation, mining, gas, construction, aerospace, and general engineering. Established in 1984 and based in Burton-on-Trent, with an additional site in Glasgow, the company specializes in various NDT methods such as radiography, ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle inspection, dye penetrant inspection, and eddy current testing. In addition to NDT services, Applied Inspection offers welding and welder training, as well as materials testing and consultancy, which includes metallurgical analysis, component failure investigations, and corrosion assessments. Recognized for its commitment to quality, the company holds ISO 9001:2015 and RISQS accreditations and operates 24/7 to meet customer needs.
Perpetuum
Venture Round in 2015
Perpetuum Ltd. specializes in the engineering, manufacturing, and commercialization of electromagnetic vibration harvesting micro generators. Founded in 2004 and based in Southampton, United Kingdom, the company focuses on creating battery-free vibration energy harvesters and wireless sensor nodes for various applications, including rail, oil and gas, chemicals, power generation, and water treatment. Perpetuum's technology converts mechanical vibrations into electrical energy, enabling autonomous, maintenance-free wireless sensors that monitor equipment conditions and processes. This innovative approach enhances efficiency and safety in fleet management and services, particularly within the rail industry. As a technology spin-off from the University of Southampton, Perpetuum has established itself as a leader in vibration energy harvesting, providing practical solutions for wireless automation.
Prefarails is a produces embedded rail systems, where rails are isolated with a complete packing made of recycled carand truck tyres. From its engineering & production site South-east of Brussels, Prefarails constantly develops and improves technologies since 1998.
Frauscher Sensor Technology
Grant in 2014
Frauscher Sensor Technology makes it simpler for system integrators and railway operators to obtain the information they need to run, monitor and protect their operational network. Wheel detection systems, axle counters and tracking solutions based on inductive sensor technology and distributed acoustic sensing form an essential component of a wide range of applications. Due to individual trainings and support our customers are able to design, configure, install, adapt and maintain all components and systems by themselves.