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Better informedIn the future GSP technology will also drive through The Hague. More on Page 2.

Better networkedWith IP-based networks, GSP is starting a new chapter. More on the advantages on Page 3.

Better checkedYou can read an interview with our quality assurance employee on Page 4.

Into the future with smart solutions As a leading supplier of complete systems, GSP will continue to shape the transportation industry in 2016. It is clear to CEO Dr. Dongyu Wang: “The future is in developing intelligent software. With all of our innovative strength and experience, we are therefore working on technical solutions that offer real added-value to manufacturers and passengers.” GSP is currently developing software to control an efficient passenger information system (PIS). The aim is to give operators an instrument that they can use to better control their fleet. New coordination options support the control centres, e.g. by remotly delivering schedule updates and diagnosis data on individual trains. The first customers will already benefit by the end of 2015.

Driver assistance systems are also a current issue. GSP’s multi-func-tional terminal (MFT) in the cockpit shows how energy consumption can be lowered, train control improved and schedule delays avoided, resulting in massive cost savings for the operators. The requirement by the Federal Transport Ministry to provide free WLAN connections not only in long-distance but also in regional and local trains, is likely to find approval from commuters and young rail customers alike. This provides additional challenges for transport companies. By 2016 GSP will offer a product that makes railway travel even more attractive in the internet age.

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T +49 (0)30 76 99 29-0F +49 (0)30 76 99 29-312E info@gsp-berlin.de

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When René Schwamborn is at work, the gremlins will come up short. The engineer-ing graduate has been working in the GSP quality assurance department for more than two years. RealTime visited him there. Mr. Schwamborn, what are you currently working on?I am checking a video server board that is part of a video monitoring system for trains. The device converts analogue video camera signals into digital data that are then shown on a monitor or can be saved to a hard drive. This currently involves checking the placement and soldering points as well as monitoring the product for visual defects.

Where does your expertise come from and how are you using it?From my engineering studies and ongoing quality management training. As an IPC spe-cialist I am not only able to find defects but can also assess what consequences they have and what is required to avoid them in future. For defective components I may be able to resolve the cause myself. This reduces the

waste within production and thus ensures higher delivery quality at GSP.

When you travel in trains, trams or buses do you always check whether they have “your” products?Of course! Although passengers cannot detect our devices everywhere because our logo is not printed on them, over time you get to know your protégés immediately. Believe it or not: I have never discovered a defec-tive device. But my first impulse as someone involved in quality assurance would of course be to immediately look for the defect and resolve the cause.

Your wish for the coming year?That we always have more ideas - but I’m sure that will be the case at GSP. We have so many new products in the pipeline that will go to market in 2016. This means a lot of new challenges for me. I’m looking forward to them!

Mr. Schwamborn, thanks for talking to us!

The Sherlock Holmes of production

Praise & criticism for RealTime?We look forward to feedback from our readers: marketing@gsp-berlin.de

Each detail under scrutiny: René Schwamborn at his production workstation

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More room for quality and innovationGSP is growing: The company has extended its space at the Berlin head office by around 1,000 square metres. Because new ideas need space to develop, most of it is for soft-ware development. But the goods in and incoming inspection employees will also get more space: The department will move to the first floor of the building on Teltowkanalstraße. This will please the suppliers too because the rooms are reachable directly from the yard via a loading ramp. The modern fittings ensure better work conditions and facilitate the logistics - a win for everybody involved in the processes.

Bild: Rangzen / Shutterstock.com

A network for security and service IP systems save money and are flexible

Railway vehicle manufacturer Sie-mens Mobility delivered forty Avenio trams to “Haagsche Tramweg-Maat-schappij (HTM)” in The Hague in 2014. The travel company has now ordered twenty additional vehicles. The four-part, low-floor, articulated trams can transport 232 people, are 35 metres long and achieve a top speed of 80 km/h. Over fifteen GSP components are on board. The third-largest town in Holland, home to the Dutch gover-nment and parliament, therefore has one of the most comfortable and modern trams in its fleet. GSP pro-ject manager Maik Strietzel is con-vinced of the qualities of the new vehicle type: “The Avenio stands for innovation, design, aesthetics and technology.”

For example, anyone travelling on Line 11 from The Hague’s main station to the beach at Schevenin-

Good news for manufacturers that rely on efficient and compatible systems when equip-ping their vehicles: By 2016 GSP will have systems in its portfolio that merge all of the functions of the passenger information system and video monitoring into a powerful Ethernet train network. These IP systems transfer the visual passenger information to the LED dis-plays and TFT screens. The acoustic informa-tion for announcements and the data from the passenger intercoms and video monitoring are sent via the IP-based network - a techno-logy that can replace the current installations in the medium-term.

In 2013 GSP started the develop-ment; sub-systems are now being de-livered. They can be combined with each other in various variants using glo-bal standard interfaces. The advantage: Vehicle manufacturers can now equip com-plete trains with one or more systems in different phases. The network cabling also offers new freedom for the cost calculation. Due to the standardisation no supplier-spe-cific cabling has to be installed, which sig-nificantly reduces the installation and main-tenance effort. In contrast to traditional wiring, fewer coupling contacts are required between the cars, thus creating additional savings potential.

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Sgen can not only enjoy comfortable seats and a spacious, bright interior. Passengers also benefit from the integrated information system with the Universal Communication Com-puter UKR2 at its heart. A device that functions as a hub for all data flowing into and out of the vehicle. So that passengers can contact the driver directly, the vehicle door areas have the FGS6 passenger intercom installed. The goose-neck micro-phones as well as the internal and external speakers are also supplied by GSP and ensure high-quality sound for passengers.

Location-related advertising clips on the info screenINDIS3 type information screens allow for easily legible adverts and permit the depiction of various items of passenger information on 17 inch

PROJECT AVENIO, THE HAGUE NEW IP SYSTEMS FROM GSP

The IP-based passenger information system (FIS-IP) is comprised of the elec-tro-acoustic system with LAR2020-IP, infor-mation displays INDIS6-IP with sizes ranging from 17 to 29 inches (including as a dou-ble gondola), the Universal Communication Computer UKR4-IP with 2 GB RAM, a mul-ti-functional terminal MFT2-IP, the intercom for train attendants SPR-ZUB/IP and the passenger intercom FGS-IP. WLAN access points for communication with mobile termi-nals round off the complete package.

IP camera made by GSP The camera KCI16-IP is a highlight for the IP video monitoring system: With full HD image quality, a transfer rate of 25 frames per second and progressive scan depiction to avoid a lack of focus due to movement as well as power supplied over Ethernet, it can be used in a variety of ways.

All camera features can be configured conveniently via the software. The GSP IP camera also created planning security for vehicle manufacturers because the long-term availability of the product is guaran-teed. So the video monitoring system and complete IP concept offers manufacturers, travel companies and passengers additional options, security and service.

The mobile intercom, a smartphone app for guards, is new in the GSP range. It can be integrated via the WLAN into the IP-based passenger information system but also works as an independent com-ponent without a connection to the PIS.

If the passenger makes contact using one of the fixed installed intercoms in the car, the guard can handle the enquiry directly via the mobile inter-com. No matter the car in which the employee is located they are perma-nently available and can respond quickly. Announcements are also possible via the mobile intercom, e.g. for guards to communicate with each other or colleagues at the control point.

The mobile intercom pro-vides additional security and this can be increased further by linking it with the video monitoring system. In future the employee will immediately understand the situation at the intercom: The camera at the passenger contact point is activated immediately when a contact request is made and the image is transferred to the mobile guard intercom.

“The Avenio stands for innovation, design, aesthetics and technology.”Maik StrietzelPROJECT MANAGER

monitors: Those stations just passed and the next ones as well as the final stops are shown as a line of pearls. In a second mask, connections and change options to other means of transport can be seen with destina-tions and departure times. There is also the option to play location-re-lated adverts that can be assigned up to eight various geographical zones using initiation points. Alongs-ide announcing the next stop, the on-board computer provides content to the Video Communication Compu-ter (VKR) and thus plays the advert planned for a particular section on the screen at the right time.

Additionally, all display masks can be combined with a perma-nent ticker text for current news or information.

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With Siemens Avenio to the beachIn future GSP technology will also roll through The Hague

RealTimepassenger information newsletter

Better informedIn the future GSP technology will also drive through The Hague. More on Page 2.

Better networkedWith IP-based networks, GSP is starting a new chapter. More on the advantages on Page 3.

Better checkedYou can read an interview with our quality assurance employee on Page 4.

Into the future with smart solutions As a leading supplier of complete systems, GSP will continue to shape the transportation industry in 2016. It is clear to CEO Dr. Dongyu Wang: “The future is in developing intelligent software. With all of our innovative strength and experience, we are therefore working on technical solutions that offer real added-value to manufacturers and passengers.” GSP is currently developing software to control an efficient passenger information system (PIS). The aim is to give operators an instrument that they can use to better control their fleet. New coordination options support the control centres, e.g. by remotly delivering schedule updates and diagnosis data on individual trains. The first customers will already benefit by the end of 2015.

Driver assistance systems are also a current issue. GSP’s multi-func-tional terminal (MFT) in the cockpit shows how energy consumption can be lowered, train control improved and schedule delays avoided, resulting in massive cost savings for the operators. The requirement by the Federal Transport Ministry to provide free WLAN connections not only in long-distance but also in regional and local trains, is likely to find approval from commuters and young rail customers alike. This provides additional challenges for transport companies. By 2016 GSP will offer a product that makes railway travel even more attractive in the internet age.

Teltowkanalstraße 112247 Berlin

T +49 (0)30 76 99 29-0F +49 (0)30 76 99 29-312E info@gsp-berlin.de

www.gsp-berlin.de

When René Schwamborn is at work, the gremlins will come up short. The engineer-ing graduate has been working in the GSP quality assurance department for more than two years. RealTime visited him there. Mr. Schwamborn, what are you currently working on?I am checking a video server board that is part of a video monitoring system for trains. The device converts analogue video camera signals into digital data that are then shown on a monitor or can be saved to a hard drive. This currently involves checking the placement and soldering points as well as monitoring the product for visual defects.

Where does your expertise come from and how are you using it?From my engineering studies and ongoing quality management training. As an IPC spe-cialist I am not only able to find defects but can also assess what consequences they have and what is required to avoid them in future. For defective components I may be able to resolve the cause myself. This reduces the

waste within production and thus ensures higher delivery quality at GSP.

When you travel in trains, trams or buses do you always check whether they have “your” products?Of course! Although passengers cannot detect our devices everywhere because our logo is not printed on them, over time you get to know your protégés immediately. Believe it or not: I have never discovered a defec-tive device. But my first impulse as someone involved in quality assurance would of course be to immediately look for the defect and resolve the cause.

Your wish for the coming year?That we always have more ideas - but I’m sure that will be the case at GSP. We have so many new products in the pipeline that will go to market in 2016. This means a lot of new challenges for me. I’m looking forward to them!

Mr. Schwamborn, thanks for talking to us!

The Sherlock Holmes of production

Praise & criticism for RealTime?We look forward to feedback from our readers: marketing@gsp-berlin.de

Each detail under scrutiny: René Schwamborn at his production workstation

02 15

More room for quality and innovationGSP is growing: The company has extended its space at the Berlin head office by around 1,000 square metres. Because new ideas need space to develop, most of it is for soft-ware development. But the goods in and incoming inspection employees will also get more space: The department will move to the first floor of the building on Teltowkanalstraße. This will please the suppliers too because the rooms are reachable directly from the yard via a loading ramp. The modern fittings ensure better work conditions and facilitate the logistics - a win for everybody involved in the processes.

Bild: Rangzen / Shutterstock.com