JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #117 - November/December 2017 - 48

LAND TRANSPORTATION
mobility

lntegrated urban solutions are the core driver
of user-oriented ad-hoc mobility
ur societ is e eriencing a new multi vehicle era of mobilit urban mobilit is
becoming more and more connected digital and efficient obilit atterns are gain
ing in com le it he needs rofiles e ectations and re uirements of eo le are
shifting odern societ is facing a similar transformation as
ears ago when
the car was invented

experience and know-how in project
management for the last 160 years.

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rban centres account for approximately 75% of the world's
global energy consumption, and
for 80% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Besides providing multiple vehicles
for mobility, the big players in the
market offer various mobility services.
Siemens AG, a leading producer of
high-speed trains, has been gaining

Getting ready for the change with
an integrated mobility concept
Besides the hardware, Siemens offers
integrated urban mobility solutions
for conurbations such as SiMobility
Connect, a platform enabling the
integration of the mobility services of
various providers into a single-source
portfolio for the user. A rail service
provider in south-eastern Switzerland

uses SiMobility Connect to give travellers access to mobility services across
the entire country and integrate several
new transportation modes such as
car-sharing schemes, for instance.
State-of-the-art trains have to cater
to different passenger and baggage
solutions and at the same time provide
a high level of comfort and flexibility.
Composites materials can enhance the
drive for weight reduction and space
saving.

interview
JOSHUA HESTERBERG,
Engineering - High Speed and
Commuter Rail Interiors
Siemens AG

After completing his mechanical engineering studies in the US, Joshua Hesterberg came to
ermany and orked in the automotive industry before oining Siemens A five years ago.
Since then, he has been involved in the continuous optimization of high-speed and commuter
rail interiors.

Could you outline your experience with
composite materials in your sector and
how they are enhancing your concepts?

Joshua

Hesterberg: Composite materials have accompanied
me during my entire professional career, from simple cladding and covers
to structural parts and components.
They are fascinating, since there is always something new coming up that
enables us to refine our developments
by applying these new materials and
manufacturing processes. For example,
we use fibre-reinforced plastics in ceilings, wall covers, and air-conditioning

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DB Cargo AG commissioned Siemens to equip
its locomotive fleet for
condition-based predictive
maintenance. The telemetric
systems continually collect
data on the condition of the
locomotives. With this data,
experts at Siemens' Mobility
Data Services Centre will
work with DB Cargo to develop identified applications
and data analytics models
(Copyright Siemens)

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