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With 2,834 exhibitors from 56 countries in 2022, InnoTrans was THE world's leading international trade fair for the industry, with the Berlin Exhibition Grounds completely occupied.

Preventive maintenance made easy for everyone and every piece of equipment: a major challenge for every vehicle operator and PowerTech has the solution!

Rebuild of 20 units (as-build) for Denmark goes in final phase: In Spring 2022 we started manufacturing 20 units which we originally manufactured the last time some 17 years ago.

PowerTech Converter stands not only for state-of-the-art auxiliary power converters for rail vehicles.

PowerTech Converter (PTC) is a leading supplier of auxiliary power converters and aftermarket services for the railway industry - Acquisition expands ABB Traction division’s market access and complements its product portfolio

Rail vehicles carry many millions of passengers around the world every day.

We at Powertech strongly believe in forced air cooling for Auxiliary Power Units (APU) for railway applications.

This post is to drive your attention to an innovative tech company in Germany

We are pleased to present you our new image brochure.

With the new PowerBriX generation of converters, PowerTech Converter is setting new standards in efficient power supply in rail vehicles.

PowerTech Converter will be presenting its latest products and services at InnoTrans.

Driver board and IGBT obsolete! Probably you are well aware of the driver board SKHI 64 being not available anymore.

This post is more general than the previous ones and discusses how we see ourselves, our aims, our mission.

Rail Services informs upgrade kit available, especially for Dresden, Dessau, Linz und Lodz (Trams) and U-Bahn Berlin.

PowerTech manufactures highly dynamic auxiliary power converters not only for the streetcar in Frankfurt, but also for the metro.

The subsystems in the train require a constant power supply in all situations. This results in above-average demands on the reliability, correct dimensioning and efficiency of the auxiliary power converter.

September 20 - 23, Berlin

"We are experiencing rapid development" (deutschebahn.com)

„Here´s looking at you, kid.“ This world-famous phrase from the movie "Casablanca" also fits figuratively...

A few weeks ago, the Rail Services team in Holzkirchen very successfully carried out the First Article inspection in the Copenhagen project.

Since 2008, more than 340 auxiliary power converters have been supplied to the metro in Hamburg to date.

PowerTech Converter wants today's mass transit mobility solutions to be equipped with the new auxiliary power converters from the PowerBriX product family.

In March the PowerBriX Roadshow continued. The PowerTech Converter roadshow team made several stops in Switzerland and Germany.

In February, we successfully conducted the FAI of our "Copenhagen Project" with customers and end users. Due to the pandemic, this was done via video conference. It was a new experience for everyone.

On March 24, the Forum Bahntechnik took place in Nuremberg (organized by C-NA).

We are pleased to present our new image film.

We wish everyone a healthy new year with many positive experiences.

Our SiC-based auxiliary converter for rail vehicles is well received by vehicle manufacturers.

We have again been contracted to provide service support for the Israel Double Decker.

Since February 1, the Rail OEM sales team has been reinforced.

We thank our followers on LinkedIn

Our team is going on tour. In our DNA there is not only an incredible amount of energy, but also mobility.

In October, the Customer First Article Inspection (CFAI) was on the agenda at PowerTech Converter.

PTC Rail Services GmbH can be pleased about a large order.

At the APTA EXPO, PowerTech Converter was represented by a strong German-American team of experts.

Since December, the new managing director of PTC Rail Services GmbH is Kai Voß.

Our engineering teams are constantly developing our products. Today's power supplies have to be lighter, more efficient and modular.

Our long-standing customer has commissioned us to supply further auxiliary power units for the Essen streetcar.

Come and see the new technology from PowerTech Converter.

Prior to shipping our new superstar “PowerBriX Medium Power” has been put through some tests in external labs to verify its compliance to railway norms.

PowerTech Converter Corp. will once again this year participate in APTA’s TRANSform Conference & EXPO in Orlando (USA).

With our new generation of PowerBriX converters, we offer vehicle manufacturers and rail operators state-of-the-art SiC-based power converters for a wide range of rail vehicles.

PowerTech Converter received another order to supply the streetcar fleet in Strasbourg (France).

PowerTech Converter will be participating in InnoTrans again in 2022. Together with PTC Rail Services GmbH, PTC Rail OEM GmbH will present its latest products and services at the largest international trade fair for transport technology in Berlin.

In July, after a very long time, we held again a customer meeting at our headquarters in Berlin - of course Corona-compliant.

Sporty - like at the Olympics - three new control cabinets for an accident train were built in the shortest possible time.

PTC Rail OEM GmbH has a track record of more than 20 years of supplying electrical equipment for double-deck railcars in Israel.

Ready to go: Our new product flyer for the PowerBriX family is now online.

PowerBriX Medium Power a very flexible auxiliary power unit – smaller, lighter and more efficient!

We were commissioned to supply a further 94 auxiliary power converters for the Toronto tram.

Since 1990, we have supplied and serviced approx. 150 auxiliary power units for the trams, which are still running reliably in passenger service in beautiful Cologne.

A VERY FLEXIBLE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT - SMALLER, LIGHTER AND MORE EFFICIENT!

PowerTech Converter offers PowerBriX, the world's first auxiliary power converter with cloud connectivity.

For almost three decades, the ML90 metros have been in successful operation in the climatic and route-related ambitious Lisbon metropolitan region - time for a complete overhaul.

More deliveries for Canada: Team Rail is pleased about another order for the delivery of 26 auxiliary power units for the tram in Toronto.

Time has come: The first LVPS for a bi-level car project has been delivered to the car builder in South Korea; this is out of a total of 126 LVPS.

We are pleased about the great interest in our virtual trade fair and extend it until further notice.

A number of auxiliary power converters developed in Berlin for trams in Berlin, are currently being manufactured at PTC Rail OEM GmbH factory, also in Berlin.

We do not only manufacture highly dynamic auxiliary power converters for trams but also for metros.

Commissioning of the automotive test benches in Liuzhou was successfully completed with positive feedback from our customers.

PowerTech Converter is also on LinkedIn and XING.

The series production of our on-board converter PowerBriX is going very well. The newly developed SiC based converters will soon arrive at the vehicle manufacturer.

At PowerTech Converter, quality starts with customer-specific solutions for rail transport, industry and research, and also extends far beyond its sustainable after sales services.

Together, we draw on more than 100 years of experience in the field of railway technology.

A heavyweight converter weighing 1,300 kg is currently being manufactured at PowerTech Converter for the Sprinter Light Train.

After the successful introduction of APU PowerBriX Low Power, the next "big thing" is ready for the rail market.

PTC Rail OEM GmbH has received an order for the supply of a further 17 power supply blocks for double-deck coaches in Germany.

We provide support for around 1,300 units supplied between 1998 and 2008: Spare parts, service and modernization.

PowerTech Converter delivers around 4,500 circuit boards to its customers every year, as these are an important component in the highly dynamic converters.

Since April 2020, our digital trade fair POWERTECH CITY has been online and will remain open until April 2021.

Since 2013 we have manufactured and supplied 54 auxiliary power converters for a tram on the Australian Gold Coast.

A second prototype of the completely new control system DCU301 has been built.

The Rail division can count on a strong team of about 70 engineers for the new and further development of products.

For the 3rd time already, the stage is set for the Dutch Sprinter Light Train project from 09.11.2020.

Our shipping department consists of a young, but also experienced team.

Rail Services has just been awarded a framework contract for overhauling the auxiliary converters of the Augsburg streetcar fleet.

Successful cooperation with distance!

PowerTech is able to provide tailored solutions.

Come to the POWERTECH CITY!

PTC Industry & Energy GmbH is well known for its state-of-the-art high-dynamic drive converters, which have been used in high-performance, high-speed test bench applications for more than 20 years.

Rail vehicles are often in operation for 30 years and more. With this in mind, PTC Rail Services provides extensive modernization solutions for the auxiliary power supply systems, also of existing vehicles.

Electromobility has been around for a long time. Many companies are only now jumping on the "train".

For years, the advancing globalization has dominated the economic and political discussion.

With the new generation of PowerBriX (PBX) converters PowerTech Converter is setting new standards for efficient on-board power supply in rail vehicles

PowerTech Converter has been supplying auxiliary power supply for Hamburg Metro since 2015.

Audit was performed by representatives of GSI Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH

PowerTech Converter will again supply modernized auxiliary power converters and obsolescence solutions for the Copenhagen S-Bahn in 2021

ICE-T Project Completion in Sight

PowerTech Converter has Again Been Given a New Order for 56 Battery Chargers.

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PowerTech Converter has Again Qualified as a Supplier for Siemens, the Vehicle Manufacturer.

PowerTech Converter Sets New Standards