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| Company type | Società per azioni |
|---|---|
| Traded as | BIT: STS |
| Industry | Engineering, transportation |
| Founded | 1853, 2006 |
| Headquarters | Genoa, Italy |
| Key people | Sergio De Luca (CEO), Alessandro Pansa (Chairman) |
| Services | Railway signalling and control systems, railway design, engineering and maintenance |
| Revenue | €1.284 billion (2010) |
| Operating income | €137.1 million (2010) |
| Net income | €94.6 million (2010) |
| Total assets | €1.620 billion (end 2010) |
| Total equity | €381.5 million (end 2010) |
| Number of employees | 4,220 (end 2010) |
| Parent | Finmeccanica |
| Website | www.ansaldo-sts.com |
Introduction
Ansaldo STS S.p.A. is a leading technology company that operates in the global Railway and Mass Transit transportation industries.
With over 150 years of history and innovation, Ansaldo STS employs more than 4,000 people worldwide to develop the most advanced signaling technologies and related systems and deliver completely integrated Transportation Solutions.
As an expert in rail signaling, Ansaldo STS provides the design, manufacture, installation, integration and maintenance of a wide range of train control systems and equipment dedicated to safety, efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.
History
Ansaldo STS is a company formed through the unification of several major international railway companies. The company’s namesake comes from the Italian company Gio. Ansaldo & C., founded in 1853 in Genoa, Italy by renowned industrialist Giovanni Ansaldo. Gio. Ansaldo & C. began as a steam locomotive producer, which diversified into shipbuilding and electrical and nuclear energy production. Today, Ansaldo STS represents the highly technical Signaling and Transportation Solution (STS) sector of the business, while sister companies AnsaldoBreda (rolling stock) and Ansaldo Energia (nuclear) represent the other aspects of the original Gio. Ansaldo & C.’s business.
Concurrently with the development of the Ansaldo organization in Italy, Union Switch & Signal (US&S) was growing as a leader in the North American rail industry. US&S was founded in 1881 by George Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the company continues to operate as Ansaldo STS USA. Ansaldo STS USA was formed following the merger of the Union Electric Signal Company (founded by the inventor of the track circuit, William Robinson) and the Interlocking Switch & Signal Company (which pioneered the development of interlocking controls). Throughout its history, US&S amassed thousands of patents, 18 of which were attributed to its founder, George Westinghouse. Additionally, US&S pioneered many technologies that are still in use today throughout the rail industry. In 1988, Ansaldo Signal (later to merge into Ansaldo STS) acquired US&S and its subsidiaries.
The French company CSE, Compagnie des Signaux pour Chemins de fer, was founded in 1902, by Mr. Fernand Cumont with the support of the financial group Empain, and was responsible for the construction and maintenance of Paris Metro’s first lines. Today, Ansaldo STS still has a team dedicated to the maintenance and operation of the Paris Metro.
In 1912, CSE became independent and focused its activity principally on rail signaling. In 1920, it changed its name to "CSEE, Company and Business Electrical Signals" extending its activity to manufacturing electrical devices and contributing to the creation of the SAGEM company (General Application of Electricity and Mechanics). In 1996, CSEE Transport entered the Ansaldo Signal group (which was later merged into Ansaldo STS).
In 1993, Ansaldo SpA, which managed activities in Transportation, Energy and General Industry, became part of Finmeccanica, Italy’s largest industrial group. In 2001, Ansaldo SpA’s transportation business was separated and divided into three companies: AnsaldoBreda, which manufactured rolling stock; Ansaldo Segnalamento Ferroviario, which produced signaling and rail traffic control automation; and Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferrovaria, which designed and produced complete public transportation systems. Ansaldo Segnalamento Ferroviario became the parent company of Ansaldo Signal, the owner of Union Switch & Signal and CSEE.
In 2006, Ansaldo STS was created through the merger of Ansaldo Segnalamento Ferroviario and Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferrovaria. It began trading on the Milan Stock exchange, with 60% of its shares publicly held and 40% owned by Finmeccanica S.p.A. The rolling stock manufacturer, AnsaldoBreda, remained a separate organization, wholly owned by Finmeccanica.
During the latter part of the decade Ansaldo STS launched a companywide restructure, the outcome of which was the global technology company it is today, which uses its global network of specialist resources and technology to deliver railway and mass transit transportation solutions worldwide.
Pioneering Industry Firsts:
• 1st AC track circuit and vane relay (US&S) 1903
• 1st “musical frequency” electronic track circuit (CSEE) 1920
• 1st continuous cab signaling system (US&S) 1923
• 1st industrial application of vacuum tubes (US&S) 1923
• 1st remote controlled gravity hump yard (US&S) 1924
• 1st automatic color-light signaling equipment (CSEE) 1924
• 1st copper oxide rectifier (US&S) 1926
• 1st coded track circuit (US&S) 1934
• 1st computer aided dispatching system (US&S) 1966
• 1st geographical interlocking in France (CSEE) 1967
• 1st jointless track circuit (CSEE) 1969
• 1st digital classification yard control system (US&S) 1970
• 1st TGV: Supply of signaling & control equipment – TVM (CSEE) 1981
• 1st microprocessor based vital interlocking (US&S) 1985
• 1st computer controlled relay interlocking (CSEE) 1985
• 1st video projection railroad territory display (US&S) 1986
• 1st fully consolidated transit control center (US&S) 1998
• 1st intermittent speed enforcement system (US&S) 2000
• 1st successful ERTMS/EMSET tests on Madrid-Seville HSR Line (CSEE) 2000
• 1st microprocessor based circuit controller (US&S) 2001
• 1st completely driverless metro system (US&S) 2002
• 1st real-time traffic optimizing planner (US&S) 2005
• 1st Vital Positive Train Control system (US&S) 2006
• 1st ERTMS line commissioned in India 2008
The Business
High Speed Rail
Ansaldo STS pioneered the High Speed Railway Transportation era when it commissioned the first high speed rail signaling system (TVM) for the first LGV line in France, in 1981, connecting Paris and Lyon. In 2005, Ansaldo STS set another landmark with the first high speed line running on ERTMS Level 2 (European Rail Traffic Management System) between Rome and Naples, Italy.
Today, over 50 % of all High Speed lines worldwide (excluding Japan) are equipped with Ansaldo STS signaling solutions. Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Main Lines & Freight
Ansaldo STS provides full-service signaling systems for major railways around the world.
In Europe, the company played a key role in the development and upgrade of ERTMS (level 1 and 2), leading to the interoperability of different countries’ rail networks.
In both the United States and Australia, Ansaldo STS has a long history of innovation supporting the freight rail industry, dating back over 130 years in the US. Today, Ansaldo STS has products and systems on many major railroads in Australia and with every Class I railroad in North America.
Mass Transit
For over a century, the world-wide family of Ansaldo STS companies has delivered industry-first solutions for rail transportation. Today, Ansaldo STS’s sophisticated transit control systems build upon traditional signaling technology for a new generation of advanced systems in step with evolving mass transit needs, including:
Communications Based Train Control (CBTC)Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).: A continuous, two way raido-based communication between wayside and carborne controllers used to determine train position and enforce movement authorities. The communication between adjacent zones, interlockings and carborne controllers supports safe optimized headways and maximizes system capacity.
Driverless Automatic Train Control (ATC): Driverless ATC adds extended capability to proven ATC, ATO and ATP technology. Since delivering the first fully driverless train control solution to be certified under the strict European Cenelec safety standards on the Copenhagen (Denmark) Metro in 2002, Ansaldo STS has become the leader in the technology, winning subsequent contracts in Rome, Milan, Brescia, Thessaloniki, Riyadh, Taipei, and Honolulu.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Conventional Metros and Light Rail: From traditional track circuit profile-based metro systems to “drive-on-sight” street running light rail systems, Ansaldo STS has a history of providing leading edge technology to the major urban centers across the United States, Europe and beyond.
Planning & Supervision
The industry’s first Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD) system was developed by Union Switch & Signal at the Union Railroad Company in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, in 1966, launching a new era of train control and traffic management. Today, Ansaldo STS continues to break new ground with intelligent systems designed to drive peak performance of any railway or metro system.
Whether Main Lines, High Speed or Mass Transit, Ansaldo STS offers the most technologically advanced solutions for Supervision and Traffic Control Centers all around the world. The company’s experience includes references on all continents.
The Ansaldo STS Optimizing Traffic Planner (OTP®) is an advanced planning engine that solves complex logistics problems under changing operating conditions to maximize capacity and increase average velocity. Computational agents respond in real time to updated CAD and field data, issuing new movement plans that account for current conditions and all operating rules and constraints. Applied off-line, OTP can minimize inherent conflict within a new timetable before the timetable is used in service. Applied on-line, OTP can produce significant capacity gains across a large freight oriented network.
Components
The Ansaldo STS portfolio offers a complete range of on-board and wayside components and systems, such as interlocking (MicroLok® II), track circuits, switch machines (M-style), traditional and LED signals, Eurobalise®, vital relays, hot wheel detectors, highway crossing mechanisms, and more, tailored to our clients' needs.
Operation & Maintenance
Ansaldo STS supports customers with 24/7 operation and complete maintenance services to provide full service availability and optimization of system functionalities, improving operational efficiency.
References
- ^ "Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Ansaldo STS. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- "Corporate Overview".
- "Company History".
- "US&S Past".
- "Ansaldo STS Shareholders".
- "Dispatching".
- "Optimizing Traffic Planner".
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