GTRA joined 25th ASIA PACIFIC RAIL
GTRA is pleased to announce our partnership with ASIA PACIFIC RAIL, Asia’s leading event for rail innovation, technology & strategy, which celebrated its 25th edition 31 May – 1 June 2023. GTRA was present with our own booth, presenting our members, and we were able to offer discounted rates for conference tickets, visitor passes and VIP passes to members.
Visit the event website here.
GTRA-Seminar in collaboration with PMUC:
Funding Opportunities for Collaborations in Research, Development and Technology Localization for the Thai Railway Industry
This seminar was held as a mixed on-site/online event on the afternoon of September 28, 2022 (BKK time).
Hosted by The Sirindhorn International TGGS, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, KMUTNB
Venue: Aachen Conference Room Floor 3, TGGS, KMUTNB
Content
This seminar aims to introduce the funding possibility for research, development and technology localization for Thai railway industry by Program Management Unit for Competitiveness (PMUC). This funding program can support collaborations between multi-partners for developing Thai railway industry in different forms, for example, subsystem or parts development, technology localization, software development etc. Two projects funded by PMUC will be presented as successful examples motivating the development of future projects by German-Thai partnership. Then, the regulations and guidelines of the funding program will be introduced by the committee members of the Future Mobility, Robotics and Automation Program Board (PMUC).
Program
12:00 – 13:00 Registration
13:00 – 13:10 Opening remarks
by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Weerasak Udomkitdecha,
Chairman of Future Mobility, Robotics and Automation Program Board (PMUC), and
Mr. Johannes Kerner, Counsellor, German Embassy Bangkok
13:10 – 13:40 Project Presentation
“Development of air brake component”by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anan Suebsomran, KMUTNB, and
Ms. Natthakarn Hoonthong, Kanit Industry
13:40 – 14:10 Project Presentation
“Light Rail Car Prototype: Khon Kaen Initiative”
by Dr.Paiwan Kerdtuad, RMUTI, and
a Representative of Chotavee (N. N.)
14:10 – 14:40 Funding possibility by PMUC
by Dr. Thanakarn Wongdeethai, Mr. Nakorn Chantasorn, and
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Werachet Khan-ngern,
Future Mobility, Robotics and Automation Program Board (PMUC)
14:40 – 15:00 Q/A, Discussion
15:00 Closing Remarks
7th GTRA-Workshop on “Railway Condition Monitoring”
This seminar was held as a mixed on-site/online event on the afternoon of March 24 (BKK time).
Hosted by the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Venue: 201A CUENG Centennial Building (ตึก100ปี)
Program
12:00 – 13:00 Registration
13:00 – 13:10 Opening Remarks
13:15 – 14:00 “How cross-domain technology contributes to condition monitoring of rolling stock and railway infrastructure”
by Martin Baier, SIEMENS Mobility Australia.
14:05 – 14:35 “Increased Reliability of Rail Drives through Vibration Monitoring of Bearings and Motors”
by Puchong Putthawong, IAM Services, SCHAEFFLER Manufacturing, Thailand
14:40 – 15:10 Coffe Break
15:15 – 16:00 “The SIEMENS Railigent System on the MRT Blue Line”
by Christian Mehlhorn, SIEMENS Mobility (Thailand)
16:05 – 16:35 “Monitoring the Deformations of a Steel-Rail-Bridge installed with a ZLR Fastening System”
by Assoc.Prof. Dr. Boonchai Sangpetngam, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
16:40 – 17:10 “In-situ Measurement of a Railway Noise Barrier: A case study within the Bangkok Mass Transit System”
by Assoc Prof Withit Pansuk, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University.
17:15 – 17:30 Closing Remarks
6th GTRA Workshop: “High Speed Rail: The Changing Face of Thai Railways”
In the series of “Railway Technology, Operations and Management”
including the Official GTRA Opening Ceremony
Hosted by Mahidol University
was held: Thursday, 2 Dec 2021, 13:00-16:00 hrs.
