Cooperations
ENSYTEC GmbH
ENSYTEC GmbH is a medium-sized company based in North Rhine-Westphalia, specializing in the development and delivery of customized testing and inspection systems as well as comprehensive engineering services for machinery and plant construction. Its range of services covers everything from design and assembly to the commissioning of complex systems.
ENSYTEC supports clients across various industries – including rail vehicle, steel and crane construction, as well as climate and ventilation technology – using state-of-the-art hardware and software to ensure the highest quality standards. At the core of its philosophy is a trusted partnership built on enthusiasm, reliability, and adherence to deadlines. Through innovative solutions and sustainable processes, ENSYTEC helps implement projects efficiently and with a future-oriented approach.
As part of the SAMIRA2.0 research project, ENSYTEC GmbH is responsible for key development tasks to integrate the SAMIRAmobil sensor module into railway operations. This includes the design of a rail-compliant housing that meets the stringent requirements for safety, durability, and weather resistance in rail transport.
In addition, ENSYTEC is developing the power supply system for the sensor module to ensure reliable and autonomous energy provision under varying operating conditions. Another focus is the development of a universal mounting system that enables flexible and secure installation of the sensor module on all common wagon types.
With these solutions, ENSYTEC makes a significant contribution to ensuring the practical applicability and efficiency of the SAMIRA2.0 system in real-world railway operations.
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT
The Fraunhofer IPT creates system solutions for the networked, adaptive production of sustainable and resource-saving products and related services. Our focus lies in the areas of process technology, production machines, production quality and metrology, and technology management, and ranges from fundamental principles up to the digital transformation of production.
We develop and optimize new and existing methods, technologies and processes for the production of the future. In this context, we understand production not only in its individual steps, but in the entirety of all processes and connections between the links of the process chain. In this way, we develop both highly specialized individual technologies and networked system solutions for production on behalf of our customers.
The Fraunhofer IPT's clients and cooperation partners come from the entire manufacturing industry: from aviation and space technology, the energy sector, automotive engineering and its suppliers in lightweight production or tool and mold making, machine tools, precision engineering and the optical industry, as well as medical technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
Currently, around 535 employees work at the Fraunhofer IPT. In Aachen, we have a total area of 9000 m² at our disposal. Of this, around 5000 m² is used as laboratories and machine halls.
Through the Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation CMI in Boston, USA, we also offer our customers sustainable technology transfer between European and American industry.
Blickfeld GmbH
Founded in 2017 and based in Munich, Blickfeld GmbH develops innovative LiDAR sensors that provide real-time 3D data for the digitalization and automation of numerous applications. As an internationally acting company, Blickfeld offers solutions for volume detection, people counting, security applications and autonomous smart mobility functions.
For the SAMIRA2.0 project, Blickfeld supplies precise 3D sensor technology for the SAMIRAmobil multi-sensor module.
Havelländische Eisenbahn AG (HVLE)
Havelländische Eisenbahn AG (HVLE) is a private railway transport and infrastructure company founded in 1892 as AG Osthavelländische Kreisbahnen in Nauen, Brandenburg, and operating under its current name since 2006. Headquartered in Wustermark-Elstal, the company employs more than 350 people across five locations and focuses on freight transport, in particular lime and calcium haulage, alongside construction logistics, workshop services, siding operations, and rail consulting.
HVLE operates the Wustermark marshalling yard – the largest privately-run public rail yard in Germany – as well as the adjacent test field at the BahnTechnologie Campus Havelland, comprising around 22 hectares of rail infrastructure and roughly 31 km of track, some of it electrified.
For the SAMIRA2.0 project, HVLE provides access to this test site and its infrastructure, allowing the SAMIRAmobil sensor module to be trialed and validated under real-world rail operating conditions. As a licensed railway operator (EVU), HVLE also advises the project team from an operational perspective, contributing practical requirements from day-to-day rail operations and feedback on the handling and real-world usability of the sensor module.