Innovations play an important role in the rail industry and the Innovation Awards ceremony is an important part of every edition of RailTech Europe. More information on the Innovation Awards at RailTech Europe 2024 will be announced soon.
Innovation Awards categories 2022
The best innovative product or service was awarded in the following categories.
- Digitalisation
- Technology & Design
- Infrastructure
- Start-up
- Audience choice award (chosen by the industry)
Winners 2022
RailTech Europe 2022
Category: Digitalisation
VGB Solver by CGI
Category: Infrastructure
“Green” sleepers made of concrete based on sulfur by ThioTrack
Category: Technology & Design
Turning diesel engines into renewable fuel engines by The Decarbonisation Company
Category: Start-up
Robotic platform for maintenance of railway tracks and rolling stock by Servail GmbH
Category: Audience choice award
Automated brake testing system for rail freight by PJ Monitoring GmbH
Criteria
The jury chose the winners on the basis of following criteria:
- It should be new and innovative
- Solve a problem or challenge
- Be applicable and an improvement for the rail industry
Jury members
The submissions were judged by a professional jury that consisted of experts in the industry. The jury members in 2022 were:
- Prof. dr. ir. Rolf Dollevoet (ProRail)
- Dr. Matthias Landgraf (Technical University of Graz)
- Enno Wiebe (CER)
- Claudia Falkinger (Women in Mobility)
- Erwin Abbink (NS)
- Diego Galar (Technical University Lulea)
