KZL, a Polish company with over 160 years of tradition and experience, will use Intertraffic Amsterdam 2016 to highlight solutions for the rail, urban and commercial sectors. The largest and oldest manufacturer of ticket vending machines in Poland, KZL will launch a mobile ticket vending machine together with a new ticket sales system for urban transport. The company will also unveil the Locomat P700s+ parking meter, as well as a new LED display which have been added to its ITS systems range.
ITS provider HMI Technologies and its subsidiary Ohmio will develop a manufacturing plant for autonomous vehicles and an artificial intelligence transport research centre in the Heshan, China. The project is part of a $20m agreement with the city’s Industrial City Management Committee and will commence from 1 July.
Among a range of equipment that MRL will showcase at Intertraffic Amsterdam will be the Mini Mac 400, an agile, compact design machine, perfect for increasing productivity applying thermoplastic intersection and lane markings. It has an easy-fill 400lb/181kg capacity material tank with an integral material pump, 100lb/45kg glass bead capacity, adjustable width ribbon extrusion die, 25hp LP-fuelled engine, and electronic skip line timing system.
There are several networking options available for smart city planners. Phil Beecher of Wi-SUN Alliance makes the case for wireless mesh networks when it comes to rolling out IoT solutions
The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing fast. Connecting thousands of sensors and control systems in bi-directional networks is paving the way for a new generation of smart city and transport infrastructures. For many of these applications, wireless connectivity is essential where cable installation is not practical.
