Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has been
awarded its first contract with Siemens AG for railcar air-conditioning
systems, which will be used in Desiro High Capacity railcars on the
Rhine-Ruhr express (RRX) train network that connects cities and
provinces in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia region. Mitsubishi
Electric will deliver 328 air-conditioning systems (82 trainsets
totaling 164 cars) worth approximately 1.7 billion yen, or approximately
US$ 15 million.
Siemens favorably evaluated Mitsubishi Electric’s high reliability and
extensive track record in delivering railcar air-conditioning systems,
as well as its status as the first Japanese manufacturer of such systems
to be certified under the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS)
in 2010.
Tetsuya Takahashi, head of the Transportation Systems business at
Mitsubishi Electric Europe, said: “Mitsubishi Electric considers Europe
to be a key market with the highest demand in the world. This contract
will not only enable us to bolster our presence on the continent, but
also increase our links with car-builders, railway operators and other
local customers.”
In April 2014, Mitsubishi Electric established a new division for the
Transportation Systems business at Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V., a
sales subsidiary, to strengthen local sales and after sales. At the same
time, it also launched Mitsubishi Electric Klimat Transportation Systems
S.p.A. to strengthen production and after sales of railcar
air-conditioning systems in Europe. Mitsubishi Electric also acquired
this year a 49-percent stake in MEDCOM Sp. Z o.o., a railway vehicle
electrical equipment manufacturer based in Poland.
Mitsubishi Electric continues to win contracts for transportation
systems in Europe, including an order received in 2014 from Deutsche
Bahn AG for traction systems worth approximately 3 billion yen. The
company became the first Japanese manufacturer of railcar main
transformers to receive IRIS certification in January of this year.
Going forward, Mitsubishi Electric expects to continue expanding its
transportation business in Europe.
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