For about three centuries the train has been one of the most used means of transport in the world. Millions of people travel on the railways every day and kilometer-long convoys transport goods to every corner of the globe. Technology is constantly looking for new systems to improve efficiency and reliability. From coal to electricity, from small steam trains to vehicles capable of reaching 600 km / h. And for some years now we have been moving from the classic rails to magnetic leavening systems. Systems like Iron Lev.
IronLev: safe and economical
In Japan and China they are already used on a daily basis, but the high costs limit their spread. The IronLev system aims to break down this barrier, making the leavening train cheaper. The operation is simple: special magnets are mounted on the train that allow the entire train to remain suspended on steel rails very similar to the current ones. A system comparable to that of two magnets both positioned on the same pole in short. The difference with modern oriental trains is that IronLev uses only the physical properties of matter. In fact, the leavening system currently used requires the use of electric current to power the magnetic process. This affects management costs, penalizing it considerably. IronLev on the other hand does not require electricity. According to the engineers, the magnets can withstand a weight of 10 tons without any problems.
From the Ales Tech laboratories
IronLev was designed in the Pisa laboratories of Ales Tech. A company not new to such jobs. A few months ago we talked to you aboutHyperLoop, the train of the future, and its Made in Italy suspensions. Suspensions also made by the Pisan startup, and which will soon be tested on the first model of the train designed by Elon Musk. And by next December, the engineers will test the first IronLev prototypes, and then make it available by 2020. But it will not be only the railway sector that will be able to take advantage of the magnetic leavening system. IronLev can be used on roller coasters, automated parking lots, elevators, industrial trolleys or earthquake protection systems. Various fields therefore that will allow the Italian project to be used on a large scale, projecting Ales Tech into the Olympus of world technology.
