Engineering Sustainable Rail Interiors

When the Turkish government announced plans to build its first national electric high-speed train – capable of carrying 585 passengers at a speed of 225 kilometers per hour – the challenge was not just to achieve speed and efficiency, but to do so as sustainably as possible.

Canray Transportation, part of industrial manufacturing group Yeşilova, rose to the challenge. The company designs and delivers critical interior components including the ceiling modules, wall panels and lighting, plus the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems – all optimized to be as lightweight and energy-efficient as possible. 

Step onto the Riyadh Metro in Saudi Arabia, the RER NG in Paris, the I-LINT in Germany or the underground train networks in Dubai or Hanoi, and you’ll find interior components engineered by the company. While all these projects are unique, one thing remains unchanged: Canray’s drive for sustainability.  

Solution

Keen to continue using CATIA V5 for design, Canray sought advice from its long-time partner Cadem Digital, who recommended Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud.

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform brings together all elements of the product lifecycle in a single environment. Using this new approach, Canray could connect its native data directly to the platform with ENOVIA’s POWER’BY capabilities and use SIMULIA for structural simulation without the need for STEP conversions. Cadem Digital also recommended DELMIA to help engineers plan, simulate and optimize machining processes before any physical manufacturing begins.

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