Italy's revolutionary technology leads to new scenarios for sustainable mobility, thanks to its simplicity of implementation and use of existing infrastructure.
The test was carried out on the Adria-Mestre route and was unveiled today at LetExpo2024 in the presence of Veneto Region President Luca Zaia.
Specializing in magnetic levitation systems, IronLev is already in the market with a wide range of products in the logistics, industrial and architectural sectors.
Verona, March 12, 2024 - A magnetic levitation vehicle capable of running on an existing rail route without any infrastructural adjustments. The revolutionary Italian technology is being presented today at LetExpo2024, the Sustainable Transport and Logistics Fair, by IronLev, a hi-tech company from Treviso, which carried out the world's first magnetic levitation test on the Adria-Mestre route in cooperation with the Veneto Region.
The test proved, for the first time ever, the possibility of applying magnetic levitation on rails of railway lines already in use, with significant advantages in terms of efficiency, as well as noise and vibration reduction due to the absence of friction, confirmed by the observations undertaken.
Specifically, during the test, the prototype vehicle weighing one ton successfully traversed the reference track at a self-limited speed of 70 km/h, without the addition of modifications to the 2-km-long test track or the need to integrate it with additional elements. Thanks to such technology, therefore technically called “passive ferromagnetic levitation”, the magnetic skids actually suspend the vehicle by interacting directly with traditional railroad tracks.
“Today we proved that our prototype can be applied on a large scale, revolutionizing the rail transportation sector, thanks to its technical simplicity, versatility of use and lower cost than similar systems”, said Adriano Girotto, president of IronLev. “A big step forward, then, compared to alternative technologies proposed so far, which have not been effectively applied on a large scale because of high costs, including energy costs, due to the need to develop an ad-hoc infrastructure to enable the levitation system to operate. Essential, then, is the absence of rolling noise and vibration, which make our technology the best solution for urban transportation applications, enabling the valorization of surrounding urban areas”.
“Once again Veneto, with its productive fabric, proves to be a fertile territory for innovations that, although still in prototype form, may become a standard applied to wider use. We are facing an absolutely innovative research, which opens perspectives also in the sign of ecology and respect for the environment. Promoting quality mobility, with less impact and greater speed. The railway sector is one where we could certainly see further development of technologies in the coming years: Veneto, I believe, will play an important role globally””
IronLev's next plans include the development of an additional motorized trolley to arrive at a full vehicle test, with weights up to 20 tons and a speed of 200 km/h.
Ironlev is an Italian hi-tech company, based in Treviso, specialized in magnetic levitation systems, already on the market with a wide range of products in multiple sectors, from the world of architecture to industrial handling systems and elevators.
“I prossimi obiettivi di IronLev prevedono lo sviluppo di un ulteriore carrello motorizzato per arrivare a un test di un veicolo completo, con pesi fino a 20 tonnellate e una velocità di 200 km/h.
Ironlev è un’azienda hi-tech italiana, con sede a Treviso, specializzata in sistemi a levitazione magnetica, già presente sul mercato con un’ampia gamma di prodotti in molteplici settori, dal mondo dell’architettura ai sistemi di movimentazione industriale e agli ascensori.”
