Masats revolutionises vehicle access ›

Masats continues to add value to access systems for public transport and is becoming a world leader in accessibility.

Following the presentation of the Swyncro system for coach doors, Masats is moving ahead with its continuous transformation process, now presenting solutions for urban transport to add value to both users and operators, by leveraging the opportunities offered by new technologies.

In 2021 Masats launched the new 029i Sliding-Tilting Door onto the market. The door brings the technology, speed and safety of sliding doors to inward opening doors. It is a highly reliable door, whose speed (it opens in less than two seconds) does not affect its smooth and controlled movement. This stability in opening cycles is maintained even in unfavourable conditions, such as sloping roads or sides.

The advanced passenger safety is also of note – it includes new central anti-entrapment sealing rubbers, which can detect even thin objects such as a bag strap. The 029i door also features a mechanical lock to guarantee that, once closed, it cannot be opened unintentionally.

Maximum safety and reliability, to achieve an excellent life cycle cost (LCC).

Digital transformation is a reality – to this end, Masats is delivering a Predictive Maintenance project, to improve the maintainability of vehicles and offer greater added value to users. The main objectives of this project are:

• Improve user experience.

• Increase user safety.

• Increase the availability of vehicles in service. • Optimise LCC (Life Cycle Cost).

• Contribute to environmental sustainability.

Masats started this project in 2017, in collaboration with the Irizar Group company Datik and the EURECAT technology centre. The project’s feasibility has been analysed and a functional prototype of an artificial intelligence engine has been developed and validated. It detects anomalies in access systems (doors and ramps) and enables the repair of anomalies to be planned before they occur. Pilot tests have been conducted on sustainable buses at TMB Barcelona and EMT in Madrid.

At the same time, door and ramp control electronics have been developed, to provide the information that analysis systems need. These electronics have been developed with JEMA Energy, another Irizar Group company.

Another pilot test will soon be conducted in Singapore, led by the Land Transport Authority, in which the behaviour of 50 vehicles will be monitored.

A strategic project, which will position Masats as a technological benchmark and which will undoubtedly be very advantageous for operators in the medium term, both in terms of vehicle availability and lower maintenance costs.