Facts

Data, Facts & Figures:
PCS at a Glance

Key data

Location
Berlin, Germany
2011 Turnover
63,7 million Euros
Staff
about 240
Education
35% academic degrees
65% vocational degrees
Area
15,000 sqm

Ongoing projects

Rail
  • Onboard converters for the underground rail vehicles in Montreal, Bangkok, Singapore, Berlin and Pague, as well as for trams in Toronto, Gold Coast, Brussels, Halle, Melbourne, Blackpool, Leipzig, Berlin, Linz, Augsburg, Valencia and Alicante, Geneva, Dresden, Innsbruck, Palermo, Rotterdam, Eskişehir, London Lodz, Dessau and Marseille
  • Power supply systems for double-decker long-distance trains and motor vehicles in Germany, Israel, Denmark, Luxemburg, Poland and Switzerland, as well as additional train cars and traction vehicles in Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Austria, Hungary and Uzbekistan
  • Battery chargers for high-speed trains in Germany, China and Italy, as well as long-distance and commuter trains in Germany, Switzerland, the USA, Norway and Great Britain
  • Traction converters for trams in Stuttgart and Dresden, underground rail vehicles in Berlin and the monorail in Las Vegas
  • Switch cabinets and boxes as well as pre-assembled electrical components and equipment for the locomotive platform Traxx, the traction vehicle platform Talent 2, double-decker traction vehicles in Switzerland, as well as many other vehicles
Wind power
PCS Green Line power converter for wind turbines
Industrial
PCS Blue Line power converter for test benches (hybrid, automotive, Formula 1 drives and high voltage transformers) as well as grid stabilisation

Completed projects

Rail
  • More than 2,800 Auxiliary Power Supply systems for mass transit vehicles
  • More than 4,900 Auxiliary Power Supply systems and stand-alone Battery Charger units for long-distance vehicles
  • More than 400 Traction Converters/Choppers
  • More than 2,600 electrical pre-assemblies, cubicles and switchgears for locos, multiple units and passenger coaches
  • About 58,000 electrical energy supply systems for passenger coaches between 1948 and 1993 under the label of FAGA
Wind power
1,440 PCS Green Line 2000
50 PCS Green Line 1000
Industrial
250 PCS Blue Line

Partners, interest groups, organisations

IHK Berlin
Berlin-Partner
Allianz pro Schiene e. V.
APTA - American Public Transport Association
BWE - Bundesverband WindEnergie e. V. (federal wind energy association)
COG Deutschland e. V. - Component Obsolescence Group
DIN VSB/ZERT Zertifizierungsgesellschaft mbH (certification agency)
AWEA - American Wind Energy Association
EWEA - European Wind Energy Association
FGW - Fördergesellschaft Windenergie e. V., Fachausschuss Elektrische Eigenschaften (association for the promotion of wind energy, technical committee for electrical properties) 
VDB - Verband der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland e. V. (German rail industry association)
VME - Verband der Metall- und Elektroindustrie e. V. in Berlin und Brandenburg (state association of the metalworking and electrical industry in Berlin and Brandenburg)