Smart engineering for railway technology: Digitalized. Model-based. Certified.
Ensuring high availability, increasing software share, handling safety-critical applications – these challenges loom large for the rail sector. As a smart engineering partner, we work with you to rise to the occasion and deliver digital, future-ready solutions for rolling stock, digital infrastructure, signalling & control technology as well as operation.
Whatever your unique challenge may entail, we provide everything from consulting to system implementation services to help you tackle that task and drive railway transportation’s digital transformation.
– Software Engineering – Systems Engineering – Processes & methods – Digital Engineering
ITK Engineering at the InnoTrans 2026
Discover our customized digital solutions for operators, system houses, and component manufacturers at InnoTrans 2026! From requirements-based development and AI-assisted engineering for faster and more efficient software and system development to cyber security and smart maintenance, we support the digital transformation of rail transportation. Visit us in Hall 20 at Booth 320, or schedule an on-site meeting in advance.
From idea to solution: Engineering for the digital rail
Software Engineering
Embedded development
Model-based development
Code-based development (hand code)
Software architecture
Modular software platforms
Testing, verification & validation
UI development
Systems Engineering
Concept development
Requirements engineering
Formal methods
FPGA / hardware development
Control engineering
UX concepts
Safety management Simulation & virtualization
Process and methods
Standards-compliant development (especially CENELEC)
Automation & virtualization
Agile development CI/CD, DevOps
Digital Engineering
Cyber security (CRA / NIS2)
Cloud technologies (Data Act)
AI-based applications
AI-supported engineering
Digital twin Data analysis
Tailor-made concepts and solutions for digitalization
Our services
Signalling and control technology
What we do at a glance:
Digital interlocking (DSTW)
Implementation according to NeuPro & EULYNX
Indoor system & field elements
European Train Control System
Communication Based Train Control
Rolling stock
What we do at a glance:
Train Control Management System
Component development, e.g.: powerpack, brake digital, automatic coupling, passenger information systems
Platform / variant development
Security analyses
Passenger & freight traffic
Light rail to highspeed
Digital infrastructure
What we do at a glance:
Level crossing control
Passenger information systems
Signalling systems
Point control
Signal heads
Fault analyses
Automatic train operation
Cloud architecture
Security analyses
Operation
What we do at a glance:
Smart maintenance
Cloud technologies
Data analysis & AI
Digital brake test
Automatic train operation
Person recognition
CENELEC-compliant development
Our CENELEC reference workflow ensures the maintainability and expandability of our solutions: process-oriented and standard-compliant development of modular, scalable and testable architectures and software. It supports the entire life cycle from the creation of requirements to the assessment and additionally offers a high degree of automation as well as an immediate start of the project without high process planning effort.
ITK CENELEC reference workflow as per EN 50128/50657 or rather 50716 to SIL 4:
Assessment with declaration of conformity by EBA evaluator
Use of cross-industry experiences
Predefined development process
High consistency through tool-based process implementation
Do you have a specific idea or project in mind?
Then be sure to get in touch. We will be happy to put our expertise to work for you.
We supported our partner Knorr-Bremse in digitalizing the brake test process, helping to establish a solid foundation for automated brake testing. In addition, we explored the potential of a driver assistance system in an agile Proof of Concept (PoC). Discover how we develop digital software solutions for rail freight transport.
Imagine a shunting locomotive that moves fully automatically through the Munich North marshalling yard, dismantling freight trains, sorting railcars and assembling new trains – efficiently, precisely and completely autonomously. This vision is becoming a reality with DB Cargo’s innovative “Vollautomatische Rangierlok” (VAL) project, which is aimed at shifting more traffic to environmentally friendly rail transport.
We support operators and manufacturers in the development and approval of digital interlockings – from requirements analysis through to acceptance testing. Learn how we took responsibility for the specification phase of NeuPro subsystems and successfully developed the MDM through to formal acceptance.
Discover how, in collaboration with our sister company Bosch Engineering GmbH, we’ve developed an machine learning operations (MLOps) pipeline in the Sensors4Rail project, providing a standardized and scalable solution for the entire machine learning toolchain.
Seeking to optimize lifecycle costs and deliver software that will remain viable for many tomorrows to come, we developed standards-compliant, modular control software for a drive system.
Exploiting potential from unused data – a use case for automatic defect detection and predictive maintenance has been validated with our Data Lab Framework. This support puts our customer on the fast track to smart maintenance.
Modular software platforms are promoting the digital transformation of railways. They provide the tools to manage product versions and variants and optimize development time and costs with approval in mind.
The potential for attacks is increasing and regulatory pressure in the railway industry is growing. We support our customers in meeting existing and upcoming legislative and regulatory requirements such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the EU Network and Information Security Directive (NIS 2).
Smart maintenance is the future of care and upkeep. Our goal is to make the most of condition-based and predictive maintenance to maximize availability, safety, and cost efficiency of rolling stock and infrastructure.
Next-generation localization and odometry: With the help of the Magnetic Railway Onboard Sensor (MAROS), we enable precise, continuous, and safe localization up to SIL4 as well as odometry unaffected by slipping and sliding.
Innovation on the track Digitalized. Model-based. Certified.
Climate-friendly, sustainable, connected, and safe, railways set the standard for greener mobility. This sector is rising to the global challenges posed by climate change and congested traffic. Operators, system houses, and component manufacturers alike benefit from our many years’ experience in the railway industry. As your partner for smart engineering, we draw on our cross-sector expertise in system and software development to deliver innovative solutions for digitalized rail service. Let us join forces to give shape to a more climate-friendly future in mobility.
AI in requirements engineering
Discover in our whitepaper how artificial intelligence supports Requirements Engineers in analyzing, verifying and formalizing requirements – and why human expertise remains indispensable. Using a practical example from the railway industry, we show how development effort can be reduced while sustainably improving the quality of requirements.
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