One of the most powerful lifting systems in the world has been installed by the SNCF at its new East European Technicentre. A synchronized lifting line can lift a complete TGV train-set, some 200 metres long and weighing 386 tonnes in just 10 minutes to an accuracy of a millimetre, thus allowing maintenance of the running gear.
This represents a world record in terms of the accuracy / volume / weight ratio and was achieved with the use of Control Techniques Unidrive SP AC drives in conjunction with LSMV asynchronous brake-motors from sister company Leroy-Somer, who was responsible for leading the project.