IronLev

IronLev is a revolutionary technology that allows trains to float over the railroad tracks, without touching them and without the need of electrical power. It is a system capable of slashing public transportation's maintenance and operating costs, democratizing magnetic levitation. IronLev features all the benefits of magnetic levitation (friction reduction, low noise, very high speeds) without compromising on the infrastructural, energetic or safety sides. And notably, IronLev makes it possible for the first time to make use of magnetic levitation in existing contexts of application, like high speed trains and urban subways. Differently from the previous maglev systems, IronLev does not utilize electricity to lift the wagons, bringing remarkable energy savings when compared to both traditional rail systems and to the previous maglev technologies. The IronLev architecture is based on a special configuration of magnets that are embedded in reversed U-shaped sliders, wrapping around the rail without touching it, and generating a self-sustaining solution without the need to push electricity into the system. Moreover, by completely surrounding the track, IronLev sliders eliminate any derailment risk. IronLev is a safe system from the environmental perspective too: the magnetic field is entirely restrained in the few centimeters of space between the rail and the track, and does not generate any external interference, respecting both the environment and passengers' health. IronLev is a technology of IronBox srl, the result of the joint-venture of two Italian companies: Girotto Brevetti, a Treviso based R&D engineering company with over 10 years of experience and Ales Tech, a Pisa-based startup that is actively working in the Hyperloop ecosystem.