How Belgian engineering secures railway punctuality

Belgian excellence vs. global standards

Alpha Innovations proves that agility and tailor-made solutions are the true drivers of performance. The stakes are high: last year, signaling failures caused an average of 35 minutes of cumulative daily delays. The good news: reflecting the overall punctuality rate (which rose from 87.5% in 2023 to 91.7% last year), the figures related to these technical incidents are trending downward thanks to innovation.

During an immersive tour of our production site, Minister Eléonore Simonet, Minister for SMEs, discovered how our teams transform complex components into essential safeguards for railway punctuality. She was accompanied by a delegation of about thirty key stakeholders, notably including Benoît Gilson (CEO of Infrabel) and Clarisse Ramackers (Director of Agoria).

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Alpha Innovations is an example of what our SMEs do best: establishing themselves in high-tech markets

Eléonore Simonet, Minister for SMEs

In close collaboration with our partner Alstom, Alpha Innovations produces for Infrabel a component that has become pivotal: the Jade track circuits.

30 years of reliability

The discussion centered on the partnership with Infrabel regarding the deployment of 10,000 Jade 3 units over 10 years. This major contract, valued at tens of millions of euros between Infrabel and Alstom, represents a significant technological leap built on three pillars:

Extreme Engineering: Our "Jade" systems defy climatic laws, operating flawlessly from -25°C to +70°C. Where standard solutions fail, we guarantee service continuity.

Sustainability Economics (OPEX): With a certified 30-year lifecycle, we eradicate planned obsolescence to offer unparalleled long-term profitability for the national network.

Predictive maintenance: These smart units locate trains in real-time and eliminate failures, shifting maintenance toward a proactive anticipation strategy

Our vision: Innovation for sovereignty

Today, the railway sector represents 30% of our turnover, a milestone that confirms our position as a technological leader. At Alpha Innovations, we do not just design power converters: we are building the foundations of a sovereign local ecosystem.

Our mission is to secure sectors where energy is critical — from transport to medical, telecom, and defense. To achieve this, we leverage total technological mastery: we create custom systems powered by our proprietary software solutions for infrastructure supervision and optimization, building the reliability of tomorrow