Transportation
Railways | Airports | Marine Vessels | Subways | Traffic Infrastructure
Modern intelligent transportation management systems deliver multiple strategic advantages through integrated technology platforms. Primary objectives enhancing passenger and operator comfort, optimizing transit and traffic system performance, minimizing fuel and energy consumption, and reducing fleet operational and maintenance expenses. Additional benefits encompass strengthened security protocols, comprehensive historical performance documentation, seamless remote access and control capabilities, and extended equipment lifecycle management across all connected utilities.
Transportation Companies Partner With Maple Systems
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Modern transit infrastructure requires a smart, unified approach to eliminate delays and maximize efficiency. Next-generation transportation management system replaces complex network challenges with a single, intuitive control center that gives you complete, real-time visibility over your entire fleet. By combining our easy-to-use touchscreen interfaces, live fuel tracking, and secure automated access control, this powerful solution helps you instantly spot route optimization opportunities and lower operational costs. Maple Systems’ solutions help transform your traditional logistics into a responsive, data-driven operation that protects your assets and effortlessly adapts to changing traffic demands.
Integrated Products for Transportation Solutions
At Maple Systems, we have a wide selection of industrial products designed to work together, giving you confidence in any environment. From HMIs and PLCs to Industrial Panel PCs, Box PCs, Network Switches, and HMI+PLC Combo Units, our solutions combine safety, reliability, and performance.
Human Machine Interface (HMIs)
From control room to control panel, our industry-leading HMIs features include Capacitive Touchscreens, Wi-Fi, Dual Ethernet, Remote Access, IIoT protocols such as MQTT, Ignition, SparkPlug B, and more. Integrate with a Maple Systems solutions using CANbus, CANopen, Modbus, and EtherNet/IP. Additionally, our HMIs support over 400 PLC and controllers in our free configuration software, EBPro.
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
Maple Systems’ PLCs offer position control, PWM, PID with auto-tuning, High-Speed Counter (HSC), and more features to aid you in your control’s solution. Our PLCs adapt to a wide variety of applications, which makes them ideal for complex control systems, ensuring your automation setup grows alongside your business. Get your control system up and running in no time with our easy-to-implement PLCs. Reliable replacements or additions to small-medium scale control systems at an affordable price.
Industrial Panel PCs and Industrial Box PCs
Our Industrial PCs can serve as an intelligent building automation terminal and come with a Windows® Operating System installed that can operate any Windows® Software, powerful SCADA software such as Allen-Bradley’s FactoryTalk® View, Ignition™, AVEVA™ and SIMATIC WinCC, or configure them using programming languages such as Visual Basic, Python and C++, providing you with flexible options.
Industrial Network Switches
Our network switches provide a high level of immunity against EMI and EMS found in industrial environments; and include features such as ESD Protection, Surge Protection, and Short Circuit Protection to ensure continuous operation in unstable power conditions. Additional capabilities like dual redundant power inputs, auto-negotiation, rate limitation, reverse polarity protection, flow and storm control, VLAN data forwarding, and QoS further optimize network performance and enhance security.
HMI+PLC Combo Units
Utilized worldwide to employ diverse applications, our HMI+PLCs lower costs, save space, and feature options including: Serial and Ethernet communication and numerous I/O configurations. Programmed using our Free HMI+PLC software MAPware-7000, you get access to graphs, alarms, trending, data logging, web server functionality and more, providing an affordable combination of display and control in a single package.
Remote Monitoring for Transportation Companies
Remote access or monitoring allows you to reach an HMI or connected device anytime, from anywhere. With our EBPro HMI configuration software and supported hardware solutions, you can connect to an HMI or Gateway device from a tablet, smartphone, or PC.
We have several remote access solutions. Keep in mind that each remote access solution will work slightly differently and have their own set of features. Depending on your specific situation, there may be several remote access solution that will work, only you can decide what is best for your specific situation.
EasyAccess2.0
EasyAccess2.0 is a secure access utility that enables remote access to Maple Systems’ HMI and cMT Series devices. View and control any remote HMI with EasyAccess 2.0 from a PC or mobile device, allowing you to resolve issues immediately as they arise from anywhere in the world.
- Control your remote HMIs like you’re standing in front of them.
- Upload/Download projects to modify and test your HMI Programs.
- Interact with connected PLCs using the PLC Passthrough mode.
cMT Viewer
cMT Viewer is remote connection software built into our EBPro HMI configuration platform that allows you to monitor and manage your devices from anywhere. It works with select Maple Systems IIoT-ready HMIs and can run on PCs, Panel PCs, iPads, and Android tablets.
Key benefits include:
- Free download for quick setup
- Monitor up to 50 HMIs at once
- Faster connections with less bandwidth (only application data is exchanged)
To learn more, read our article What is cMT Viewer?
WebView
WebView enables you to point your browser to the supported HMI’s IP address on your local network and log in. Now you have access to all the functions, data, and project screens from your HMI application. You can access system settings, navigate to any window, and fully control your HMI from anywhere. No need to download or install any additional software!
VNC
VNC (Virtual Network Computing) server is built in on all our HMIs. Any third party VNC viewer client can log into a Maple HMI to see and control exactly what’s shown on the HMI screen. Configurable options on the Maple HMI include: set a password, enable monitor mode (view only – no control), allow single connection or multiple connections.
Online Technical Resources
We’ve compiled our most common technical support topics in one place to help you find the answers you need. From hardware to software, and everything in between, we’ve got you covered.
- Free Software Downloads & Upgrades – Download full versions of our HMI (EBPro) or HMI+PLC (MAPware-7000) configuration software for FREE; access demo versions of our SCADA software, Aveva Edge; and find legacy software versions anytime.
- Manuals & Guides – Our Manuals and Guides help you learn more about our products. We have Operation Manuals, Programming Manuals, and Quick Start Guides on a variety of products and functionality.
- Controller Information Sheets – We offers support of 400+ controller protocols for our HMI series. Controller Information sheets provide instructions and settings for each protocol, allowing your Maple Systems product to communicate with a specific Controller – including Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Omron, Idec, and many more.
- Video Center – We’ve compiled all of our most useful How-To’s, Troubleshooting, Webinar videos into convenient playlists. Choose the playlist you’d like to view below, and watch from start to finish in our video player.
- Tutorials – Browse our list of tutorials for the task you’re looking for, (or use the search function). Quickly grasp the user-friendly features of our different software programs. Follow step-by-step tutorials to guide you through the process seamlessly.
- Sample Projects – We have created sample applications/projects and sample kits that demonstrate software features, give programming information for specific controllers, or demonstrate product capabilities.
- Controller/Communication Cables – We offer hundreds of custom communication cable drawings for the industry’s most popular PLC manufacturers.
- Technical Notes – Find documentation for PLC connectivity, email, setting IP addresses, alarms, recipes, macros, and more.
- Solutions – Our Case Studies and Application Stories show real-life applications and how Maple Systems can help improve your company’s bottom-line. Read articles on key software features, connecting current or legacy systems to the IIoT, and improving how you collect, analyze, and manage data.
Free U.S. Based Support
If you weren’t able to find answers in our Support Center, you can ask a product or service-related question by:
- Opening a case with our Technical Support by using our online Case Logger. From this page, enter as much information as possible and a member of our Technical Support team will contact you within 2 business days.
- Reaching out to our Sales team. Email us at [email protected] or call 425-745-3229. We are here M-F 6:00am – 4:30pm Pacific Time to answer your questions.
Built-In Industry Drivers for Transportation
Our free HMI programming software has an extensive library of built-in drivers, including support for popular industry PLCs and RTU controllers:
- Siemens SIMATIC S7 Series
- Schneider Electric Modicon Series
- ABB AC500 Series
- Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Series
- Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix Series
Applications for Transportation
At Maple Systems, we’ve partnered with customers across industries to deliver automation solutions that solve real-world challenges. From railways, subways, intelligent traffic infrastructure, and logistic systems our technology is trusted.
Do you have a great application you’d like to showcase on our website? If so, we’d love to do a case study on your business, but we’ll need some information from you. Just click here to get to our fillable questionnaire. Once completed, we will take care of the rest. See all our Case Studies here.
Golden Gate Bridge’s Road Zipper uses a Maple HMI to save lives
Lindsay Transportation Solutions (LTS), a system integrator, chose one of our Industrial HMIs for the Golden Gate Road Zipper. LTS saw this as an opportunity to upgrade the Road Zipper’s control system to ensure it would run on future-supportable hardware, and provide new, additional real-time data displays. Enter a Maple Systems high-speed, high-resolution HMI.
“The Maple Systems HMI does a beautiful job showcasing all the improvements LTS required and really makes it pop. And, despite all the work that’s been done using a remote cellular modem, CANbus gateway, remote I/O, and PLC program, the central focus is still on the HMI” – Dave Blankenship, Senior Electrical Designer Lindsay Transportation Services
Vessel Automation: Powering Propulsion, Safety, and Marine Infrastructure
Unlike standard recreational boats that rely on simple marine electronics, commercial cargo ships, cruise liners, ferries, yachts and other large vessels utilize heavy-duty industrial automation to ensure safety and reliability. Our solutions help transform a complex machine into an integrated, automated ecosystem.
- Integrated Vessel Monitoring and Controls (AMCS): Alarms, Monitoring, Data Aggregation, Unified Interface.
- Propulsion and Power Management Systems (PMS): Power Grid Management, Load Shedding, Engine Monitoring.
- Auxiliary and Machinery Control: HVAC Systems, Water Generation & Treatment, Stabilizers.
- Safety, Bilge, and Fire Alarms: Bilge Control, Fire Suppression.
Industrial Rail Automation: Powering Heavy Freight & Infrastructure
In heavy industrial and freight railway systems, industrial controls act as the rugged operational core that manages extreme tonnage, automated logistics, and hazardous infrastructure. Heavy-duty PLCs coordinate synchronized throttle and braking across miles-long trains via distributed power networks, while trackside systems automate high-capacity classification yards, pneumatic wheel retarders, and high-voltage traction substations. Furthermore, these autonomous controllers run massive material-handling systems like rotary car dumpers and monitor critical safety arrays like infrared defect detectors, ensuring maximum throughput and asset protection in the world’s most demanding industrial environments.
Airport Automation: Managing Critical Flight Infrastructure & Logistics
At an airport, industrial controls function as the invisible force behind mass logistics, passenger safety, and critical flight infrastructure. Maple Systems HMIs, Industrial PCs, and PLCs manage high-throughput, high-security systems where downtime can ground global travel.
- Baggage Handling
- Airfield Light Control Systems
- Passenger Boarding Bridges (Jetways)
- Aircraft Fueling Networks
- Facility Infrastructure & HVAC
Highway Automation: Directing Intelligent Traffic Networks & Logistics
In the road and highway sector, industrial controls form the backbone of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to maximize safety and traffic efficiency. PLCs manage automated highway tunnels by coordinating high-capacity jet fans, air sensors, and emergency lighting, while safely governing complex bridge mechanisms and drainage pumps. On the open road, these automated networks drive smart traffic signals, electronic tolling gates, and dynamic message signs that adjust in real-time to congestion.
- Commercial Freight: Trucking fleets, long-haul distribution vehicles, and local delivery vans.
- Public & Mass Transit: Bus fleets, Rapid Transit Networks, and Trolleybuses.
- Transportation Systems: Smart traffic signaling, electronic toll collection, automated highway tunnels, and bridge management.
Remote Access
Maple Systems can serve as your guide, making it an easy process to join the next evolution of automated control. Maple Systems HMIs, Gateways, and Industrial PCs are your gateway to the IIoT. Our products are an access point enabling operating equipment in the field or on the plant floor to connect to information technologies of the World Wide Web, databases, smart phones, analytic software, and more. Achieve better access to invaluable data and open up a world of possibilities for your business.
Customer Service / Warranty
At Maple Systems, providing exceptional customer service is our top priority. As a valued customer, you’ll work with a dedicated Account Manager who knows your business. They are ready to assist with any request: from starting a technical support case and checking order status to locating a missing invoice.
Our online customer portal makes it easy to manage your account anytime. You can view and print sales orders, track shipments, update shipping addresses, and access invoices or our secure payment portal 24/7, plus customers with specific permission levels can buy on terms and see established discounts directly on the website. For more details, contact your Account Manager.
Support & Service Resources
- Returns / Repairs
- Warranty Statement
- Start a Support Case
- Contact Sales
- How to Place an Order
- Online Account Benefits
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SCADA
Maple Systems offers all the components you need to build your own supervisory data acquisition and control system. This ranges from simple stand-alone machines to sophisticated multi-device networked production lines and support for enterprise-level operations and IIoT functionalities that leverage cloud connectivity.
- Log data from your devices to aid in reporting, improve efficiency, and reduce downtime.
- Use it to plan routine maintenance with ease.
- Add IIoT functionality like MQTT, OPC UA, Ignition, SQL database integration, and more.
Our products can help you standardize communications between devices, gluing different systems together for one source to your SCADA. No need to redesign your entire application.
Keep the components that are already working for you, just add Maple Systems components to grow your abilities to supervise, control, and acquire data.
To learn more about how our products work together to create scalable SCADA solutions, visit our SCADA solutions page.