Powersoft and K-array Preview Voice-Alarm and Speech Systems for Transport Hubs

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Powersoft announced on September 14, 2026 that it and K-array will co-exhibit at InnoTrans in Berlin from September 22 to 25. The Italian audio manufacturers will share Stand 870 in Hall 4.1, with each presenting a dedicated transport-sector range. The announcement is an event preview, rather than a report on a completed station installation or an independent evaluation of the systems.

Powersoft says it will feature ENEA, a public-address and voice-alarm platform certified to EN54-16. The company describes it as supporting full-fidelity background music and routine announcements alongside certified emergency voice-alarm messaging. It also says ENEA works with AnyMATE, which remotely monitors loudspeakers and signal paths, and positions the combination for stations and hubs where space, installation and maintenance are important considerations.

K-array’s planned display includes WALL wall-mounted line arrays for stations and concourses, POLE pole-mounted IP66-rated loudspeakers for exposed platforms and HORN loudspeakers for long-distance voice reproduction in acoustically demanding spaces such as tunnels. The company also names its Prisma digital matrix, which it says combines DSP, routing, amplification and Dante networking. The source does not publish STI/STIPA results, sound-pressure levels, coverage maps, evacuation results, pricing, availability, cybersecurity details or installed-project performance.

• Powersoft published the September 14, 2026 announcement that it and K-array will share Stand 870, Hall 4.1 at InnoTrans in Berlin, running September 22–25, with transport-sector solutions.
• Powersoft says it will exhibit ENEA, a PAVA platform certified to EN54-16 that combines background music and everyday announcements with certified emergency voice-alarm messages.
• According to Powersoft, ENEA works with AnyMATE technology to monitor each loudspeaker and signal path remotely so faults can be identified without on-site checks.
• K-array says it will present WALL line arrays for stations and concourses, IP66-rated POLE loudspeakers for exposed areas and HORN loudspeakers for long-distance voice reproduction in acoustically demanding spaces such as tunnels.

FLOSEEK Interpretation

For FLOSEEK buyers working on transport, retail concourse or other busy public interiors, the announcement is a prompt to resolve communication and room design together. Start with passenger flows, routine and emergency message requirements, authority requirements, target zones, noise sources, reverberation and reflection conditions, loudspeaker locations, ceiling and wall finishes, power and network routes, visual hierarchy, lighting, access and maintenance. That creates a coordination basis for the AV, acoustics, architecture, MEP and life-safety teams before finishes and services are fixed.

Acoustic lighting may contribute illumination and sound-absorbing surface in an architectural ceiling zone, but it does not establish public-address, voice-alarm or regulatory performance. Treat it as an adjacent coordination element: confirm the selected lighting layout does not obstruct loudspeaker coverage, access or maintenance, and have the responsible specialists assess the acoustic treatment, message intelligibility, emergency-system design and acceptance method for the actual project.

Impact on Acoustic Lighting

For suppliers, the signal is a growing need for a legible, cross-discipline submittal in public spaces. Proposals should distinguish product documentation from whole-system predictions and provide the selected loudspeaker, control, network, mounting, power, environmental and maintenance data alongside coverage and acoustic assumptions. When acoustic lighting is included in the surrounding interior, add product-specific acoustic evidence, photometry, glare, controls, suspension and service-clearance information so its interfaces can be reviewed rather than presumed.

For B2B buyers, a robust tender should define the governing authority and code path, room and circulation geometry, operational and emergency communication needs, acoustic targets and acceptance method, AV and network topology, lighting and visual-comfort criteria, ceiling and wall treatment interfaces, maintenance plan and programme. Ask bidders to identify every calculation, test and responsibility that remains project-specific. This keeps event-stage product claims in proportion while helping the team procure a coordinated public-space environment.