HYDROSTAR®, an innovative product from VAE Eisenbahnsysteme GmbH (VAEE) is the integrated modular solution for drive, setting, locking and position monitoring for turnouts. Development, design and manufacturing follow the principle of extending maintenance and inspection intervals as well as minimizing the total life cycle costs. Furthermore, this strategy is valid for all VAEE “HYTRONICS” products. HYDROSTAR® excels due o its high reliability, space efficiency, easy installation, simple adjustment and very low costs for inspection and maintenance. The first HYDROSTAR® was installed in the year 2000. Since 2001 the switch operating system has been performing very well at DB AG (German Railways) and since 2002 in the main track of ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways).