Design
Full wheelset design, including acoustic studies, finite element analysis, failure analysis.
Definition of products, based on a functional specification: wheels, axles, wheelsets, running gears
- Analysis of functional specification
- Technical support for selection of reference standards
- Preparation of technical specifications
- Preparation of technical packages for suppliers (preliminary drawings)
Design – Approval – Tests
Geometrical and metallurgical design of wheelset components tests (mechanical, thermo-mechanical, fatigue, in-line ...) following approvals (AAR, UIC, EN, networks, ...)
Consulting
- Product standardization
- Project management
- Consulting in European certifications and worldwide homologations
- Supplier evaluation
Research and development of new materials
- Metallurgical expertise
- Mechanical properties evaluation
- Laboratory testing
