DRB Increases Train Wheel Removal Efficiency By 87% And Reduces Maintenance Costs While Improving Safety Practices
DRB Increases Train Wheel Removal Efficiency By 87% And Reduces Maintenance Costs While Improving Safety Practices
2 PagesAUTOMOTIVE AND PLANT | CHEMICAL | ENERGY, POWER AND UTILITIES FOOD AND BEVERAGE | HEAVY INDUSTRY | NUCLEAR | PHARMACEUTICAL | RAIL CUSTOMER: Confidential INDUSTRY: Rail PROJECT: Maintenance efficiency TURNKEY SERVICES: • Project Management • Design • Fabrication • Machining • Commissioning DRB's customer needed a solution to a problem they faced each time they detached the wheels from their axle on their trains. The current method for removing wheels from their axles caused damage to the axles 50% of the time. The removal process took approximately two hours per wheel because it was labour intensive. This led to excessive downtime, unnecessary maintenance costs, and the practice also posed a potential safety risk due to the amount of human interaction. DRB designed, manufact
