We perform the following static tests:
- Body tests according to DIN EN 12663-1:2015-03 and DIN EN 12663-2:2010-07
- Buffer tests according to DIN EN 15551:2011-01
- Testing of drawbars and screw couplings according to DIN EN 15566:2016-12
- Tests on bogie frames according to DIN EN 13749:2011-06
- Pulling and compression tests on central buffer couplings and their components
- Determination of characteristic curves or damper characteristics
- Static tests on various components in customer-specific test benches
We perform the following tests to verify the service life of components:
- Fatigue tests on standard fork arms and special designs according to ISO 2320
- Customized pulling tests on coupling systems
- Wear tests on buffing gears according to customer specifications
- Endurance tests on bogies according to DIN EN 13749:2011-06
- Testing of draw and buffing gears of rail vehicles
- Any endurance tests according to customer specification
- Endrance tests after preceding measuring run and signal generation
Suitability and approval tests
- Tensile tests on welded samples in accordance with DIN 4099-2:2003-08
- Breaking tests on welded rail joints
- Compression tests on insulating joints of rails
- Tension, compression and stability tests on vehicle couplings
- Pulling tests on ropes and chains up to 500 kN tensile force
- Compression tests on crash buffers until release of the crash function
Special functional tests
- Approval tests on fixing technology (e.g. bearing capacity of concrete dowels, static and dynamic tests, determination of maximum pull-out forces)
- Dynamic testing of hydraulic supporting systems
- Testing of prototypes with accompanying stress and strain measurement
- Testing of add-on parts decoupled from the test of the main structur
Development and construction of customized test benches tailored to the application area
- Test rigs for component fatigue (application of external forces, torques)
- Test benches for quality assurance and endurance tests of your specific products
- Measurement of forces, temperatures, deformations, stresses, torques of any kind and size as well as many other physical values