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Wheelset maintenance

EWC – EUROPEAN WHEELSET CENTRE

Created in 2010, the EWC is devoted to the maintenance of freight car wheelsets, particularly changing wheels at the wear limit. The activity has expanded over the past few years to passenger cars and traction units.

The EWC is divided into two main entities:

A disassembly workshop for taking apart wheelsets to undergo maintenance and verifying and preparing their components, including special non-destructive tests.
A wheelset assembly workshop, which is also used for the manufacturing of new parts.

Likewise, VALDUNES INDUSTRIES provides its knowledge in the manufacturing of wheelsets to assist with maintenance. Thanks to its experience in business cases with complex logistics flows, the company has been able to create a dedicated organization that can offer a turnkey service that includes:

Management of components;
Management of spare parts;
Providing custom-bored wheels;
The option to replace a damaged axle.

Words we rely on: Responsiveness, Flexibility, Quality and Safety.

The EWC enables the replacement of wheels at their wear limit in an average of 15 working days, in order to ensure the optimal availability of the equipment.

For its operations, EWC is certified ECFM, VPI and MA00245 (SNCF) or to client's specifications.

Besides the maintenance of freight axles, EWC offers the following services:

repairing paint on wheelsets;
replacement of class protection 1 on wheelsets (anti-ballast);
replacement of brake discs;
managing a permanent fleet of wheelsets.

and is currently developing:

maintenance of brake discs;
expertise in cartridge bearings;
expertise in gears;
overhaul of gearboxes.

Types of products:

standard freight;
shunters;
locomotives;
passenger cars;
HST.

Axles

KEEP YOUR EQUIPMENT RUNNING AND OPTIMISE THE LIFESPAN OF YOUR COMPONENTS TO LOWER THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP.

VALDUNES INDUSTRIES designs and manufactures forged axles for all sorts of applications:

HIGH SPEED

PRODUCTS: hollow or plain axles for high-speed vehicles.
TYPE OF FINISH: blanks, machined or equipped with accessories (roller bearings, bearing housings, gears, electrical current return, phonic wheels, etc.).
PRODUCTION METHODS: rolled axles (forging reduction > 4) or forged axles (reduction > 3).
FITTING DIAMETER: 185 mm to 250 mm.
GRADES: EA1N, EA4T, 30NiCrMoV12, 30CrNiMo8.
AXLE BORE DIAMETER: 30 mm to 130 mm.
AXLE PROTECTION: Cat 1 per EN13261.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: EN13261, EN13103 -1, BN 918275, TJ/CL 276, AAR M101, BS5892P1.

EMU/DMU/METRO

PRODUCTS: hollow or plain axles for EMU/DMU/METRO applications.
TYPE OF FINISH: blanks, machined, or equipped with accessories (roller bearings, bearing housings, drive axles, electrical current return, phonic wheels, etc.).
PRODUCTION METHODS: rolled axles (forging reduction > 4) or forged axles (reduction > 3)
FITTING DIAMETER: 136 mm to 250 mm.
GRADES: EA1N, EA1T, EA4T, 30NiCrMoV12.
AXLE BORE DIAMETER: 30 mm to 130 mm.
AXLE PROTECTION: Cat 2 per EN13261.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: EN13261, EN13103 -1, BN 918275, TJ/CL 276, AAR M101, BS5892P1.

LOCOMOTIVES

PRODUCTS: locomotive axles.
TYPE OF FINISH: blanks, machined or equipped with accessories (roller bearings, bearing housings, drive axles, electrical current return, phonic wheels, etc.).
PRODUCTION METHODS: rolled axles (forging reduction > 4) or forged axles (reduction > 3)
FITTING DIAMETER: 187 mm to 250 mm.
GRADES: EA1N, EA1T, EA4T, A5T.
AXLE BORE DIAMETER: 30 mm to 130 mm.
AXLE PROTECTION: Cat 2 per EN13261.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: EN13261, EN13103 -1, BN 918275, TJ/CL 276, AAR M101, BS5892P1.

FREIGHT

PRODUCTS: freight axles.
TYPE OF FINISH: blanks, machined or equipped with accessories (roller bearings, bearing housings, etc.).
PRODUCTION METHODS: rolled axles (forging reduction > 4) or forged axles (reduction > 3)
FITTING DIAMETER: 180 mm to 220 mm.
GRADES: EA1N, Grade F (AAR).
AXLE BORE DIAMETER: NA.
AXLE PROTECTION: Cat 2 per EN13261.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: EN13261, EN13103 -1, BN 918275, TJ/CL 276, AAR M101, BS5892P1.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR INTEROBERABILITY: WAG TSI. No. 321/2013 + No. 1236/2013.

Wheelsets

KEEP YOUR EQUIPMENT RUNNING AND OPTIMISE THE LIFESPAN OF YOUR COMPONENTS TO LOWER THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP.

VALDUNES INDUSTRIES designs and manufactures forged wheelsets for all sorts of applications:

TRAILER WHEELSET

PRODUCTS: standard freight or passenger carrying wheelset.
ASSEMBLY: press-fitting or shrink-fitting.
PAINTING/PROTECTION: very high quality paint. Class 1: Deposit sprayed onto the axle or mechanical protection assembled onto the axle. Class 2 and 3: alkyd-based paints, epoxy, and water based paint.
AXLE BOX MOUNTING: Installation of roller bearings and boxes. Installation of axle box equipment (phonic wheels, etc.).
TESTS: press fit curves. Resistivity. Dynamic balancing. EWT traceability (freight axle).
DIAMETER: 450 mm to 1050 mm.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: NFEN13260, BS5892P6, BN918274, UIC-813-O, etc.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR INTEROPERABILITY: WAG TSI. No. 321/2013 + No. 1236/2013.

TRAILER WHEELSET WITH BRAKE DISCS

PRODUCTS: with brake discs on an axle or brake discs on a wheel.
ASSEMBLY: press-fitting or shrink-fitting. Traceability of tests checking whether the brake disc are flange-mounted on the wheels properly.
PAINTING/PROTECTION: very high quality paint. Class 1: Deposit sprayed onto the axle or mechanical protection assembled onto the axle. Class 2 and 3: alkyd-based paints, epoxy, and water based paint.
AXLE BOX MOUNTING: Installation of roller bearings and boxes. Installation of axle box equipment (phonic wheels, etc.).
TESTS: press fit curves. Resistivity. Dynamic balancing. EWT traceability (freight axle).
DIAMETER: 450 mm to 1050 mm.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: NFEN13260, BS5892P6, BN918274, UIC-813-O, etc.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR INTEROPERABILITY: WAG TSI. No. 321/2013 + No. 1236/2013.

POWERED WHEELSET

PRODUCTS: with brake discs on an axle or brake discs on a wheel. With sprocket or pinions, etc.
ASSEMBLY: press-fitting or shrink-fitting of wheels and pinions. Traceability of tests checking whether the brake disc are flange-mounted on the wheels properly.
PAINTING/PROTECTION: very high quality paint. Class 1: Deposit sprayed onto the axle or mechanical protection assembled onto the axle. Class 2 and 3: alkyd-based paints, epoxy, and water based paint.
AXLE BOX MOUNTING: Installation of roller bearings and boxes. Installation of axle box equipment (phonic wheels, etc.).
TESTS: press fit curves. Resistivity. EWT traceability (freight axle).
DIAMETER: 750 mm to 1050 mm.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: NFEN13260, BS5892P6, BN918274, UIC-813-O, etc.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR INTEROPERABILITY: WAG TSI. No. 321/2013 + No. 1236/2013.

POWERED WHEELSET WITH “ CANNON BOX ”

PRODUCTS: with brake discs on an axle or brake discs on a wheel. With sprocket or pinions, etc. With "Cannon Box".
ASSEMBLY: press-fitting or shrink-fitting of wheels and pinions. Shrink-fitting of the "Cannon box". Traceability of tests checking whether the brake disc are flange-mounted on the wheels properly.
PAINTING/PROTECTION: very high quality paint. Class 1: Deposit sprayed onto the axle or mechanical protection assembled onto the axle. Class 2 and 3: alkyd-based paints, epoxy, and water based paint.
AXLE BOX MOUNTING: Installation of roller bearings and boxes. Installation of axle box equipment (phonic wheels, etc.).
TESTS: press fit curves. Resistivity. EWT traceability (freight axle).
DIAMETER: 750 mm to 1050 mm.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: NFEN13260, BS5892P6, BN918274, UIC-813-O, etc.

SPECIAL WHEELSETS

PRODUCTS: with brake discs on an axle. With sprocket or pinions, etc.
ASSEMBLY: press-fitting or shrink-fitting of wheels and pinions.
PAINTING/PROTECTION: very high quality paint. Class 1: Deposit sprayed onto the axle or mechanical protection assembled onto the axle. Class 2 and 3: alkyd-based paints, epoxy, and water based paint.
AXLE BOX MOUNTING: Installation of roller bearings and boxes. Installation of axle box equipment (phonic wheels, etc.).
TESTS: press fit curves. Resistivity. EWT traceability (freight axle).
DIAMETER: 750 mm to 1050 mm.
REFERENCE STANDARDS: NFEN13260, BS5892P6, BN918274, UIC-813-O, etc.