SPECIAL FOCUS THE RAIL INDUSTRY
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION solutions for the rail industry
wheel-set wear tracking data storage. The IKP series wheel profile gauge is a
A specialist line of rail industry gauge systems that are aimed at maintenance and inspection of wheel diameter and wheel profile, disk brake profile, and back-to-back wheel distance measurement, has been launched by RIFTEK. Here, exclusive UK distributor Ixthus Instrumentation, looks into the technology
customers’ PC for more comprehensive data acquisition - with dedicated software included for database support. The range is used in more than 60 countries globally for first line inspection of rail, tube and tram maintenance. RIFTEK and Ixthus additionally, however, offer complete customised test and measurement instrumentation systems based on these compact and reliable components.
A
s a designer and manufacturer of measurement equipment and gauging systems based on laser and other non-contact sensor technologies, RIFTEK has developed a range of easy to use rail industry gauge systems. These portable instruments can be used in-situ, under almost any ambient conditions, directly on rolling stock without wheel set removal. In addition, they offer straightforward digital read-out displays or data transfer via USB or wireless Bluetooth to PDAs or the
RIFTEK offers a range of technologies for use within the rail industry
THE SOLUTIONS The IDK series wheel diameter gauge provides accurate measurement with a resolution of 0.01mm in just a few seconds using a three point measurement principle. The gauge is simply placed on the wheel circumference in multiple positions and accumulated readings are averaged and displayed for rolling circle diameters from 600 to 1300mm. The IDK- BT version provides a Bluetooth output for connection to a supplied PDA or a PC for
complete profilometer for measuring geometric parameters of the rail wheel flange. The laser scanning based device returns the dimensions of the wheel thickness, slope and height as well as the rim/tyre thickness, and essentially provides the full profile of the wheel roll surface. These systems use a blue laser source instead of red which can significantly increase measurement integrity of wheels with very shiny surfaces. Supplied with a database and software package for wheel set wear data storage and processing, the portable PDA based instrument has both USB and Bluetooth interfaces and provides accuracy to 0.01mm. Also using RIFTEK’s laser scanning technology, the IKD series provides wear measurement for rail disc brakes with data acquisition information that can be read back from the integral PDA. For determining back to back wheel
distance, RIFTEK’s IMR series incorporates its RF600 series contactless laser triangulation sensor to provide
Power distribution from the smallest to the largest.
ENCLOSURES POWER DISTRIBUTION Enter 28 CLIMATE CONTROL
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52