Wheel/rail contact

We support you with your questions about wheel/rail contact:

• Clarification of causes and remedial measures in the event of wear and rolling contact fatigue damage to wheels, rails and switches
• Use of materials and testing in the system network of wheels and rails
• Testing of new materials, designs and maintenance procedures for wheels, rails and switches on large wheel/rail test benches and on the track
• Testing of noise protection, anti-skid and lubrication measures on large wheel/rail test benches
• Crack propagation tests on wheelset axles on large wheel/rail test benches
• Diagnostic methods for determining the condition of rails and switches

​Our gear

We have threePrüfeinrichtung Rad-Schiene-Kontakt. If required, we can also carry out tests on your test vehicles in our materials laboratory.