Enzesfeld - Austroroll® Railway Switch Points

Enzesfeld-Caro Metallwerke AG is a leading supplier of high-quality niche products made from copper alloys. Enzesfeld manufactures the Austroroll® roller device, an innovative maintenance free switch point system that improves the reliability, cost and environmental impact of railways.

LUBRICATION FREE RAILWAY SWITCH POINTS

Austroroll is an innovative railway-engineering product for lubrication-free railway switch points. It improves the economic efficiency and reliability of railways and contributes to environmental protection.

The use of high-strength, weather-resistant materials ensures that the Austroroll has a rigid design. The design guarantees Austroroll's longevity and operational safety.

Austroroll is installed in determined sleeper spaces. This means that during switch point setting, the tongues are transported wear-free. There is extremely low friction produced over the rollers into the final position; no lubrication of base plates is required.

Austroroll guarantees a drastic reduction in the malfunction of switch points; reliability is greatly increased. This roller device can be used under extreme conditions from 40˚C to 100˚C.

POINT SWITCHING

In the closed position the switch rail rests on the slide chair. When the point is switched it is lifted from the slide chair on which it rolls smoothly into the open position. The switch rail remains on the rollers until the switch is closed again.

ECONOMICAL SWTCH POINTS

Austroroll saves railway companies money in a variety of ways. Austroroll does not require maintenance and safety personnel. There is no need to dispose of oil-contaminated track material and neither is there any lubricant or lubrication labour cost. Austroroll has low installation costs, low life cycle costs and a fast amortization.

RELIABLE SWITCH POINTS

Austroroll greatly reduces point failures and guarantees that a lower acting force is needed. The technology makes sure the switch rail is brought fully into the closed and open position. Additional safety is delivered through the switch rail being pressed securely against the stock rail.

Austroroll's durable design means that it can be used for more than ten years. The popularity of Enzesfield's rail innovation is such that more than 70,000 Austroroll railway switch points have been installed throughout Europe.

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SWITCH POINTS

The system works in such a way that there is no soil or ground water contamination; nor are there disposal problems of contaminated sleepers and ballast. The timber sleepers are very durable and have a long life. Because of its lack of contamination and the ease with which the sleepers can be disposed, this rail technology is deal for nature preserves.

ENZESFELD-CARO METALLWERKE AG

Customers who are using Enzesfeld's Austroroll technology include many national railway companies such as ÖBB in Austria. The company is also a Q1 supplier to Deutsche Bahn AG in Germany.

Furthermore the railway department serves a multitude of private railway operators, such as steelworks and ports, which operate their own railway networks.

The engineers of the Eurotunnel and the Metro in Barcelona also use Austroroll devices.

Enzesfeld-Caro Metallwerke AG employs around 370 members of staff and its export rate exceeds 65%. Since 1999 the company has been a member of the international Wieland Group in Ulm, Germany.