Noise, Shock and Vibration Control
| ContiTech Railway Engineering | ||
On track worldwide with the right suspension concepts! |
The Gigabox from ContiTech and SKF copes with all major challenges facing freight car components. |
ContiTech: Staying on track with primary and secondary suspension. |
They do away with conventional shock absorbers: Hydraulic springs from ContiTech Luftfedersysteme. |
A contactless functioning height and pressure sensor has been integrated into the air spring by ContiTech Air Spring Systems. |
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| ELPA | ||
Elpa won the 2004 European Business Award for the Environment. |
The CL-E1 ws - a wayside application system for rails; various modifications enable the use of CL-E1 ws on railways, tramways and metros. |
The carry-down effect of environmentally friendly composite material can be seen several kilometres from the dosing point. |
The CL-E1 ug - an underground application system for rails ideal for reduction of noise in urban areas. |
The BREMEX-ANNSYS anti-noise system for rail brakes on a hump yard. |
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| Ferrabyrne | ||
Ferrabyrne traction centre assemblies are designed, tested and manufactured to meet high-level bogie specifications, and the most challenging and arduous working environments. |
Ferrabyrne has over 40 years of experience with developing a wide range of high-quality vibration control solutions for the railway industry. |
State-of-the-art 3D modelling and FEA stress analysis software in addition to our extensive knowledge and experience has allowed Ferrabyrne to produce high-quality engineered solutions and products for its customers. |
One of our core competences is to perform rigorous endurance and life performance predictions within our high-tech testing facility. |
In addition to technical products, Ferrabyrne also designs and manufactures complete systems such as anti-roll bar assemblies. |
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| Freudenberg Schwab | ||
We have various possibilities to simulate the operation of our products, especially concerning their lifetime, compression set and creep performance; during numerous projects throughout the world our products have delivered optimum performance in practice. |
For progress to be achieved, we must never stop learning and dynamically upgrading processes; we continuously target further development of manufacturing technology. |
Tailor-made solutions: vibration control, kinematics, acoustics – the entire range of products from our competence center, unique in Europe, safeguards our customers. |
At a glance: get an overview of the variety of uses for our products. |
At home on the world's railways. |
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| Gadelius | ||
Toyo high-reliability air springs are proven worldwide. |
Rigorous testing and extensive performance analysis ensure reliable and high-performing and durable air springs. |
Conical-bonded rubber springs. |
Rubber bushings. |
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| Getzner Werkstoffe | ||
Elasticity in modern superstructures. For the last 25 years, Getzner has amassed expertise in the field of elasticity of modern superstructures. |
Rail and baseplate pads for rail resilient rail fasteners, used on trams, subways, light rail and main lines. |
Applications for elastic sleeper pads include vibration isolation, increased track stability, adjustment of track stiffness and reduced rail corrugation. |
Ballast mat - Getzner’s Sylomer® and Sylodyn® materials are ideal for elastic supports in all mass-spring systems where the noise isolation demands are very high. |
These mass-spring systems are used in applications where the isolation demands, in terms of structure-borne noise, are very high and where the use of these systems is possible. |
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| GMT Rubber-Metal-Technic | ||
GMT air springs provide high torsional, horizontal and conical displacements, giving a low-frequency ride characteristic for various conditions. |
GMT chevron axle springs are multi-purpose vibration reducing elements. |
GMT conical springs and rolling rubber springs are used frequently in rail bogie manufacture. |
With almost 40 years of experience in the industry, GMT offers a comprehensive range of components and complete system solutions for the improvement of safety and ride comfort on rail vehicles. |
GMT also produce a wide range of additional mounting systems such as buffers, bushes, spherical bearings, control links, steering rods, multi layer rubber springs and pivot bearings. |
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| International Track Systems | ||
We have the opportunity to massively decrease the rate of deforestation with our EcoRail composite sleeper. |
16-year-old composite sleepers used in the Southern United States. |
EcoRail Composite Sleepers are designed to be compatible with standard industry equipment and installation procedures. |
| KONI | ||
KONI is a leading manufacturer of hydraulic dampers for rail rolling stock. |
Our Performance Line dampers are among the latest technology for primary-vertical, secondary-vertical and secondary-horizontal bogies. |
Endurance Line yaw dampers control small-amplitude sinusoidal bogie rotational movements. |
Our vibration isolation products are custom-engineered to solve your complex shock, vibration and noise isolation problems. |
The relatively small-sized pantograph damper is customized to keep the pantograph in working position in contact to the catenary. |
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| LASPAR | ||
LASPAR specialises in anti-vibration solutions for railway applications. |
Our products include suspension systems, compression mountings and elastic coupling for vibration control. |
Laspar has ISO9001, ISO TS16949 , ISO14001 certificates and planned to be IRIS certified in 2011. |
| Mediterr Shock Absorbers | ||
GIMON shock absorbers are installed in high-speed trains, as in this ETR 500 by Fiat Ferroviaria. |
One of our test benches with ten-speed hysteresis cycles - each shock absorber is controlled by special test benches, load cell and computer assisted. |
A wide range of products for any application - the high technology we apply allows us to meet the requirement for a prolonged warrantees. |
GIMON yaw shock absorber and view of section. |
High technology in new design – MSA was involved in Bombardier's projects for Virgin Trains and the SIRIO tram by Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie. |
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| PHOENIX | ||
The PHOENIX encapsulation system is suitable for straight and curved rail as well as for switches and crossings. |
The PHOENIX encapsulation system can be customised to meet the required deflection. |
PHOENIX noise-reduction sub-ballast trackbed mats. |
Track-filling safety profiles for closing gaps in level crossings. |
Resilient sleeper boots with inserts. |
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| Rex Articoli Tecnici | ||
One of the recent projects in the Zimmerberg tunnel of Switzerland's SBB, using Rex rubber boots with specially developed microcellular rubber pads. |
Glide springs, sandwich springs and different elements for bogie production. The company has been registered to ISO since 1980. |
Rex developed a particular insulation system for the city railway: anti-vibration profile with insulating effect and noise absorption sideparts. |
Rex Articoli Tecnici can deliver SWISSCROSS rubber level crossings. |
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| RockDelta | ||
RockBallast® resilient mats for vibration isolation of railway track, seen here on the Copenhagen Metro, Denmark. |
RockXolid® anti-vibration floating slab track mats at Bern Bahnhofstrasse, Switzerland. |
RockBallast vibration isolation resilient mats at Pinhal Novo station, Portugal |
RockXolid resilient mats (in blue) installed in floating slab track solution. |
RockBallast resilient mats (in blue) installed in ballasted construction. |
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| Saargummi | ||
Resilient rubber components for track systems increase noise protection and reduce maintenance costs. The Eurotunnel is one of our references. |
Resilient rubber components for track systems are a guarantee for long term age resistance and weatherproofing, high UV and ozone stability and minimum water absorption. |
Elastomer rail pads reduce natural oscillations and vibrations and corrugation formation on rail contact surfaces. |
Our product attributes are exceptional. This is the combined result of many years of experience and our high-quality elastomers that have outstanding longevity. |
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| Schrey & Veit | ||
Wheel absorber to reduce squealing noise. |
Wheel absorber to reduce rolling and squealing noise. |
Absorber for high-speed trains and locomotives. |
Rail absorber. |
Absorber to reduce the noise radiation of railway steel bridges. |
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| Sontech | ||
Multi-functional sound-reduction wall panels. |
Formed MPP aluminium panels with a surface textile carpet. |
Skirt design with Acustimet absorbing lining. |
Baffles with MPPs for improved noise damping. |
Sound-absorbing end cap for a ventilation fan. |
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| Trelleborg Industrial AVS | ||
An anti-rollbar assembly incorporating two Metalastik® control links and torsion bushes; designed and manufactured by Trelleborg Industrial AVS. The system provides excellent control, keeping the vehicle within the required kinematic envelope. |
Trelleborg Metacone springs were chosen by Kawasaki for the new railcars on Taipei's DORTS underground because of their high load capacity with relatively large static deflections in an axial direction, but with excellent long term creep performance. |
Trelleborg airsprings provide a low frequency suspension with constant ride height:(left) as supplied to Siemens for ScotRail's Class 380 EMU and (right) the design for London Underground's Bombardier MOVIA trains |
A Metalastik® half hourglass mount on a Multi-Axis test machine at Trelleborg Industrial AVS in Leicester, illustrates an example of the company's comprehensive testing facilities. |
The Trelleborg Industrial AVS plant in Leicester houses the company's headquarters, central design and engineering resource as well as state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities |
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