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Measuring and testing solutions FROM GOLDSCHMIDT- SAFETY IS MEASURABLE

 Higher speeds, more intensive loads and increasing demands on travel comfort – the demands on modern track construction and a sustainable railway infrastructure are diverse. Our measuring and testing solutions ensure the highest degree of safety and reliability. 

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detailed inspection of the track condition is essential to enable predictive maintenance, which will assure the long-term efficiency and reliability of your railway network and rolling stock. Goldschmidt’s measurement and inspection technology provides the assurance your operation requires. In addition, our extensive catalog of measuring and testing devices is capable of detecting and analyzing the contributing factors to rail defects. Our precision equipment can be deployed in all rail environments, which empowers you to complete inspections with the assurance of accurate defect analysis.


Goldschmidt offers you measuring and testing solutions together with documentation for the geometry and failure analysis of railway tracks. These solutions enable you to identify deviations and derive preventative maintenance measures to ensure a longer service life for rails, switches and wheels. In the long term, this ensures an optimal condition, lower maintenance costs, higher safety and punctuality.

DETECT AND EVALUATE – GEOMETRY AND DEFECT ANALYSIS

There are numerous types of geometry and rail defects with a need to detect, monitor and evaluate them as early as possible. With its digital and smart solutions, application-specific devices and services, Goldschmidt is well positioned for managing diverse railway track conditions. These solutions enable the precise documentation of signs of wear and defects while taking into consideration the measures necessary for defect removal.


Track geometry:

  • Cant
  • Gauge
  • Clearance
  • Corrugation
  • Twist
  • Cross section

Rail and railway track defects:

  • Broken sleepers
  • Broken rail
  • Missing parts
  • Head checks
  • Squats
  • Internal defects

ONE-STOP SHOP- THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR EVERY REQUEST

Goldschmidt offers you an extensive range of cutting-edge measuring and testing solutions in the form of innovative products and services. Our platforms are the foundation which enables the implementation of individual solutions using our proven technology.

The Goldschmidt product range includes measuring and testing devices for each application area. Whether as a hand-held device or integrated in trolleys, track vehicles, road-rail vehicles or inspection trains, state-of-the-art technologies provide precise measuring and testing results in a uniform format, making safety and quality tangible.


This basis allows you to develop maintenance strategies and use suitable Goldschmidt products and services to derive specific measures. The combination of our modular technologies enables us to flexibly equip platforms and therefore to offer application-specific solutions for many different requirements.

THE GOLDSCHMIDT 360° PRODUCT RANGE

Hand-held devices

Trolleys

Track carts

Road-rail vehicles

Integrated solutions for measurement and inspection trains

PRECISE DIAGNOSIS OF TRACK AND RAIL GEOMETRY- RELIABLE PLANNING THROUGH CONDITION MONITORING

Geometric parameters are key to be able to analyse the track condition. The measuring and testing results have to be within the permitted technical tolerance range.

Regular measurement of track and switches guarantees your operation will be running safely. The continuous collection and evaluation of data will enable you to implement a preventive maintenance program for future inspection and repairs.


Based on this data you can maintain sections of track where there is increased wear by performing grinding and welding work at an early stage to improve wheel-to-rail contact. The measurement of the track and longitudinal rail geometry can detect an opportunity to reduce noise and wear. In order to achieve the best results, we also provide a measurement of the straightness of the track at your welded joint. The acceptance and review of work performed on the track is also recorded with the respective applications.

PRECISE ANALYSIS OF TRACK AND RAIL DEFECTS - MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

Increasing axle loads, higher speeds and consequently greater forces being applied to tracks are the leading causes of fatigue and damage to a rail network. Through early detection and preventative maintenance, rail wear, safety and the life of assets can be optimized.

In the course of a visual inspection, surface defects, breaks in the material or missing parts are detected and documented. Inspection procedures are also important for the track safety where internal material defects and hidden damage is detected which cannot be seen by the naked eye and would otherwise go unnoticed.


Eddy current and ultrasonic testing enable you to carry out a complete rail evaluation as well as the classification of surface and internal defects. This allows you to identify, locate and monitor areas highly susceptible to flaws.

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