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A REGULAR ROUND-UP OF INDUSTRY PRODUCTS, INNOVATION, NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
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Zonegreen engineers achieve
top safety qualifications
extensive safety assessment study carried provides key information to make
out under the auspices of Dr. David Smith operations quicker and easier to
of Technis. implement, ensuring safety systems are
Dr. Smith is acknowledged as a UK used at all times offering comprehensive
leader in reliability and risk assessment traceability.
techniques, having been concerned with The company also offer highly
reliability and safety engineering since sophisticated interlocking systems that
1970. He has written authoritative books prevent unauthorised movements of trains,
on the subject and offers quantitative unauthorised access by personnel to
assessments including those of hazardous danger areas and prevention of damage to
failures as required in support of the IEC equipment when personnel try to
Zonegreen (formerly Mechan Technology
61508 Standard needed to satisfy HSE circumvent safety procedures.
of Sheffield UK) are pleased to announce
requirements. Zonegreen have provided the
that two of their engineers, Dr. Szer Ming
Zonegreen manufacture SMARTTM SMARTTM DPPS to numerous railway
Lee and Mr. Wilder Pong have successfully
Depot Personnel Protection Systems workshops and depots throughout the UK
passed examinations for the Certificate in
(DPPS) that control vehicle movements in and have recently been awarded contracts
Reliability and Functional Safety. They are
and around railway depots to ensure for installations at Portlaoise near Dublin
currently completing project and essay
absolute minimal risks to staff. They also and at the Dubai Metro Red Line.
work, some of which will be based on an
offer Depot Manager Software that
www.mechan.co.uk
ROBEL’s 30.82 RKS –
The evolution of wrenching
In June 2008, ROBEL Bahnbaumaschinen allows for the precise setting of the have been tilted slightly and the linkage
GmbH will launch the Universal torque and enables the operator to has been integrated into the protective
Power Wrench 30.82 RKS. “RKS” is short check the wrenching operation visually. housing. LED lighting has been integrated
for “ROBEL Clutch System”: the new The wrenching process is started with the into the gear housing and illuminates the
electric multiple disk clutch is an important push of a button. An automatic work area optimally. A data logger records
step towards precision wrenching. termination guarantees not only highest the working hours, number of engine starts
While maintaining the same external precision but also protects from overload. and wrenching cycles.
dimensions, the effective surface of the The machine ensures a steady wrenching Due to the very low centre of gravity it
multiple disk clutch is about nine times the behaviour and little wear of material due to is possible to work without the extension
size of that of the cone clutch. This articulated socket wrenches and frictionless arm. It is now tucked away in a simple as
increases the wrenching precision and revolving in case of inclined rail fastenings. well as cleverly designed mounting support
reduces wear, resulting in better endurance The ergonomic aspects of the machine when it is not in use, but at the same time
and low maintenance. have also been greatly improved. For is always readily at hand.
A control panel with a digital display example, the handles on the operating side
www.robel.info
German Profile: DB Netz AG
In issue 2 2008 of European Railway Review, we published an the time of printing, not all images were available to illustrate the
article from Andreas Beck and Thomas Hempe of DB Netz AG, text. The full article showing all images is now available to
entitled ‘DB’s experience with Y-steel sleepers’. Unfortunately at download from our website:
www.europeanrailwayreview.com
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