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State of the Art • High capacity: 4-8 rails/hour • Save 75% of manpower • Save 65% on milling • Save more than 50% energy • Save post heat treatment • Hardness of rail head same or better than the input rail • Machining only on rail head and under foot • Reduced Hazard Zone (HAZ) • Decarburization reduced to a minimum Production Lines Rail Forging Line Forging to Net Shape FORGING PRESS 5,000 tons hydraulic press with forging dies HEATING System for automatic heating of rails RAIL MANIPULATORS Four computer-controlled manipulators lift, turn and move rails through the entire process RTS PANEL Operator Panel for Rail Transfer System LUBRICATION INPUT SECTION Holds up to ﬁve rails, ready for pick-up OUTPUT SECTION Finished rails, ready for pick-up and storing ADVANCED DIES AND PRESS Highly specialized forging equipment MANIPULATOR FOR RAIL HANDLING 5-axis manipulator with servo Version 1.0 · February 2013

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Page 1: Production Lines Rail Forging LineChallenge of rail forging Forging of train rail ends is vital for ensuring a durable, smooth and safe shifting of rails in railway crossings. However,

State of the Art• Highcapacity:4-8rails/hour

• Save75%ofmanpower

• Save65%onmilling

• Savemorethan50%energy

• Savepostheattreatment

• Hardnessofrailheadsameorbetterthantheinputrail

• Machiningonlyonrailheadandunderfoot

• ReducedHazardZone(HAZ)

• Decarburizationreducedtoaminimum

Production Lines

Rail Forging LineForging to Net Shape

FORGING PRESS5,000tonshydraulicpresswithforgingdies

HEATINGSystemforautomaticheatingofrails

RAIL MANIPULATORSFourcomputer-controlledmanipulatorslift,turnandmoverailsthroughtheentireprocess

RTS PANELOperatorPanelforRailTransferSystem

LUBRICATION

INPUT SECTIONHoldsuptofiverails,readyforpick-up

OUTPUT SECTIONFinishedrails,readyforpick-upandstoring

ADVANCED DIES AND PRESSHighlyspecializedforgingequipment

MANIPULATOR FOR RAIL HANDLING5-axismanipulatorwithservo

Version 1.0 · February 2013

Page 2: Production Lines Rail Forging LineChallenge of rail forging Forging of train rail ends is vital for ensuring a durable, smooth and safe shifting of rails in railway crossings. However,

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Watchvideodocumentationandfindmoreinformationatwww.hydraulico.com

A Complete Solution: Rail ForgingThesystemincludesa5,000tonpresswithspeciallydevelopeddies,heatingandanadvancedcomputer-controlledRailTransferSystem–thiscanboostproductivitysignificantly!

Challenge of rail forging

Forgingoftrainrailendsisvitalforensuringadurable,smoothandsafeshiftingofrailsinrailwaycrossings.However,forging–i.e.formingofpre-heatedobjects–posesseveralchallengestobothpressanddietechnologies.

Forseveralyears,Hydraulicohasbeenworkingintenselyonrefiningthetechnologiesinvolvedintransitionforgingsfromassymetricthickwebrailstothesymmetricrailsection.

Controlling the final shape of forged railsThedesignofthediesisanimportantparametertoperfectthefinalshapeoftheforgedrail.

Hydraulicobenefitsfromadvancedsimulationthathasbeenspeciallydevelopedtodefinethediedesignforoptimumshapeandminimizecostfromdiewear.

Computer simulationsDetailedanalysisofforgingprocesssimulationshasproducedmanyimportantdataforthedesignofforgingdies.

Fast production cycles

TheRailForgingSystemhasfourmanipulatorsthatoperateinperfectcoordination,andthesystemcompletes5-8railsperhour.Eachrailisonlyheatedonce,savingconsiderableamountsoftimeandenergyinthecompleteprocess.

Allforgingoperationsareconductedwithin90seconds,eliminatingtheneedforanextraheating.

Built-in flexibility

Processsurveillanceandcontrolisobtainedviacustomizedcomputersoftware.EveryfunctionaldetailintheRailForgingSystemisprogrammable,andmaybechangedinordertoadapttodifferenttasks,oralternativeproductions.

Other benefits

• Fullyintegratedhandlingofrail,railheating,dieheating,lubrication,forgingandflashremoval

• Thesystemcanhandleraillengthsfrom3metersupto24metersormore

• Documentedprocessparameters:Temperature,pressforce,andcycletime

• Quickdiechange

• Programswithallparametersarestoredforre-use

Reference

HydraulicohasmanufacturedRailForgingSystemstomanufacturersinChina,India,EUandCIS.

Hydraulico presses and production lines are at work around the globe. You will find local representatives in more than 16 major countries worldwide.

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