It's so nice to travel by train and admire the plains or mountain scenery from the carriage window. And what vivid photos are taken against the backdrop of the track...
But do passengers ever think about the fact that the tracks need careful maintenance and repair, and what railway equipment is used to do it?
The construction and repair of railway tracks, maintenance and cleaning, and inspection of the technical condition of the tracks are carried out with the help of specialised rail transport. This powerful engineering equipment - track laying and track repair machines, ballast spreaders and gravel cleaners, overhead line maintenance machines, trolleys and inspection cars, snow ploughs, etc. - also moves along the tracks and requires periodic maintenance and repair, especially of the wheelset, including the axle. The axle of a wheelset is a key element of railway rolling stock, as it connects two wheels into a single structure, ensuring load transfer and stability.
DDAP-RAX produces axles of various complexity levels for wheelsets for rolling stock of rail transport, including for rail special equipment. From time to time, DDAP-RAX ships axles for wheelsets of special railway transport to European customers. Such railway axles have a complex geometry, including cylindrical sections with different diameters, tapered transition zones with complicated machining conditions, structurally complex parts of the axle subframe and journal, as well as end technological holes of different depths.
For companies that repair specialised railway equipment or manufacture wheelsets for it, it is important to deliver axles on time, sometimes on short notice. And given the peculiarity and diversity of the special equipment fleet and the small number of each type, a minimum assembly batch of axles may also be required. The production capabilities of DDAP-RAX fully cover these needs - we ensure stable deliveries even at short notice, manufacture axles in the batches required by the customer and guarantee exact compliance with the customer's drawings. Our approach allows us to efficiently serve both large repair depots and specialised enterprises with individual requests.
Thanks to 30 years of experience in axle production, a high-tech fleet of CNC equipment and a team of qualified metalworking specialists, we are confident in solving technological problems of varying complexity. Therefore, DDAP-RAX has become a reliable partner for companies that maintain or operate a fleet of special railway vehicles.