Services
Conversion Engineering (Rail)
Moving a rail programme from one connector system to another: site visits, design conversion of standard connectors, piping length estimation and special connectors where a standard one will not fit.
Changing the connector system on a locomotive or coach is a design job before it is a supply order. The service includes on-site visits, design conversion of standard connectors, estimation of piping lengths and requirements, and the design and prototyping of special connectors where installing a standard one is challenging. The Across Frame Connector for electric locomotives, which removed welding at the joint between bogie and shell, started this way.
What we can show
Surveyed on site
Engineers visit the depot or works to see the existing piping before a conversion is drawn.
Lengths and requirements
Piping lengths and connector requirements estimated from the survey, so the order matches the vehicle.
Special connectors
Designed and prototyped where a standard connector cannot be installed, in SolidWorks and ANSYS at the R&D centre.