Optical Measurement System For Railway Wheels

Hot Wheel Railway Inspection
Wheel Parameters Measurement Systems

Railway Hot Wheel System

The system is designed to allow fully automated inspection of railway wheels in hot (1200°C) conditions. The wheels are placed on the rotating table of the system by the robots. During one revolution of the table, the 3D profile of the wheel is recorded by non-contact, thermostabilized laser sensors.

Railway Wheel Check Measurement Station

The system is usually installed right after the finishing press to measure the full wheel profile and wheel diameters, the key dimensions and the wheel quality parameters.
Wheel Check enables the client to correct, in real time, the working parameters, directly and automatically identifying the main rolling defects during the production phase. The 3D visualisation software shows out of tolerance dimensions and the localisation of excess and lack of material.

ItemProductDescriptionPDFFree Hot Wheels Quote
InformationOptical System RailwaysHot Wheels 1200°C

Features

Features Hot Wheel System

  1. Self-diagnostics.
  2. Heat and vibration resistance.
  3. Non-contact optical scanning.
  4. Conversion to cold body geometry.
  5. Less 20 sec for one wheel inspection.
  6. Reference model in table form or DXF.
  7. 3D visualisation with deviation colour coding.
  8. For hot objects with temperature up to 1200°C degrees.

Measurable Parameters

Measurable Parameters

  1. Rim Width.
  2. Eccentricity.
  3. Outer Diameter.
  4. Wheel Hub Height.
  5. Wheel Flange Width.
  6. Wheel Plate Thickness
  7. Wheel Flange Diameter.
  8. Wheel Hub External Diameter.
  9. Depth Of Defects And Anomalies.
  10. Depth And Location Of Relief Marking.
  11. Back-Face And Front-Face Rim Inside Diameter.
  12. Other Parameters According Customer’s Specification.

Applications

Application

  1. Active cooling system.
  2. Working in harsh conditions.
  3. Operation in continuous mode 24/7.
  4. Integrated into the wheel rolling mill cycle.
  5. The system scans a full 3600 degree wheel profile.
  6. Measuring process is synchronized with the robots.
  7. Materials with a coefficient of thermal expansion close to one are applied.
  8. Calculation and visualization of parameter deviation including colour coding in 3D.
  9. Export of measured data and system status to the control system of the enterprise process control system.
  10. On-line geometry inspection of railway wheel in cold and hot conditions with temperature 950°С to 1200°С.