Who can benefit from the MiniProf BT system?
Due to the secure full contact measuring principle, the extreme high accuracy and the vast Envision analysis software a MiniProf measurement serves as an optimum and secure base for making critical decisions in purchase, maintenance, quality, safety, research and development departments all over the world.
Product design & development
- Material and life cycle test
- Lubrication/friction effect
- Design of wheel, rail, brake disk, boogie
Manufacturing
- Production quality control
- Factory acceptance inspection before shipment
- Verification of production equipment
Procurement
- On-site field/workshop incoming inspection
- Lifetime/performance monitoring – forecast planning
- Compare quality from different suppliers
Maintenance
- On-site field/workshop conformity, limit inspection & documentation
- Rail grinding, profile check before/after
- Wheel re-profiling, profile check before/after milling
Management
- Life cycle wear monitoring
- Trend forecast, planning of on-time maintenance intervals
- Life expectancy / improvements / replacements
Quality control
- Verify accuracy of on-site/build-in laser-based gauges
- Verify accuracy of wheel lathes and rail grinding machines
- Verify accuracy of handheld laser-based gauges
Safety regulation
- Inspection check if assets are within regulation
- Accident and derailment investigation
- Analysis and documentation of work
Research & universities
- WRI studies, verification of research and principles
- Reduce noise and wear-rates to extend asset lifetime
- Improve safety, speed, load and travel comfort
