Rail Profile Contact Scanner
The Importance of Rail Profiling
Whether you are monitoring in-service track, or have just finished adjusting a switch, or rewelding a frog, rail profiling and wear measurement is an important task.
While laser-based measurement approaches provide moderate accuracy combined with high productivity, hand-held contact-based systems provide the ultimate in resolution and accuracy.
The Rail Profile Contact Scanner (RPCS) is capable of measuring vignola rails, grooved rails, frogs and switches, and delivers measurements that are accurate to within +/-15µm, to a resolution of 5µm, with a repeatability of +/-10µm.
Key Specifications
Key specifications for the RPCS:
- + Measurements provided:
- – Vignola rails: profile, rail head width, railhead area, head loss, top wear, side wear, 45 degree wear, total wear, gauge and field wear angle, pre and post grinding quality index.
- – Frogs: frog profile, point wear, tread wear, flangeway width, flangeway depth.
- – Switches: profile and height.
- + Environmental: IP54 rated with an operating temperature range of -20C to 50C
- + Weight: 0.7kg
- + Battery life: 8 hours
- + Supported languages: English
- + Warranty: 12 months
Video Demonstration
Click below for a brief demonstration of the RPCS for vignol rail measurement.
Click below for a brief demonstration of the RPCS for frog measurement.
The Support that You Need
If you’re considering purchasing measuring equipment from a generalist railway supplier with hundreds or thousands of unrelated SKUs you might want to think twice. Make sure that your supplier has the knowledge and experience to show you how to properly use the equipment in the field as well as work with data in the office.
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