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Valdunes High Speed
OVER
360KM/H
HIGH
RELIABILITY
AND SAFETY
PROVEN
P R O C E S S over
4 0 years of
e x perience
Unique service record
on main high speed train lines
(from 250 km/h up to 360 km/h).
Control of the steel shop process
(metallurgy and steel cleanliness)
and automatic Ultrasonic
Testing (FBH dia ≤ 1 mm).
Noise reduction solutions
from 200 to 360 km/h.
Decreased maintenance
downtime through increased
average wheel life (2.5 Mkm)
and quality improvements.
High Level
of wheelset protection
- Corrosion protection and impact
resistance (thick coating & shells).
-C
ompliance to EN 13260,
EN 13261 and to EURAXLES
recommendations.
-E
asy maintenability.
EN 13262, EN 13979-1
and HS TSI
wheel compliance.
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TH E H I G H S P E E D W H E E L
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high speed train
Valdunes High Speed
Background
Benefits
As early as 1975 we were developing new me-
Improved safety.
tallurgy, steel cleanliness and quality assurance
Increased wheel life.
Reduced downtime.
Reduced life cycle cost.
Reduced track wear.
procedures to overcome problems of rim shatter defects and of tread on the first high speed
trains in France (250 km/h). We have built on
this experience to become the world leader in
high speed train wheel manufacturing (current every day speeds of 320 km/h).
Solutions
Homogeneous continuous casting process.
High cleanliness steel grade.
Homogeneous heat-treatment and machining
Our main references
Alstom, Bombardier, SNCF (France), DB (Germany),
NTV (Italy), Renfe, Talgo Patentes (Spain), SNCB
(Belgium), CRCC (China), Hyundai Rotem (Korea),
Amtrak (USA), Via Rail (Canada), TCDD (Turkey),
Talgo (Saudi Arabia)...
to rectify wheel run-out.
NDT control and steel cleanliness inspection.
Worldwide Experience
More than 40 years of knowledge and experience with more than 350’000 VHiS products
supplied for all main projects (KTX, KTX2, EUROSTAR, THALYS, TGV PSE, TGV A, TGV R, TGV
2N, TGV EURODUPLEX, TALGO 350, ACELA,
ICE, AVE, AGV).
o u r b u si n ess spi r i t
I NNOVAT I ON & P E R F ORM A NC E
MG-VALDUNES - Rue Gustave Delory - 59125 - Trith Saint Léger - France - Tel: +33 (0)3 27 23 62 62 - E-mail: [email protected] - www.valdunes.com
- Photographers: MG-Valdunes - Ludovic Ballet - SNCF - Fotolia.com: rochagneux, cosi - D.R.
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