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Railcar wheelset bearing maintenance

Railcar wheelset bearings are among those vehicle parts with the highest stress load. Regular professional maintenance increases the economic lifetime considerably. Therefore, FAG Industrial Services (F’IS) provides operators of all types of railway vehicles with professional disassembly, cleaning and reconditioning of railcar wheelset bearings. Customers benefit from the high quality of our maintenance operations and the competent professionalism of the members of our reconditioning team.

 

The F'IS wheelset bearing reconditioning is certified by the "Deutsche Bahn AG".

Avail of the service range of F’IS:

  • for all cylinder, swivel-joint and taper roller bearings up to a maximum width of 180 mm and a maximum exterior diameter of 420 mm
  • for the products of all roller bearing manufacturers
  • for all raiway vehicles

The services comprise:

  • professional disassembly, cleaning and reconditioning of railcar wheelset bearings in F'IS service center in Schweinfurt
  • signing of every single bearing prior to disassembly
  • if required, journal related documentation of all maintenance work performed

 

Your benefits are:

  • increased economic lifetime of railcar wheelset bearings through high quality servicing and maintenance performance
  • upon cleaning and reconditioning of your railcar wheelset bearing every single bearing is signed prior to disassembly. If required, journal related documentation of all maintenance work performed is thus provided after conclusion of all maintenance tasks
  • the railcar wheelset bearing is returned to you fully finished reduced down time through speedy maintenance workflow; we focus on precision and diligence throughout all steps of the maintenance process
  • maintenance cost reduction through preventive

 

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Maintenance of wheelset bearings as an economical alternative (PDF 233.68 KB)

 

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