Obiettivo The structural integrity of wheel sets used in rolling stock is of great importance to the rail industry and its customers. A number of rail accidents have been directly related to the failure of train axles, leading to increased demands for their inspection and maintenance. Visual inspection and Magnetic Particle Inspection are the current standard practices used for manual non-destructive testing of axles. However, these processes require removal of the wheelset from the wagon/locomotive bogie and full disassembly in order to facilitate access. Inspection is also carried out by some wagon providers using ultrasonic testing (UT) but its application is also limited to disassembled wheelsets.An axle on a wheelset can be connected to a number of ancillary components including breaks and bearings. The disassembly (and reassembly) of axles from the wheelsets/wagon bogey is therefore very time consuming and expensive. There is evidence that even partial disassembly and reassembly could introduce future axle reliability problems. To minimise disruption to their train services but ensure continued safety, train operators require frequent and regular inspection methods that allow quick inspection at the depot with the minimum of wheelset and bogie disassembly.The AxleInspect project aims to develop new inspection techniques based on phased array ultrasonic and electromagnetic techniques suitable for the inspection of both solid and hollow axles. For solid axles, inspection techniques are to be developed that inspect from the end face of the axles using new and novel phased array ultrasonic inspection technology. For hollow axles, probes based on UT and electromagnetic inspection techniques are to be developed, enabling detection of surface breaking cracks that cannot be found by ultrasonic inspection. These new techniques will allow inspection of axles whilst they are still attached to their supporting bogey, allowing minimal wheelset disassembly from the train. Programma(i) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Argomento(i) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Invito a presentare proposte FP7-SME-2011 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinatore TWI LIMITED Contributo UE € 93 885,00 Indirizzo GRANTA PARK GREAT ABINGTON CB21 6AL Cambridge Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Regione East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Lucy Parker (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (7) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto DANO-RAIL S COOP Partecipazione conclusa Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo POL IND ARRIAGA APRAIZ KALEA 1 20870 EIGOIBAR Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Epelde Idoia (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato DANOBAT RAILWAY SYSTEMS S COOP Spagna Contributo UE € 262 615,00 Indirizzo CL HIRU ERREKA 6 MEKOLALDE B 6 20570 BERGARA Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Epelde Idoia (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato VERMON SA Francia Contributo UE € 269 510,00 Indirizzo 67 RUE FROMENTEL 37000 Tours Mostra sulla mappa Regione Centre — Val de Loire Centre — Val de Loire Indre-et-Loire Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Jean-Yves Cordvan (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato PHOENIX INSPECTION SYSTEMS LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE € 288 790,00 Indirizzo Dalton House - Hardwick Grange 40 WA1 4RF WARRINGTON Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Neil Hankinson (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato IDEKO S COOP Spagna Contributo UE € 60 000,00 Indirizzo CALLE ARRIAGA 2 20870 Elgoibar Mostra sulla mappa Regione Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Joseba Perez Bilbatua (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato ZACHODNIOPOMORSKI UNIWERSYTET TECHNOLOGICZNY W SZCZECINIE Polonia Contributo UE € 25 000,00 Indirizzo AL. PIASTOW 17 70 310 Szczecin Mostra sulla mappa Regione Makroregion północno-zachodni Zachodniopomorskie Miasto Szczecin Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Justyna Jonczyk (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE € 27 600,00 Indirizzo NELSON STREET MIDLAND HOUSE A208 DE1 2SA DERBY Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Mark Slade (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato
