Objective 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. Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator TWI LIMITED Address Granta park great abington CB21 6AL Cambridge United Kingdom See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lucy Parker (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DANO-RAIL S COOP Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pol ind arriaga apraiz kalea 1 20870 Eigoibar See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Epelde Idoia (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data DANOBAT RAILWAY SYSTEMS S COOP Spain EU contribution € 262 615,00 Address Cl hiru erreka 6 mekolalde b 6 20570 Bergara See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Epelde Idoia (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data VERMON SA France EU contribution € 269 510,00 Address 67 rue fromentel 37000 Tours See on map Region Centre — Val de Loire Centre — Val de Loire Indre-et-Loire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jean-Yves Cordvan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data PHOENIX INSPECTION SYSTEMS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 288 790,00 Address Dalton house - hardwick grange 40 WA1 4RF Warrington See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Neil Hankinson (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data IDEKO S COOP Spain EU contribution € 60 000,00 Address Calle arriaga 2 20870 Elgoibar See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Joseba Perez Bilbatua (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ZACHODNIOPOMORSKI UNIWERSYTET TECHNOLOGICZNY W SZCZECINIE Poland EU contribution € 25 000,00 Address Al. piastow 17 70 310 Szczecin See on map Region Makroregion północno-zachodni Zachodniopomorskie Miasto Szczecin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Justyna Jonczyk (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 27 600,00 Address Nelson street midland house a208 DE1 2SA Derby See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mark Slade (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data
