Steel and Iron Castings in Rail Technology

DIHAG Foundries SHB Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH and Euro-Rail GmbH are exhibitors at this year‘s InnoTrans which will take place from 23 to 26 September 2014 in Berlin. The focus is on brake blocks: In hall 1.2, booth216 the foundries will inform about the economic advantages of grey cast iron blocks compared to plastic and LL blocks.

In addition to construction material for railway tracks and weights, Euro-Rail GmbH will concentrate on presenting brake blocks for locomotives and railway wagons. On the one hand, Eisenwerk Arnstadt GmbH will be exhibiting the Samson block for locomotives. This distinguishes itself from standard market products through a higher phosphorous alloy which reduces sparking and increases service life. On the other hand, Eisenwerk Arnstadt will exhibit the prototype of a combination block made of grey cast iron with integrated plastic. It combines the advantages of both materials and therefore distinguishes itself by its special braking reliability, at the same time supporting noise reduction. Euro-Rail GmbH – a merger of the foundries Euro Metall Kft., Odlewnia Żeliwa Bydgoszcz Sp. z o.o. and Eisenwerk Arnstadt GmbH – is a long-term partner and the principal supplier of many European state railways. The company invites interested professional visitors to inform themselves at the booth about the purely plastic-based block materials and their effects such as, for example, the higher wear on wheelsets.

SHB will inform visitors about the current industry trends such as high-strength cast steel in the rail vehicle construction sector and coupling bodies for automatic couplings.

In addition to a raw casting for an automatic coupling type C-Akv, the DIHAG subsidiary will also be exhibiting a frame for bogies, which are in use in London’s underground. They excel through high accuracy and strength. Thanks to their alloy components, they show a particularly high resilience even in the case of thin wall-thicknesses.

Grey cast iron blocks convince through their reliability and efficiency

SHB presents a raw casting for an automatic coupling type C-Akv

SHB Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH

Founded in 1894, SHB Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH is one of the leading specialists for raw and ready-to-install cast products. The company employs around 250 staff and is specialised in the sectors of raw material extraction, vehicle technology, plant and mechanical engineering. The product range of the steel casting foundry covers cast parts from 20 kilograms to eight tons in all popular steel and special alloys.

The Leipzig company distinguishes itself through a particularly high materials expertise and produces up to 10,000 tons of grey cast iron products annually. SHB Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH customers include renowned manufacturers of mobile cranes and ore mine excavators, railway suppliers as well as manufacturers of equipment for oil exploration and chemical plant engineering. SHB Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH is part of the DIHAG Group. Ten long-standing foundries belong to the powerful DIHAG Holding GmbH Group of companies. Under the joint holding company, each subsidiary acts individually as specialist in its respective market segment.

Euro-Rail GmbH

Euro-Rail GmbH is comprised of the DIHAG Foundries Eisenwerk Arnstadt GmbH, Euro Metall Kft. (Hungary) and Odlewnia Żeliwa Bydgoszcz Sp. z o.o. (Poland). The group has established itself on the market for rails and rail vehicles as European market leader for brake pads and brake blocks of cast iron. Euro-Rail produces up to 60,000 tons of iron castings annually for the rail sector. As long-standing partner and principal supplier of many European State Rail Companies, the Group designs and produces all products with focus on the high international safety standards. Here, Euro-Rail GmbH has approval for all major European markets. In addition to all this, the Group is a pioneer with regard to noise protection and has already developed innovative combined blocks of grey cast iron and plastic.

DIHAG Holding GmbH

DIHAG Holding GmbH is one of the largest independent Foundry Groups in Western Europe. With an annual turnover of about 350 million Euros and an equity ratio of more than 55 percent, DIHAG Holding GmbH is a financially sound partner. Since 2008 alone, DIHAG Holding GmbH has invested 150 million Euros in state-of-the-art plants and technologies. The Foundry Group manufactures technically sophisticated and ready-to-install castings of less than one kilogram up to 160 tons in weight as individual pieces, in small, medium or large series. The most varied materials, such as grey, spheroidal graphite or steel cast iron as well as copper alloys are processed. The long-term DIHAG Holding GmbH customers come from the sectors of energy, iron, steel plant and mechanical engineering, shipbuilding and mining, as well as wind energy and rail. Central components of corporate strategy are the broad diversification of the sector and product portfolio, further growth and know-how-transfer within the Group.

DIHAG Holding GmbH consists of the following companies: Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH, Meuselwitz Guss Eisengießerei GmbH, Walzengießerei Coswig GmbH, Spezialguss Wetzlar GmbH, Schmiedeberger Gießerei GmbH, Lintorfer Eisengießerei GmbH, Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf GmbH, Eisenwerk Arnstadt GmbH, Euro Metall Kft. and Odlewnia Żeliwa Bydgoszcz Sp. z o.o. Each of the ten long-standing foundries has its own product and market-specific orientation.

Based on DIHAG Holding GmbH information