Bryansk Engineering Plant (BMZ), part of Transmashholding, launched a new stage in diesel locomotive engineering, the installation of wheels-and-motors units with axle-suspended motor bearings on all commercial diesel locomotives. The process began with mainline 2TE25KM No. 208 and shunting TEM18DEM No.1070 locomotives.
The wheels-and-motors unit with axle-suspended motor bearings KMB1 is the plant’s brand new development with improved performance as compared to previous solutions. The use of this unit on locomotives gives a number of advantages: maintenance costs are significantly lower, labour intensity during the maintenance is reduced while the cost effectiveness of the locomotive improved. The rolling bearings are simple to attend to and enduring.
The new component with improved performance has proved itself to be positive on all diesel locomotive models. KMB1 has a unified design and can be used both on shunting and mainline diesel locomotives.
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