Evraz has completed the preparations for launching the fifth railway wheel machining line which was assembled. The project, which was implemented in collaboration with German company Niles-Simmons-Hegenscheneidt (NSH), needed a RUB 800 million (USD 12.67 million) investment.
The new line’s capacity is over 66 thousand railway wheels per year. The new line’s start-up is expected in Q3 2018.
At the wheel shop, four new automated machines have been installed. The wheel-block robotic transport and handling equipment, chip breaker and disposal systems, a cutting-fluid management station are being mounted. Cable networks and fences that will ensure labor safety were also installed.
“Our priority is to meet the growing demand for wheels from Russian consumers. The new line will be used to process premium products of the plant: S-wheels for Russian freight cars and for high-speed traffic. We will also be able to process export products here,” Ilya Shirokobrod, Evraz Vice President, Sales and logistics said.
The project will enable the company to equalize the forging, machining and inspection capabilities, which will increase the wheel plant output.
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