Končar Electric Vehicles and SKF signed an agreement for the supply of bearings, axle boxes and associated equipment for the latest low-floor electric and diesel-electric multiple unit trains.
Končar’s designers, along with SKF’s experts, were able to draw on SKF’s extensive experience as a major supplier to the global rail industry and a contract was subsequently signed for the supply of SKF link arm axleboxes, sensorised tapered roller bearing units, bearing temperature monitoring systems and speed sensors for the wheel slide protection systems.
In addition, Končar could also simplify parts of its supply chain due to the complete package being supplied from one supplier. At the same time, fully integrated solutions such as the temperature sensor-equipped bearing units saves time and reduce the complexity of the bearing condition monitoring system.
The architecture of the EMU and DMU vehicles comprises five and four bogies respectively. During the development of these trains, SKF was initially involved in the supply of components for the prototype (built in 2009) and for two additional units built shortly thereafter. In 2014, SKF got an order to equip the remaining series totalling 20 EMUs and 1 DMU unit. These are all assembled and commissioned in Croatia and are all in service since 2015.
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