Early on, railways primarily used wheels made of wood or iron. The former were cheap and relatively easy to manufacture, while the latter had far superior wear qualities. It may surprise you to learn, ...

High-speed train wheel dynamics and wear analysis is an essential field focused on understanding the mechanisms that lead to irregular wear patterns, particularly polygonal wear, on train wheels. This ...

While train wheels may look simple, their conical design actually conceals some of the smartest engineering solutions in transport. Far from just trundling along steel rails, it's the shape of the ...

The system is designed to detect defects across various wheel geometries and conditions. Credit: Waygate Technologies. Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business, has introduced the Krautkrämer ...

Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business, has introduced the Krautkrämer WheelStar Radsatz-Prüf-System (RPS), expanding its inspection technologies portfolio. The new system promises precise ...