DIHAG FOUNDRIES: The foundries comprising the DIHAG Holding group will be exhibiting a range of metal castings at InnoTrans 2014, with a focus on brake blocks.
Euro-Rail will be presenting brake blocks for locomotives and wagons, while Eisenwerk Arnstadt will be exhibiting its Samson design for locomotives which uses a high-phosphorous alloy to reduce sparking and increase service life. The company will also be presenting a prototype block combining grey cast iron with composite to offer reliability and low noise.
SHB will be informing visitors about current industry trends such the use of high-strength cast steel in the rolling stock sector and the production of bodies for automatic couplings.
DIHAG will be highlighting the precision and strength of its alloy components, exhibiting a raw casting for a C-Akv automatic coupling and a bogie frame for London Underground.
