Hegenscheidt Underfloor Wheel Lathe for Railway Wheel Set Maintenance

Hegenscheidt Underfloor Wheel Lathes  are an integral part of transit and commuter railway maintenance facilities worldwide. The lathes utilize fully automatic positioning, machining, and measuring processes. The turning technology combined with CNC control and related set-up automation makes it easy to quickly change wheel profiles. The lathes are available as a U2000-400, or the U2000-150  for lighter axle loads. Both can be configured as tandem systems for machining two wheel sets simultaneously. As these machines are pit-mounted, there is no need to remove the wheel sets from the vehicle, reducing dwell time in the maintenance facility.
NSH USA is proud to offer these machines to our North American customers - for more information, visit our website: nsh-usa.com. International customers can learn more at www.hegenscheidt-mfd.com/.

[@siliconvalleyengineer5875]

thats a fantastic design. I imagine that this machine would reduce costs of keeping the train axles/wheels straight and running trues since the wheels stay on the train and not taken off. Fantastic !

[@nsh-usa]

Definitely true! It reduces dwell time needed for maintenance, increases the lifespan of the wheel sets, and increases safety by maintaining the optimal wheel profile. Thanks for watching!

[@amangautam9670]

i want to known how variant is selected in this machine???????

[@mikemph7779]

Do BNSF and Union Pacific own these lathes? What job titles operate this equipment?

[@nsh-usa]

Hello Mike - BSNF owns a similar sort of underfloor wheel lathe: the Niles UPM. The rest of their underfloor wheel reprofiling as well as all of UP's are done on a Stanray Underfloor Wheel Truing Machine, which is a mill instead of a lathe. Both get the wheels round again! As for job title, I would say "Machinist" is the most prevalent. Thanks for asking - and thanks for watching!

[@amangautam9670]

Can you help me...in selecting variant for wheel profile??...its very important. Is their any training module to operate this machine

[@nsh-usa]

Hi Aman - if you could contact me at [e-mail], I will see what information I can dig up for you. Please include your machine's model number, serial number, and the facility you are contacting us from. Thanks! I will be on the lookout for your email.

[@nsh-usa]

Do you have the Operation and Maintenance manuals handy? The Operation section definitely has information about wheel profile variants: variant 1 = full flange; variant 2 and up will thin the flange.

[@amangautam9670]

I have send an email..machine model is U2000-400

[@amangautam9670]

I don't have operation manual...pls send me if you have.

[@nsh-usa]

Hi Aman - I have forwarded your inquiry to my colleagues in Germany and India. It is my hope that one of them gets back to you soon. Here's hoping!

[@ganeshadra999]

I want to know how to operate this machine because i am selected for this work in Indian railways

[@nsh-usa]

Your supervisor should provide you access to the Operation and Maintenance manual for this machine. If that document is no longer available, I'm sure we could dig it up. Hegenscheidt can also schedule additional training for you and/or your team - talk to your supervisor about such things. Good luck with your new job!

[@22shubhampatil]

I am sure ....where you working there is hyt company machine....so you can contact hyt company they will provide proper training about all cnc lathe machine

[@22shubhampatil]

How much does it cost ....

[@nsh-usa]

We are always happy to talk pricing for our machines - send an email to [e-mail] with more information about your project and we will take it from there. Thanks!