Taiyuan Heavy Industry Railway Transit Equipment from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, has successfully commissioned a wheel rolling line, type ERWA 5000/10000/1250/5000 supplied by the German company SMS Meer. The new line produces up to 350,000 high-quality railway wheels per year, helping it meet the growing demand for high-quality wheels and for high-speed wheels in the People’s Republic of China.
SMS Meer’s scope of supply included the descaling unit, two wheel blank presses with 50- and 100-MN press force, a wheel-rolling machine and the dishing and piercing press. In addition, SMS Meer supplied a marking unit for the marking of the wheels and a contact-less 3D laser measuring machine. The company also supplied the six manipulators for the wheel rolling line.
Ren XueYi, Vice President of Taiyuan Heavy Industry Railway Transit Equipment, says of the new line, “With the support of their [SMS Meer’s] team and their conscientious efforts and after more than two years’ work, the world’s most advanced and most intelligent rolling and forging line for high-speed wheels is now in operation.” Possible wheel tread diameters range from 700mm to 1,250mm.
