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MOU Rail Welding Robot
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Solution for future rail maintenance
The rail welding robot is built into a double container that rests on a wagon. The innovation will help the hundred rail welders in the Netherlands with railway maintenance. The robot is developed by Robel Rail Automation in close cooperation with VolkerRail, Strukton Rail and ProRail.
Robel Rail Automation is developing a high-precision, high-quality robot for welding rails and switch components in close cooperation with rail contractors VolkerRail, Strukton Rail and railway manager ProRail. Once operational, the welding robot will contribute to extending the service life of rail infrastructure and address the growing shortage of skilled rail welders.
The welding robot, housed in a double-container unit mounted on a rail wagon, is designed to weld both standard carbon steel rails and switch components. It can operate during nighttime hours and under adverse weather conditions, without fatigue, and with consistently high precision.
The robot can operate during nighttime hours and under adverse weather conditions, without fatigue, and with consistently high precision.
The robot will also enable working with only one track closed, and the adjacent track (potentially) open. This makes the system an ideal solution for the future of automated rail maintenance.
On May 21st, Robel Rail Automation, ProRail, VolkerRail, and Strukton Rail signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). With signing the MOU they affirmed the importance and necessity of further developing the welding robot for future rail maintenance. The agreement marks a significant step toward adapting the technology for deployment on the Dutch railway network.
What started as a vision for robotic rail maintenance is translating into tangible progress.