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rail transport l institutions l services

VÚKV work in a number of working

groups of the European Committee for

Standardization CEN/TC 256 and the International Committee for Standardization ISO/TC 269, concerning standardization in the field of railways.

Development

In the area of development, the company

deals with complete development projects of railway vehicles or their parts from

initial study through to design, from the

preparation of production drawings to

supervision during prototype production, and approval and commissioning.

The main area of development activities

of VÚKV a.s. are projects of new or upgraded vehicles and their components

(e.g. underframes, bogies, drives, interior

equipment, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, braking systems, etc.) including

the necessary technical calculations and

simulations. We are qualified to design

welded structures of rail vehicles and

components according to EN 15085-2,

class CL4; our competence is verified by

the certification company Gesellschaft für

Schweißtechnik International mbH in Hanover. In addition, we are also qualified to

design glued joints in the construction of

railway vehicles according to DIN 67012; this competence is verified by the TC

Kleben Technology Center, Übach-Palenberg, Germany.

Testing

Testing Laboratory No. 1085 VÚKV a.s.

performs type and research tests of railway vehicles and containers, accredited

tests (accreditation of the Czech Institute

for Accreditation – ČIA – according to

ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2018) in accordance with TSI directives, European standards and UIC regulations. The testing laboratory is recognized not only in the

Czech Republic and in Europe, but also

worldwide. It cooperates with many notified bodies and national railway authorities.

The company is accredited to perform

static strength tests of underframes and

frames of railway vehicles, including vehicle lifting tests, static strength tests of individual components (e.g. walls, floor,

flaps, doors, etc.), vehicle impact tests and

dynamic bumper tests, crash resistance

tests, driving strength tests of vehicles,

strength tests of bogies and their components, curve tests, measurement of torsional stiffness, determination of safety against derailment on a collapsed track

(Y/Q), determination of vehicle effects on

the track and driving characteristics, determination of maximum longitudinal force

transmitted by sliding vehicles, vibration

measurement, identification of parameters

The VÚKV mobile calibration bench for the instrumented measuring of wheelsets is an essential piece

of equipment in the preparation of driving tests

A number of framework structures of vehicles from domestic and European manufacturers have been tested

on the loading bench at the Cerhenice facility

decisive for determining the contour of

the vehicle, measurement of driving resistance, vehicle brake tests, measurement

of noise inside and outside vehicles, measurement of the aerodynamic effects

of vehicles, vehicle earthing tests, heating,

ventilation and air conditioning tests, vehicle thermal insulation tests, flammability

tests, interior lighting tests, measuring the

dynamic properties of the rail, and measuring the acoustic roughness of the rail.

A complete list of accredited tests is available on the company's website:

https://www.vukv.cz/akreditovanezkousky.

Safety assessment and

expert assessment

The company actively cooperates with national safety authorities, notified bodies,

railway operators and infrastructure managers in assessing the characteristics

of railway vehicles as a basis for decisions

made by railway administrations and in assessing the risk management process (Regulation No. 352/2009 and Implementing

Regulation No. 402/2013 ).

A detailed view of the mobile test bench of VÚKV

a.s. during the torsion test of a tank wagon

VÚKV a.s.,

Bucharova 1314/8, Stodůlky, CZ-158 00 Praha 5

phone.: 225 343 402, e-mail: info@vukv.cz,