Services
Services
For three generations now, we have been providing you with outstanding service
and first-class quality.
Find out everything about our extensive range of services
on this page.
Quality has a name
From “snall” revisions and deadline work to revision G4.0 can
be carried out in the bogie area.
Lifting jacks are used to raise the “wagon body”, depending on the type of freight or tank wagon.
The bogies, such as the various Y25 or H-frame bogies, are removed and disassembled into their subassemblies depending on the revision level. The brakes and their “small parts” and “exchange parts” are partially removed, checked and reconditioned.
The brake revisions such as Br2 or Br3 are carried out. A brake inspection with subsequent brake test is carried out exclusively by trained and certified workers.
We carry out
- underframe revisions G4.0, G4.2 and G4.8, as well as deadline work on
freight wagons - Reconditioning of bogies: ISD 1, ISD 2 and ISD 3
- Brake inspections: Br 0, BR 2 and Br 3 by qualified personnel
- Pressure and leak tests on dangerous goods tank wagons according to RID and
Pressure Vessel Directive
In the process, experts who are constantly present enable fast and delay-free
processing.
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System provider ECM
The “Entity in Charge of Maintenance” (abbreviated as: ECM) refers to a control body that is responsible for the maintenance of freight wagons.
This instance found its origin in the directive for “Railway Safety in Europe”, which came into force in 2008
and serves to harmonise safety standards within the European Union. For the ECM, it is absolutely necessary to introduce a functioning maintenance management system based on EU Regulation 445/2011. Based on this directive, we, the Franz Kaminski Group, offer a service package specially adapted to the ECM.
The Franz Kaminski Group offers the customer the following service:
- Continuous monitoring of maintenance with the aid of our production data acquisition and document management system.
- A coordinated spare parts management with administration of external
storage locations. - The provision of maintenance and wheelset data available at
any time. - Web services for the management of wagon-specific spare parts lists
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Spare parts management
…but also to constantly improve it since its introduction in order to offer our customers the highest level of transparency and quality.
The Franz Kaminski Group provides the customer with a closed hall storage area with high racks so that the customer’s rail vehicle spare parts can be stored safely, damage-free and in accordance with the applicable regulations. The customer receives an overview of the spare parts they have stored for freight wagons or tank wagons via the Kaminski web shop at any time and can use this platform to make requests for spare parts management.
When the goods arrive, an incoming inspection is carried out by appropriate specialist staff before they are stored. Among other things, it is checked whether the required documents such as certificates or test certificates are available. These documents can then be made available to the customer in digital form at any time. The customer has the option of a monthly evaluation of all warehouse movements for the managed freight wagon spare parts. On request, it is also possible to create an evaluation of the turnover rate and the stock range.
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Wheelset processing
We will be happy to process wheel set units ordered separately to the wagon for you. In the course of time, we have set up a separate department exclusively for IS1.
Here, the wheel sets can also be quickly unloaded from the truck, processed and reloaded. Due to the specially created infrastructure, we can guarantee fast turnaround times here.
- wheel set reconditioning: IS0, IS1 and IS2 with magnetic particle and ultrasonic testing, in accordance with VPI maintenance guidelines VPI 04 and VPI 09.
- non-destructive testing according to DIN EN 473 and DIN 27201-7
- machining of wheelset shafts
- wheelset management, with provision of data in a wheelset
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Wagon conversion
We are “professionals” in the modification of “old wagons”. Tank conversions, brake conversions up to the repair of “major damage” after accidents is our daily business.
We have many years of experience in the construction and conversion of wagons according to the wishes of our customers. We always keep up with the latest technology and use the latest hardware and powerful CAD software.
An excerpt of our construction/conversion possibilities:
- Conversion of bogies to enable conversion to country-specific gauges (Spain, Finland, etc.)
- Adding/removing gas suspension
- Attachment of a ventilation system coupled with the bottom valve to protect against vacuum damage
- Attachment of a non-return cap
- Installing/removing bottom drain
- Installation: Welding in block flanges for bottom valves and attaching a manifold pipe
- Dismantling: Burning out the block flange and closing with boiler patches (welding in).
- Adding/removing heaters for boiler, T-piece, bottom valve, sump cup etc.
- Installation/removal of insulation
- Coating of tank wagons to protect the load
- Increase of test pressure, tank coding
It goes without saying that we carry out all conversion measures, if necessary, in consultation with the following authorities:
- Applications to licensing authorities Cooperation with Notified Bodies (Nobo’s) Experts
Testing organisations
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New construction
We offer construction and new building of compressed gas, chemical and mineral oil tank wagons in smaller and larger quantities.
We are specialised in four-axle tank wagons in the following sectors
- Chemicals
- Mineral oil
- Compressed gas
- Bulk goods
We can also realise many customer wishes by means of suitable conversion measures. You can find information about our competences and the possibilities we offer in this respect under the navigation point conversion.
In addition, the construction of “special wagons” is possible on request.
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Cleaning
In order to do justice to environmental protection and cleaning quality, processes are required that help to comply with waste water limit values and exhaust air reductions and at the same time guarantee a continuous high level of quality.
At Franz Kaminski Waggonbau GmbH, we have optimised the technology and processes to do just that.
In addition to the usual substances such as
- acids and alkalis
- diesel, petrol and paraffin
- sulphur, solid
- fuel oil, crude petroleum and partly their derivatives
- alcohols and some ketones
we are also able to remove a wide range of substances from the chemical industry
from wagons and dispose of them in an environmentally friendly manner.
The Kaminski Group can clean a wide range of wagons. In addition to chemical and mineral oil wagons, we are also able to clean pressurised gas wagons using various decompression methods. The depressurisation of a pressurised gas tank car (depressurisation) can also be carried out with hydrocarbons such as butadiene using special methods. The degassing of the pressurised gas tank car can be carried out using various methods.
It is possible to clean the following products:
- Hydrocarbons: Propane, butane and their mixtures
- as well as butadiene and technical gases in general.
With our new dust cleaning system, we also offer the possibility of cleaning loads such as brown coal dust, lime or cement from dust wagons.
As a further service, we offer exterior and underframe cleaning, interior inspections according to UIP and surface treatment.
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Dust cleaning
With this newly constructed plant, we, the Franz Kaminski Group, are now in a position to clean dust wagons from loads such as brown coal dust, lime or cement.
The plant is equipped with a large suction system with explosion protection and guarantees the highest level of environmental protection:
- a maximum of environmental protection,
- optimum quality and safety during cleaning, and
- maximum occupational safety for the employees
The lignite dust can be collected according to the source of the cleaned dust and then disposed of or, after the tank has been inspected, filled back into the associated wagon.
The exhaust air is filtered so that the dust emissions according to TA-Luft 2002 can be complied with and thus contributes to environmental protection. The entire plant itself has been approved by the Trade Supervisory Authority (GAA) and is designed in accordance with the new ATEX directive.
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Mobile service
They are equipped with the latest emergency technology. This enables our competent staff to react immediately to all circumstances. Mobile maintenance is carried out from the most suitable location for the specific case.
Here are some examples of our mobile service:
- freight wagon repair throughout Europe
• wheelset exchange - brake repairs with brake testing Br0
- change of suspension springs, also on loaded wagons
- lettering and paint repairs
- valve repairs, also under full protection
- handling gases and around 400 substances from the chemical and mineral oil industries
As an internationally active service company, the Kaminski Group can guarantee Europe-wide support and a reliable supply of spare parts.
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Welding technology
We weld materials from fine-grained structural steel, “black steel” to
stainless steel to aluminium.
In accordance with our approvals, we carry out all welding work according to the following procedures:
- 111 E-Hand
- 135 MAG
- 141 WIG
- 131 MIG
- 311 Autogenous welding
We can carry out welding work on the following materials:
- 1.1/1.2 (unalloyed low-carbon steels, low-alloy steels)
- 1.3 (normalised, quenched and tempered fine-grained structural steels and thermomecha- nically treated steels)
- 8.1 (ferritic-austenitic or purely austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steels)
- 8.1 (hard manganese plates)
- 2.1 (aluminium)
Turning devices for tanks and pipes are available.
Tank welds in accordance with the pressure equipment directive.
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Surface treatment (interior)
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Painting
We are happy to undertake the various lacquer finishes for the interior and exterior.
The coatings we offer include:
- high-quality and environmentally compatible paint systems for rail vehicles:
1-K-EP - water-based 1-component top coat based on
- alkyd resins 2-K-EP
- topcoat system: epoxy resin system with hardener o waterborne topcoat based on alkyd resins, o silk-glossy
- high gloss
- primer: 1-comp. rust protection primer on polyacrylic basis.
other paint systems:
- bitumen
- synthetic resin
- EP systems, solvent-based
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Further production & services
Our service portfolio also includes special procedures for tank wagons, some of which we would like to mention by way of example:
- processing of violent damage
- maintenance and installation of telematics systems
- forging work (e.g. upsetting of tie rods)
- valve reconditioning
- insulation work
- small series production of flanges, pipe sections, nozzles, etc.
- repair work on enamel coatings
- measurement of bogies
- qualified personnel for non-destructive testing (level 1 DIN EN 473)
- PT (penetrant testing)
- VT (visual inspection or visual testing)
- MT (magnetic particle inspection)
- UT (ultrasonic testing)
- Residual stress testing on wheelsets for motor vehicle transports
We have many years of experience in dealing with heavy damage or damage caused by rolling stock. The restoration of a goods wagon or tank wagon after damage in the underframe, bogie or tank area together with expert organisations is our daily business.
