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Issue No. 27 - February/March

Innovative SA company wins contract in South America

Train derailment due to wheel bearing faults is a significant issue in the rail transport industry, causing a considerable number of derailments and train stoppages annually around the world.

Heavy haul trains of up to 320 wagons contain more than 2500 bearings and the failure of just one bearing poses a significant safety risk.

A South Australian company has developed a solution that detects and alerts train operators in time to prevent potential derailments.

VIPAC Engineers and Scientists has just won a contract to supply and install its innovative RailBAM® bearing acoustic monitoring system to South American company, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD).

The CVRD installation will be located about 100kms from the Port of Vitoria, on Brazil's east coast and service iron ore rail traffic for the Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM) railway.

CVRD is the largest diversified mining company in the Americas and is supported by more than 9000 kilometres...

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