Thermit® News December 2021
THERMIT® NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
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THERMIT®
Process for welding on extreme inclines
Peak Tram Hong Kong is a funicular railway on Hong Kong Island with an incline of up to 48%. Renovating these rails is therefore particularly challenging.
The tracks of the funicular railway were completely renovated this year. Our client was tasked with executing the aluminothermic welds. The challenge of these welds lies in the incline of the rails, which is extreme in some parts.
Elektro-Thermit supplied the welding materials required and the necessary equipment. Thermit® portions, casting moulds and mould shoes were adapted for this. Various test welds were performed and parameters and components of the process optimised at the same time. The last adaptations were made under the actual conditions on site.
Since then, all the welds have been straightened — and everything is back on track! The Smartweld Jet was used to preheat the Thermit® weld. The jet is particularly well-suited to difficult terrains and guarantees that the preheating operation is executed safely.
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EGYPT
Supply of welding kits and equipment
Elektro-Thermit delivers welding materials for the modernisation of the railway line.
The Egyptian National Railway project includes the modernisation of the stretches from Zagazig to Abu Kebir (north of Cairo) and from Benha to Port Said, a strategic port at the northern end of the Suez Canal in the Mediterranean Sea. Elektro-Thermit supplied welding kits for the maintenance operations on the track superstructure last year and another delivery is currently underway.
Representatives of the Egyptian National Railway and the client accepted the welds (Factory Assurance Test) at the start of November. The requirements for weld acceptance were very high. In addition to the standard evaluations, additional tests stipulated by the Egyptian Railway were also administered.
The Egyptian National Railway and the client were completely satisfied, with the welds meeting all their requirements.
PRACTICAL TRAINING
Working instructions for the Thermit® welding method
The processing of our consumable materials by your trained employees to create a high quality finished product must be performed in accordance with the latest version of our work instructions.
A complete overview of our work instructions, sub-divided according to language and methods, is available here. Your contact in the Technical Service or Sales departments will be happy to provide you with the requested version of the work instruction you require.
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Our products and our expertise can be found in almost all rail networks worldwide. As a world-leading provider for Thermit® welding, we also offer many other products and services for modernising and maintaining rail networks. We are part of the Goldschmidt group — an innovative, modern and global group of companies that can count over 20 sites worldwide.
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