Automatic Wagon Box Transport System

An automated rail shifter system designed and manufactured for transporting railway wagon boxes during processing and assembly.

A rail shifter is a device used to move rail vehicles between parallel tracks, applied in locations where the construction of railway switches is not feasible, such as in repair shops and locomotive sheds, coal and ore sorting facilities, or at loading ramps. This type of solution is also used as equipment for technological lines producing rail vehicle components, facilitating the movement of wagon boxes and locomotives between different stages of processing and assembly.

FEATURES OF THE AUTOMATIC WAGON BOX TRANSPORT SYSTEM

• The system is based on the construction and characteristics of a classic rail shifter.
• The device is equipped with an innovative extension mechanism (coupling and towing), enabling the pulling and pushing of wagons without the use of rope winch systems.
• Semi-automatic control involves selecting the track from which the rail vehicle is to be retrieved and the track to which it is to be delivered, with other work sequences performed automatically.
• The point mechanism is used for coupling the shifter track with the approach tracks of the hall.
• The shifter positioning system aligns the internal shifter track with the approach tracks of rail vehicles.
• Control is also possible in a fully manual mode using a radio control system connected through an industrial connector to the control cabinet.
• The shifter is equipped with additional mechanical locking mechanisms to secure the shifter on the track in the position of each approach track.
• The shifter includes electrically controlled barriers to alert personnel of the start of the box transport process to/from the shifter.
• The system can be customized in various size and load capacity configurations.

BENEFITS OF USING THE SYSTEM

• Significant increase in the efficiency of transporting and positioning large cargo.
• Enhanced accuracy of the process.
• Automation of the process without direct operator involvement.
• Compactness - a comprehensive system suitable for industrial facilities.
• Increased work safety.

APPLICATION

• In the processes of transporting wagon boxes and locomotives during processing and assembly.
• In processes involving the transportation and track switching of rail vehicles.