OREANDA-NEWS. August 7, 2012. Interpipe NTRP has passed the audit inspection of the finished railway wheels under the KLW brand, which are being produced specifically for Deutsche Bahn for the first time.

Last year Interpipe NTRP received DeutscheBahn compliance certifications on machined wheels of various designs. This allowed Interpipe, for the first time, to enter into a contract for production and direct delivery of 1,000 finished railway wheels with a diameter of 1000mm for truck transport of German Deutsche Bahn railroads. Previously, Interpipe NTRP delivered to Germany only pre-treated railway wheels, which then passed to the final machining at other companies in Western Europe.

During the audit, Deutsche Bahn representatives inspected the machined wheels focusing on their surface cleanliness. The non-destructive testing line checked geometric parameters, magnetic powder inspection of surface quality, UST rim, hub and disc quality and wheels control for residual imbalance. Deutsche Bahn representatives also took samples for further destructive mechanical testing and for the monitoring of the chemical composition of steel. The test results completely met the requirements of normative documents EN 13 262 and 918 277 E BN.

Michael Iskov, Sales Director of Interpipe wheel products:

"DeutscheBahn is our strategic partner and one of the largest KLW products consumers in Europe. Deliveries of finishing wheels will allow to take our partnership with the German railways to a new level and give an opportunity to deliver high-tech products to the whole European market".