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Benchmarking of Rail cum Road Vehicle (RCRV) for Ultrasonic Testing of Rails & Welds at speed of 40 KMPH has been done successfully.
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Developmental of 9 channel per rail Digital Ultrasonic Single and Double Rail Tester with continuous B-Scan recording and GPS location Stamping.
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Process Approval and development of various grades of Rail R260, R350HT,1080HH (M/s JSPL & SAIL) with Track Design Dte.
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Inspection of 90098 MT appx. of Bridge Girders along with 7303 nos. of Track items(Rail, ISEJ, Thick web switch, CMS crossing, Weldable CMS crossing etc.)
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Investigation of 219 cases involving accidents, derailments, traffic detention.
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Introduction of Eddy Current Array Testing (ECA) for LHB wheels for surface defect detection at Web portion.
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Standardization of welding parameters of Rails for 22 nos. of Flash butt welding machines.
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Revision of IRS Specification of fusion AT welding of rails ( IRS- T-19-2020).
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Development of technical specification and welding technique for weldable CMS Crossing (Tri-metallic joint).
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Technical Input imparted for development of Specification No. IRS T-51 for Zn-Al metalizing (85%-15%) over Zn ( 99.99%) of Rail specially for coastal areas.
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Development of RDSO specification No. M&C/PCN/132/2020 for painting of Helical coil springs in Primary and Secondary suspension fitted with FIAT type Bogies of LHB.
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Standardization & Development of manufacturing and testing facilities of locomotive & LHB wheels at M/s RINL / FWP, Lalganj, Reabareli.
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Regular Training of 2412 operators of IR / private organizations on Ultrasonic Testing of Rails & Axles.
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Regular Approval of UT machines and sensitivity setting blocks of Outsourcing agencies for ultrasonic testing of Rail.
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Vendor development for Flash Butt welding and A.T. welding of different grades of Rails- (R260 , R350HT, 1080HH ) for track design Dte.
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Regular AT Welder certification for different firms.
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Development of specification of LHB coaching wheel with Carriage Dte.(IRS R-19 Par-II).
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Regular Approval of QAP, WPSS, WPQR and inspection for welding of different kind of steel girders like open web, ROB, BOW string composite and plate girder etc for B&S Dte.
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Regular testing of Rubber & Composites samples received from Track, Carriage & Wagon Dte.
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Regular Investigation of failed rolling stock components-160 cases approx. /annum across IRs.
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Quality audit of Railway workshops/ROH/POH/Sheds for ultrasonic testing (UT) of Axles as per instruction of Railway Board for improvement in ultrasonic testing of axle.
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Development of online portal for maintaining data of axle failure in Indian Railways
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Development of code of procedures of Ultrasonic testing of newly introduced axle for Kolkata Metro Railway & Indian Railways.
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Development of code of procedure of Ultrasonic testing of ISEJ for Indian Railways
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Development of code of procedure of Ultrasonic testing for detection in service fatigue defect in LHB wheel parallel to tread surface.
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Development of following national standards under Standards Developing Organizations
(i) Specification for Pneumatic Tool Oil (Specification No IS/RDSO-M&C/2201:2023)
(ii) Specification for Machine Tool Way Oils (Specification No IS/RDSO-M&C/2202 :2023)
(iii) Specification for high performance anti-corrosion epoxy paint (two pack)(Specification No IS/RDSO- M&C/2203 :2023)
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Compendium of failure investigation reports of CBC coupler
