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Approval in Rail

Focuses on obtaining approval for 3D-printed safety-critical components in rail transport.

Regulatory boundary conditions and approval procedures form an essential influence- and success-factor for the establishment of new production technologies.
When MGA was founded, the regulatory approval of additively manufactured, safety-relevant components especially for rail traffic systems was identified as a priority topic. This working group focuses on the following topics, to advance the additive manufacturing of safety-relevant (spare-) parts:

Dr. Maximilian Kunkel

R&D Project Manager
Senior Key Expert AM Technologies
Siemens Mobility GmbH

Linus Tillmann

Membership & Technology Manager

Reduction of approval hurdles

Reduction of rail-specific approval hurdles for AM parts through cross-sectoral cooperation

Development and introduction

Development and introduction of a generic qualification path for the approval of safety-relevant components within the railway sector to abolish recurring, part-specific approval procedures with inherent cost- and time-intensive efforts.

Assurance

Assurance of product quality, product safety and warranty

  • Involved Members