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  • RAILiability

    Collaborates with European railways to bring more applications to the market.

    The railways in Europe are major drivers of additive manufacturing and they have a great interest in bringing more AM applications to the market. Implementing a new technology into a market cannot be done overnight, it especially needs these applications.

    This working group is a protected space for railway companies to share knowledge, to reach 100% availability of spare parts and rolling stock and to optimize supply chain costs.

    Already this cooperation helps new players to accelerate much faster and has achieved that 3D printing requirements are integrated into the tender for new rail vehicles.

    Martin Stevens

    DB ESG

    Stefanie Brickwede

    Managing Director

    Implementation

    Accelerating the implementation of AM in the rail industry

    Joint database

    Creating an informal joint database for railway companies

    Communicating specific needs

    Communicating specific needs of railways in Europe to the industry (e.g. flame-retardancy requirements)

    Developing use cases

    Jointly developing use cases to analyze challenges and possible fields of research & development

    RAILiability and Friends

    User-driven discussions with the industry in a format called “RAILiability and Friends”

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