Transcript ICPV (Research, Design and Testing Institute for Railcars), – Arad, Romania

ICPV (Research, Design and Testing Institute for Railcars),
IRS Group – Arad, Romania
ASTRA VAGOANE (Freight cars), IRS Group – Arad, Romania
 Company
Railway tank car
– Tradition in design and testing over 35 years
– One of the biggest railway freight wagons
plant in Southern Europe (ASTRA)
 Challenge
– Migrate from 2D to 3D design
– Large assemblies management
– Verified interferences and colisions between
moving parts
– Apply design changes in a easy manner using
initial design
 SolidWorks Benefits:
– Reduced design time by 25-30%
– Eliminate errors from design stage
– Modular flexible design of wagons using
existing parts and subassembly library
– Import 3D model for structural analysis
© 2006 SolidWorks Corp. Confidential.
“Using different assembly configurations
we can create different wagon versions.
Today, using SolidWorks, we can easely
change dimensions, starting from initial
project, keeping project integrity”
- Dr. Cornel Raicov, General Manager ICPV
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