Approval Management

Range of services

• Management of national approval processes for high speed trains, commuter trains, locomotives, freight cars (CESIFER, BAV, BMVIT, EBA, etc.) 
• Planning and management of test activities
• Compilation and harmonisation of national requirements

• Assessment, consulting and expert support

• Management of certification processes according to EC directives 96/48

• Numerical simulations, e.g. with MSC.NASTRAN and SIMPACK, to confirm structural strength, structural stability, the running characteristics and the riding comfort of car bodies or complete trains

• Approval tests, i.e. brake tests according to UIC541, running tests according to UIC518 and EN14363, structural tests according to EN12663, dynamic bogie frame tests according to UIC615, UIC515, UIC510 and EN13749