Automatic Welding, 2022, №02



2022 №02 (07)

DOI of Article 10.37434/as2022.02.08

2022 №02 (01)

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Avtomaticheskaya Svarka (Automatic Welding), #2, 2022, pp. 45-51

Design features of mobile railway welding machines for flash butt welding

D.I. Malysheva, N.A. Vіnogradov, V.Y. Sysoev

E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NAS of Ukraine. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: office@paton.kiev.ua

The design features of mobile rail welding machines for flash butt welding produced by companies, operating in the modern world market were studied. The studies provide an opportunity to highlight the trends of further improvement of equipment with the growth of technological innovations. 18 Ref., 13 Fig.
Keywords: seamless track, flash butt welding of rails, rail welding machine, upsetting, upsetting force, clamping, clamping force, continuous melting, pulsating flashing, device for burr removal, current supply


Received: 24.12.2021

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