Portec Rail Products, Inc.

SURVEYOR^TM High Speed Rail Tribometer

We've always known H.O.W.^TM to lubricate.
Now we know H.O.W.^TM much.

The Portec Rail Friction Force^® is the leading industry supplier of lubrication innovation. From the industry's most advanced hi-rail, on-board and wayside lubricator system designs (multi-system H.O.W.^TM approach) to bulk lubricant transfer systems and the widest offering of lubrication consulting & contract services...no company offers more. Since the 1920s Portec Rail Products, Inc. has developed unmatched understanding regarding lubrication of the wheel/rail interface. This experience combined with the precise rail friction measurement capabilities of the Surveyor^TM High Speed Rail Tribometer enable Portec Rail Products Inc. to provide rail freight and transit operators with even better analysis and solutions for improving fuel economy, reducing wheel/rail wear, enhancing safety and minimizing noise.


	More than a system or service...SOLUTIONS!

	The Surveyor^TM High Speed Rail Tribometer consistently and accurately measures the coefficient of friction of the tread and gauge for both rails. That's all you really need to know about the machine...it's the contract service team that really "tells" the whole story.

5 important parts to more effective lubrication management:

Accurate rail friction measurement
and data compilation
Skillful analysis of data
Identification of problems and the optimum solution
Implementation of the solution
Periodic rail friction measurement
for solution assessment

Whether evaluating current wayside lubricator effectiveness, testing new lubricants, developing a hi-rail lubrication program, adding top-of-rail friction modification or exploring a new lubrication approach, the Surveyor^TM will provide highly reliable friction measurement data. For data analysis and solution recommendations, look to the Friction Force^® for all the know H.O.W.^TM to improve fuel economy, enhance safety, reduce wear and minimize noise.

Contract Service Availability

Surveyor^™ High Speed Rail Tribometer is typically provided on a contract service basis where the Portec Rail Friction Force® performs the friction measurements, data analysis and solution recommendations. However, Surveyor^™ is available for purchase or lease where Portec Rail Products, Inc. will provide operator training and lubrication consulting services on a contract basis. Contact the Friction Force^® at 412-782-6000 for details.

SURVEYOR^™ is a rugged, durable and stable M.O.W. machine designed to withstand the tough railroad environment.

Accurate coefficient of friction measurements for tread and gauge of both rails
Coefficient of friction measurements linked to your mile post system
Capable of measuring over 200 miles of track per day
Complete and continuous track profiles for building "snapshot" database
Computer monitors all system functions
Visual observation inputted directly to data collection in real-time
Self diagnostics assure all systems working properly

SURVEYOR^TMH.O.W.^TM it works

Coefficient of friction – A number expressing the ratio between the force required to move one surface along another and the force, normal to the surfaces pressing them together.

Everyone in the rail industry knows there are really no situations that are truly "normal." Problems, however, there are plenty of those - poor braking and traction or excessive noise and wheel/rail wear to mention a few. But are they problems or symptoms? In most cases these are symptoms of poor friction conditions in the wheel/rail interface. The only way to know is to measure. . .

C.O.F. = Drag/Load

. . . The SURVEYOR^TM High Speed Rail Tribometer measures the coefficient of friction by providing a system with sufficient mass to apply download forces to the contact points of the tread and gauge similar to the way a passing train imposes those forces in the real world. The SURVEYOR^TM measures the coefficient of friction of the rail, not the ineffective lubricants loitering outside the contact path. The SURVEYOR^TM measures what is really happening... where the wheel meets the rail.


	Developed and patented by DMF (Diversified Metal Fabricators) and available worldwide exclusively by Portec Rail Products, Inc.

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