Railway Equipment
BUSINESS Division
ENSURING SAFETY & COMFORT IN RAIL TRANSPORT
BRAKE SYSTEMS
AXLE-MOUNTED DISC BRAKE SYSTEM
The disc brake system consists of actuators in the form of brake cylinders, caliper units, integrated slack adjusting arrangement, and wheel slide protection device (WSP). The system has a panel-mounted brake equipment consisting of t-pipes, DV, manifolds, etc. The WSP is approved by UIC which protects the wheels from sliding.
SALIENT FEATURES
- Brake Caliper unit along with Brake Cylinder
- Brake Caliper units with different rigging ratio for coach application
- Wheel Slide Protection unit with latest features to avoid wheel sliding
- Brake Pads with excellent friction and wear rate
Application
- Semi-High Speed Passenger Coaches (LHB)
- Double Decker Coaches
ELECTRO - PNEUMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM
One of the largest railway networks in the world with super-dense crush load on their EMU and MEMU stock running on suburban networks across various cities of India run on Escorts Kubota's manufactured systems for their braking, coupling, and suspension requirements. We have been manufacturing Electro-Pneumatic Brake Systems for more than three decades. These Brake Systems are in use on EMUs, MEMUs, and DEMUs in Indian Railways. Escorts-Kubota's EP Brake System has two distinct modes of operation. The primary mode of operation is electro-pneumatic application of the brakes throughout the train and the second mode of operation is the application of back-up brakes in case of electrical power failure in the system.
SALIENT FEATURES
- Rapid application and release of brakes
- Graduated application and release
- Auto control for fail safe operation in electrical failure
Application
- EMUs, MEMUs, DEMU
- Any other suburban/mass rapid transport system
Vande Bharat/Metro Brake System
Escorts Kubota developed a complete Brake System for the Semi-High Speed 'Vande Bharat' Express Train requirement.
The Brake System consists of advanced Electronic Control Systems, Pneumatic Systems, and Wheel-Mounted Friction Brake Disc that meets the requirements of a Semi-High Speed Train.
- Advanced Digital closed loop brake electronics with redundancy for better train availability and performance.
- Configurable system for CAR and BOGIE control architecture.
- Advanced IP-TRDP protocol to enhance cyber security.
- Internal reliable CAN communication among Brake Electronics.
- Both Tread Brake unit (TBU) and Caliper solution for different train speed configuration.
SALIENT FEATURES
- Advanced Digital Controlled brake application
- Brake electronics redundancy
- Configurable to different communication protocol, IP-TRDP, MVB, PWM
- CAN communication between Brake Electronics
- CAR and BOGIE Control Solution
- Wheel Slip/Slide Control with wheel diameter calibration
- Detection of Non-Rotating Wheel
- Load Compensated Brake system
- Jerk limited Brake Blending, optimized LCC
- Compact Tread Brake Unit (TBU) and Brake Calliper
- Wheel mounted and axle mounted brake disc.
- Integrated brake control unit (BCU) for easy accessibility and maintainability.
- Fail-safe backup brake system for train safety.
- Safety Integrity Level (SIL)
- Emergency Brake – SIL4
- Service Brake – SIL2
- Equipment for supplement function like, Horn control, Third rail actuator, Pantograph control, WFL Control, Coupler control etc.
Brake Electronic Control Unit (BECU) with WSP
Speed Sensor
Dump Valve
Phonic Wheel
Integrated Brake Control Unit
Main Air Supply Unit (MASU)
Air Suspension Control Unit
Compact Calliper
TBU with Parking Brake
TBU with Parking Brake
Axle Mounted Brake Disc
Wheel Mounted Brake Disc
MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED BRAKE SYSTEM
EMCBS is a modular braking system developed for use in 3-Phase Electric Locomotive (EMCBS), suitable for application and release of train brake and locomotive brakes in accordance with a graduated release twin-pipe air brake system. Its LRU line replaceable intelligent modules are connected to the local network function together in conjunction with the locomotive control computer (VCU) to achieve the desired brake functionality. The system has the following major parts:
SALIENT FEATURES
- Electronic Control Unit (ECU) consisting of Brake Control Electronics and Vigilance Control device
- Auxiliary Control Unit
- Brake Control Unit with Header for pneumatic connections
- Driver’s Brake Controller with diagnostics display
- Driver Back-up valve
Application
- Compatible with WAP-5, WAP-7 and WAP-9 Locomotives
- Comparative with EP Assisted Brake System
- Compact, modular, and reliable design
- Distributed control through 8 high performance micro controllers
- Intelligent LRU modules with three level redundancy feature
- Applies penalty brake in case driver becomes incapacitated
- Back-up in case of electronic brake failure
- Seamless interface with Loco propulsion system
- User-friendly operation & Easy Maintenance
- User-friendly graphical user interface-based software with advanced features and better diagnostics
BOGIE-MOUNTED BRAKE SYSTEM
Bogie-Mounted Brake System is a modular braking system developed for use in freight wagons. The system is designed to meet Indian Railways specification. This system shall be fitted on new wagons and can be retro-fitted on existing fleet wagons having maximum axle load of 22.9 tons.
SALIENT FEATURES
The Bogie-Mounted Brake System has the following features compared to the conventional brake system:
- Improved braking efficiency
- Reduced weight
- Less number of parts
- Uniform brake shoe and wheel wear
- Increased reliability
- Easy maintenance
- Brake release and application indication
- No brake binding
- In-built automatic slack adjustment
- Easy worn brake shoe replacement
Application
- All types of railway freight wagons having maximum axle load of 22.9 tons such as BOBRN, BOBRNHSM1, BOXN, BOXNH1, BCN, BCNA, etc.
Air Brake Accessories & Test Bench
Escorts Kubota manufactures air brake accessories for air brake systems for freight and passenger cars. Various accessories manufactured by Escorts Kubota are as follows:
DistRibutor
Valve
Brake
CylinDeRs
AAR
Angle Cock
Angle Cock
Isolating
UIC
Angle Cock
BOGIE MOUNTED
BRAKE SYSTEM
Application
- A wide range of different vehicles (Passenger and freight cars)
- Single and twin-pipe brake system
- All sizes of brake cylinders