CASE STUDY Traction&Service Traction&Service Traction&Service acquires Kreon Ace measuring arm to meet the challenge of inspecting large parts in the railway sector. The company’s goal is to inspect the geometric stability of certain railway security features, such as the carriage or engine chassis and body. Even a large-scale measuring arm delivers precision much greater than the tolerances to be inspected and provides highly reliable measurement accuracy. Traction&Service A measuring arm is not normally the equipment of choice when it comes to inspecting railway bogies. Instead, traditional jigs and calibrated test benches are used. Unlike these custom-made benches, Ace measuring arm can be adapted to all types of trolley. A single measuring arm can therefore replace multiple traditional jigs and provides more reliability and higher measurement accuracy. Traction&Services is now exploring the possibility of providing measurement services offsite, thanks to the Kreon measuring arm’s ease of use and mobility. With the heavy and bulky jigs used previously, this was not an option. The flexibility of the Kreon Ace measuring arm also allows the company to diversify its portfolio of measurement services. Dimensional inspections on damaged carriages have been carried out by measuring the flatness, the alignment and the perpendicularity of different surfaces in order to evaluate any possible structural deformation. In addition, the company is planning on using the Ace measuring arm for internal applications, such as checking existing control instruments like jigs and gauges. The KREON ACE 7 axis 4.5m measuring arm with probe is suitable for the following applications, in conjunction with the PolyWorks software: Inspections using probes on bogies, casings, trolleys and components Generating measurement and conformity reports Inspection of existing control tools, such as jigs and gauges Possibility to carry out measurement services off-site