Rail

Rail transport faces significant challenges in terms of efficiency, sustainability and cost optimisation. Reducing the weight of rolling stock, improving its structural performance and developing new manufacturing processes are some of the key factors in enhancing the performance of future rail transport.

Fidamc brings its expertise in composite materials and advanced manufacturing to the rail sector, developing solutions aimed at improving the design, manufacture and validation of high-performance components.

Our experience in highly demanding sectors such as aeronautics enables us to transfer advanced manufacturing methodologies and technologies to the rail sector, contributing to the development of lighter, stronger and more efficient structures.

One of Fidamc’s main areas of work is the application of composite materials to reduce the weight of railway components. Reducing the weight of rolling stock helps to lessen the loads transmitted to the infrastructure, improve energy efficiency and optimise the train’s dynamic behaviour, thereby contributing to more sustainable mobility.

Furthermore, Fidamc is involved in the development of advanced manufacturing solutions for the rail sector, supporting companies throughout the various stages of product development, from design and material selection to the manufacture of demonstrators, validation and testing.

Our experience includes participation in innovation projects carried out in collaboration with leading companies in the railway sector, such as Talgo, applying advanced composite materials technologies to meet the mobility challenges of the future.

Capabilities

• Design and development of railway components using composite materials.
• Structural optimisation for weight reduction.
• Manufacture of demonstrators and functional prototypes.
• Component validation and testing.
• Advice on advanced manufacturing processes.
• Selection and optimisation of materials according to the technical requirements of each application.
• Technology transfer from the aerospace industry to the railway sector.