Miner Enterprises, Inc., a global supplier to the railroad industry, is exhibiting its innovative wagon components at this week’s InnoTrans ’24 in Berlin, Germany.
In Hall 9, #550, the Miner International exhibit will display its TecsPak® buffer and drawgear spring packages, draft gears, side bearings, discharge gates, and unloading systems.
Miner products improve performance and cover wagon applications from ‘top to bottom’. Miner’s patented TecsPak® elastomer pads absorb more energy from impact forces and have been providing unsurpassed protection to locomotives, freight wagons, and passenger coaches throughout Europe for over 40 years.
The products displayed at InnoTrans include the following:
TecsPak® Buffer Springs
Miner buffer springs provide unprecedented shock absorption capabilities that last. Unlike rubber/steel ring buffer springs, Miner TecsPak® springs require no maintenance or adjustments after installation and are designed to comply with specifications for Category A & B applications.
Designed to comply with EN-15551, Miner TecsPak® buffer springs have been rail tested on freight wagon and passenger coach applications for over 40 years.
TecsPak® Drawgear Springs
Miner TecsPak® drawgear springs are designed to comply with EN-15566 while providing the excellent energy absorption and durability characteristics of all Miner TecsPak® products. Miner spring packages are also available for 0.85 MN and 1.5 MN drawgear springs.
Miner drawgear springs are available in a variety of configurations and capacities, including smaller diameter models used when reduced clearances are present. Miner can engineer special spring packages to meet your unique size, shape, and capacity requirements.
Constant Contact Side Bearings
Miner TecsPak® Constant Contact (TCC) Side Bearings provide maximum wagon protection while minimising wagon lifecycle costs. Available in several models and preloads to fit your needs, Miner side bearings provide exceptional, proven control over wagon bogie instability and bogie hunting. Overall benefits include:
- Superior truck hunting control
- Improved curve performance
- Maximum wagon body roll control
- Maximum energy absorption
Draft Gears
SL-76™
An excellent gear for all wagons, up to and including 130 tonnes/286,000 pound gross rail loads. Provides extra heavy-duty wagon protection and less operating slack, resulting in reduced wear to sill walls and all draft system components. Specifications:
- Official rating travel- 3.05 inches
- Official capacity- 47,820 foot pounds
- Gear weight- 134 lbs /142 kg
- Official maximum capacity- 53,900 foot pounds
TF-880™
A lightweight, high performance M-901E draft gear, allowing extra payload capacity and greater wagon design flexibility.
- Official rating travel- 2.93 inches
- Official capacity- 45,520 foot pounds
- Gear weight- 270 lbs/124 kg
- Official maximum capacity- 52,640 foot pounds
Crown SE™
The Crown SE™ is a high capacity all-steel draft gear engineered for strength and longevity.
- Official rating travel- 3.19 inches
- Official capacity- 44,980 foot pounds
- Gear weight- 359 lbs /161 kg
- Official maximum capacity- 47,520 foot pounds
Crown SG™
The Crown SG™ is Miner’s all-steel draft gear specifically designed for applications involving heavy-haul and multi-unit intermodal wagons.
- Official rating travel- 3.12 inches
- Rating capacity- 54,443 foot pounds
- Gear weight- 370 lbs/168 kg
Discharge Gates
Miner’s heavy-duty AutoLOK™ outlets are simple to operate and offer reliable, trouble-free discharging of grain, sugar, dry bulk chemicals, sand, cement, and other commodities. Miner AutoLOK outlet gates are always easy to open and close, stay locked, and have full perimeter seals to prevent leakage. Miner has a variety of gates to accommodate virtually any unloading needs.