Mobile 3D printing of rail track surface for rapid repair

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

10-12-2017

Publication Title

27th Annual Fall Transportation Conference

First page number:

9

Abstract

This study is to develop 3D metal/composite printing technology for fixing railway surface side wear damage on site, which including, 1. Mobile 3D printer system design; 2. Rapid surface cleaning of rail track; 3. 3D printing rail track surface on site; 4. Trueing surface to achieve precise dimension and surface finish

Keywords

3D printing, rail wear

Language

eng


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