Rail

We supply high performance wire protection, trims and sealing products that meet or exceed exacting rail industry standards e.g. including EN45545 and FST/UV exposure/corrosion.

We have 100’s of seal profiles in stock – all 100% US made to meet US sourcing requirements. We also have the material/design expertise to custom design solutions with Collaborative Finite Element Analysis (CFEA).

One-piece assembly is available:  pre-joined film bonded terminating ends.

♦      Euro Based Train OEM                                                             Locomotive Engine compartment seal                  Off the shelf

This EU based project required a bulb seal profile that was compliant with all the key regulations for Flame, Smoke, and Toxicity and met US sourcing requirements.

The Seal-Fast™ rubber blend (click here) was developed to be compliant with NFPA130 fire standards and met the “local USA content” contract requirements.

♦      North American Based Train OEM                                         Coach door and window seals                               Off the shelf

The client required NFPA130 compliant material, USA content and a continuous loop design to prevent leakage.

We provided a fitted continuous loop vulcanized seal made from our special D3-228-S044 material which met their design, USA content and performance requirements.

♦      Multi National Train OEM                                                          Power Supply door panel seal                              Custom

The client’s Euro customer design center won a USA train project.  It required a custom seal for the power supply enclosure which had unique design characteristics and was FST compliant with US sourcing.

The custom seal lengthened the wing flange and optimized the CLD characteristics of the wide radius mounting edge.  Made with FST/NFPA130 complaint flame retardant rubber, it also met the US sourcing requirements.

♦      Asian Based Train OEM Braking System M-9 Cars                 East Coast Railroad                                               Off the shelf

The OEM worked with a component supplier and their system’s exterior stainless steel cabinet required a seal to prevent leaks and cope with panel thicknesses of 0.075” & 1.5″ corner radii plus be made from an FST approved silicone.

We supplied Seal-Fast door seal D3-282-S044 – silicone with adhesive bonded ends. The product prevented leaks and passed the IPX6 rating (per IEC-60529) water test which included a 3-minute water spray at 100L/min.