Sanding – Why?
Sanding systems are used on rail vehicles to ensure sufficient friction between the wheel and rail even in poor conditions.
MBM sand systems consist of perfectly matched individual components which can be combined in many different ways to meet your individual requirements and wishes.
Why sanding systems?
Rail vehicles have a major advantage over vehicles with rubber tires: Their rolling resistance is very low.
Hardly any energy is lost through friction. This is what makes rail transportation so efficient and environmentally friendly. However, if you want to brake quickly, this desirable property becomes a disadvantage, as the highest possible friction would then be desirable.
The braking distance for rail vehicles is normally much longer than for cars, for example. This is especially true in wet conditions. In the fall, there is also contamination from wet leaves, which often leads to major problems when braking, but also when starting on inclines.
Wouldn’t it be great if you had a button with which you could simply increase the otherwise beautifully low friction of the rail vehicles if required?
MBM offers just such a “button”!
MBM sand spreading systems can – at the push of a button or automatically controlled by the rail vehicle – spread finely dosed sand directly in front of the wheels to increase the friction between wheel and rail if necessary.
With MBM sand-spreading systems, rail vehicles can be driven efficiently and in an environmentally friendly manner with low friction and, if necessary, braked with high friction, just as efficiently and in an environmentally friendly manner.
We offer customized sanding systems for every type of rail vehicle, from construction vehicles to shunting locomotives, streetcars, light rail vehicles, regional and long-distance trains and high-speed trains, we have a suitable solution for all applications.
Our customers are large and small rail vehicle manufacturers, but also rail vehicle operators who want to replace old or unreliable sanding systems with new MBM sanding systems.