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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Railway Technology Systems
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STEMMANN PRODUCTS
QUALITY MADE IN GERMANY
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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Company Information
STEMMANN-TECHNIK
DIN EN ISO 9001:2008
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Company Information
Our factory in Schüttorf covers everything rela- Owing to the fact that we manufacture almost
ted to the production of roof-mounted panto- all structural and engineering parts, we ensure
graphs, right from the research and develop- the high quality and reliability of our products.
ment of innovative details to the production of We purposefully apply the extensive know-how
all the components and their assembly into the of our technicians and engineers in the deve-
end product. This impressive manufacturing lopment of new technologies, work on modified
depth and the in-house manufacturing compe- variants and new pantograph series. Our inten-
tence that has been consolidated over the tion is to make our products technically even
years give us flexibility in every respect. better, to optimize their efficiency and to extend
their service life, all in line with the ever-growing
FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY customer requirements.
Efficient production procedures
Short delivery times
The focus of the design work is on robust
Fast response to after-sales construction elements with light weight, low
and service requests
moving mass, uniform contact force and good
development of special contact quality, even at very high speeds.
solutions and new technologies
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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Railway Technology Systems – Suburban Rail, Metro and Rapid Transit Railways
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Railway Technology Systems – Suburban Rail, Metro and Rapid Transit
Special solutions
Mechanical system
If maintenance vehicles or multi-system vehi-
cles are to be supplied with energy via the
third rail, there is often a requirement for new
ideas and design solutions.
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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Railway Technology Systems – Suburban Rail, Metro and Rapid Transit
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Railway Technology Systems – Suburban Rail, Metro and Rapid Transit
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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Railway Technology Systems – Suburban Rail
To meet the specifications and wishes of our Regarding the aspect of cost efficiency, the
customers, we manufacture powerful suburban focus with our Fb pantographs is on lower
rail roof-mounted pantographs according to a procurement costs, higher availability in daily
new, efficiency-oriented design concept - fast, use and the fast supply of spare parts.
well priced and low maintenance. That is also a
reason why the Fb product family is today We have early recognised the contradictory
among the most frequently used pantographs trend of low procurement and maintenance
in suburban rail. costs with more stringent requirements and
fundamentally revised the concept of the
The rating design for DC networks can be single-arm pantograph. The technical develop-
changed on a project-specific basis and provi- ment target – optimised combination of stability,
des options for individual modification accor- low total weight and small movable masses –
ding to the prevailing usage and operation gives our new generation of single-arm panto-
conditions. graphs solid advantages.
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Railway Technology Systems – Suburban Rail
The lower arm of the pantograph is made of Additional sensors for reporting the highest
or lowest position
steel tubes. It contains the bearing for the main
axis and the complete bearing support for the
middle joint. The bearings are mounted in an COLLECTOR HEAD OPTIONS
insulated way and are maintenance-free. For Leaf spring collector head
protecting the bearings, the current is led
through bridging strands. Spring pot collector head for two contact strips
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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Railway Technology Systems – Heavy Rail
Our DSA roof-mounted pantographs have been The basic type of the DSA product family is
developed for high performance in heavy rail
based on a modular structure concept. The
systems (Heavy Rail Vehicles). Their designcore components and modules like the base
concept, with high-strength, lightweight and
frame, raising drive, the lower and upper arm as
innovative engineering has proven itself world-
well as the collector head and the contact strip
wide under the most difficult conditions. have been optimised in detail with due conside-
ration for the performance aspects for heavy
DSA pantographs can be designed for AC and rail.
DC overhead wire networks and reach opera-
ting speeds of up to 380 km/h. The high-strength lightweight materials are
characteristic features of our DSA series for
higher speeds. They minimise the movable
mass of the collector head and optimise the
contact quality.
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Railway Technology Systems – Heavy Rail
DESCRIPTION / COMPONENTS OF
THE DSA-BASE TYPES
1) Contact strip
2) Collector head 4
6) Air bellow
7
7) Base frame 8
8) Insulators
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Railway Technology Systems
Because of the low mass of the collector head, the DSA 250
has good dynamic properties. As a result, it is very well
suited not just for single traction and double traction,
but also for multi-traction.
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Railway Technology Systems
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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Railway Technology Systems – Special Components
Electro-pneumatic controller
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Railway Technology Systems - Special Components
Damaged pantographs can have seriously The system ensures that pantographs with
effects on the operation of the wagon and result damaged contact strips or collector heads are
in economic losses for the route operation. For lowered automatically. In this manner, conse-
example, if multiple-unit trains run with dama- quential damage to the overhead wire is redu-
ged contact strips over several kilometres, this ced to a minimum.
will normally cause damages to the over head
wires. This is why we have developed an auto- A system-side sequential circuit also causes
matic emergency lowering device (Automatic the lowering of the following pantographs so
Dropping Device). that they are also actively protected from
damage. Overall, the repair and consequential
damage costs on multiple-unit trains and over-
head wires can be reduced significantly by this
system.
As an alternative to the mechanical quick- Apart from the very short lowering time, the
dropping by spring unlocking, we have develo- system has the advantage of being able to
ped the gas pressure ADD system for LRV pan- release the pantograph and deploy it at the
tographs in suburban rail systems. The quick overhead wire once again, if there has not been
dropping with electric drive is based on a com-
any serious damage to the pantograph or the
pressed gas unit. overhead wire. The vehicle can then be driven
to the next station or to the depot on its own
The system essentially consists of two compo- power – towing costs are avoided.
nents, the actuation unit and the pneumatic
cylinder. Our ADD systems have increased the availabili-
ty of the wagons and routes – especially after
faults from damage to the pantograph.
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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Railway Technology Systems – Special Components
Main system
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Railway Technology Systems - Special Components
Stinger Systems
The connection terminals of our third rail shoe- According to customer requirements, we manu-
gears can be used as Stinger terminals by facture and assemble complete systems, inclu-
installing a contact spike. ding conductor lines, plug and cable connec-
tions, controller devices and contact spikes on
the railway wagon.
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STEMMANN-TECHNIK
Railway Technology Systems – Suburban, Metro and Rapid Transit Rail
In terms of the function principle, a ground frost ® ground contacts are generally individu-
contact is the same as a bridging circuit, consi- alised solutions and as such, matched exactly
sting of the ground contact housing, the groun- to the application, the axle box bearing
ding cable, brush holder with contact brush and design, space conditions, electrical parame-
the slip assembly. ters and technical customer specifications.
They are normally fitted on the axle box bearing Since the 1930s, we have successfully been
housing of the pivoted bogie (axial system). involved in the planning, design and manufac-
Clear current paths are generated by the insu- ture of high-quality ground contacts. Our
lated mounting of the ground contacts. systems are in use all over the world in the
most varied vehicles.
The grounding cable carries the reverse current
from the coach body pivoted bogie via a sliding
contact to the wheel set shaft, from where it can APPLICATIONS
flow into the rail via the wheel. Heavy rail
The critical point in the reverse current flow − ICE traction units, passenger
the roller bearing or the wheel set roller bearing coaches, trailer vehicles etc.
– is bypassed in a controlled manner.
Suburban rail
Regional trains, metro, trams etc.
Special solutions
Low-floor vehicles, high-speed trains
and special vehicles
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Railway Technology Systems – Suburban, Metro and Rapid Transit Rail
CONSTRUCTION
MATERIAL PAIRING
In the construction or in the direction of working Radial action frost ® ground contacts are used
of the carbon brushes, a distinction is made when the clearance outline is limited, or when
between axial and radial operation contact pivoted bogie special constructions make this
systems. unavoidable, or when customer specification
requires it. They feed the reverse current
Axial action frost ® ground contacts are used directly into the wheel set shaft, from where it
for inner-bearing and outer bearing wheel sets. can flow via the wheels into the rail.
They steer the reverse current flow via the end If the space conditions allow, we recommend
face of the axis into the wheel set shaft, so that radial ground contact systems as a fully encap-
it flows via the wheels into the rail. sulated version.
Axial frost ® ground contact systems are fasten-
ed to the bearing housing or directly to the
wheel, which requires a special construction
with a suitable bearing and torque support. In the area of standard applications, the traditi-
onal round-brush constructions have been
ADVANTAGES OF AXIAL SYSTEMS replaced by multi-brush constructions. The
reasons for this are the higher possible current
Good accessibility and easy maintenance
of the ground contacts transmission and the somewhat simpler
construction of the contacts.
Simple encapsulation by the We further developed the successful principle
ground contact housing of the multi-brush contacts and derived the
Good protection from ambient influences successful frost ® pressure system from it.
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Railway Technology Systems
Service
CERTIFICATES
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QUALITY MADE IN GERMANY
CABLE FESTOON SYSTEMS CABLE REELS SLIP RING ASSEMBLIES CONDUCTOR LINES
LEITUNGSWAGEN-SYSTEME LEITUNGSTROMMELN SCHLEIFRINGÜBERTRAGER SCHLEIFLEITUNGEN
ROOF-MOUNTED PANTOGRAPHS THIRD RAIL SHOEGEARS frost ® GROUND CONTACTS STINGER SYSTEMS
DACHSTROMABNEHMER DRITTE-SCHIENE-STROMABNEHMER frost ® ERDUNGSKONTAKTE STINGER-SYSTEME
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