Railroad Axle Bearing Journal Wire Brush Station

The Simmons Wire Brush Station (WBS-400) automatically cleans the bearing journals, bearing journal fillets, dust guards, and axle ends of outboard bearing rolling stock axles on mounted wheel sets. The WBS-400 will clean both ends of the axle simultaneously. A wire brush assembly is located on each side of the machine. Both assemblies have two wire brushes, one coarse and one fine. Each wire brush (four total) has a separate 3HP electric motor for rotation. Additionally, each brush has a separate two axis horizontal movement system to allow the brush to be moved down the length of the axle (Z axis) and radially inward towards the centerline (X axis) for cleaning. Each brush assembly is raised and lowered by a hydraulically powered vertical axis. The vertical axis is used to position the brushes at the centerline height of the axle. For more information on this locomotive wheel set cleaning machine, please visit the Simmons website: http://smtgroup.com/products/wheel-shop-equipment/wheel-set-wire-brush-station Royalty free music licensed by www.stockmusic.net