Topics of this event are:
- Accident in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, damage analysis and conclusion for the NDT
- tread damage and wheel rim fractures on wheels due to steels of insufficient purity. How can NDT help?
- What is NDT 4.0? or NDT and artificial intelligence - how does it work?
- How comparable are different residual stress measurement systems?
- The workshop and NDT landscape in Europe in the rail sector
- Materials for wheels, tires, shafts and rails - Properties, processing, standardization
- How are wheels and shafts designed? What are stresses and what are load capacities?
- NDT of wheels, shafts and rails - NDT in new production and maintenance
- Non-destructive testing elsewhere - How are wheels and shafts tested in North America (AAR rules)?
- Learning from accidents, avoiding accidents - Reports from the Federal Railway Accident Investigation Bureau
- Regulations for non-destructive testing in the railroad sector. Overview and comparison of applicable standards and regulations

In the evening of 29.10.2025 there will be a "get-together" dinner, this is included in the price.The overnight stay must be organized and paid independently.

After registration has been completed, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail at short notice. Registration is binding for the person/company concerned. In case the registered person is prevented from attending, you are entitled to provide a substitute person at any time without additional costs. With regard to the advance costs, we unfortunately have to charge you in case of a cancellation of the registration, depending on the time interval in which we receive your written cancellation notification before the start of the event.

Prices

  • Participation fee for VPI members, p. p.

    €580.00

  • Participation fee for non-members, p. p.

    €1,100.00

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