For a more sustainable railway future, choose our range of specific railway bearings: cost-efficiency, reliability and service at every stage of your project.
We will help you step up a gear. For over 40 years, our experts have been advising you and providing you with the railway bearings most suited to your needs, for original equipment and replacement markets.
Railway bearings: NTN makes the difference
Discover our expert answers to each of your projects, and within deadlines!
Innovation: helping your profitability
Incorporating the latest technological advances, our bearings provide the best performance and reliability. The solutions implemented by NTN are intended to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) and the life cycle cost (LCC) for your application.
Choice: a global offer covering all types of train
We have a solution for each of your railway applications (bogies, axles, transmission and traction engines) regardless of the type of train (high-speed, regional, InterCity, trams, metro and freighter). Our products are suitable for global use meeting the standards of every country.
Sustainability: long-term support
Our teams will support you step-by-step on each of your projects. We have the necessary structure to conclude projects in a timely fashion:
- design and calculation: our calculation department will support you in completing your research and development projects.
- test rigs: our test laboratory (accredited by COFRAC - "Accreditation n° 1-1247 - Scope available on www.cofrac.fr") certifies each axle bearing in accordance with European standard EN 12082.
- industrialisation: manufacturing using modern methods and control processes
- technical assistance: at any time, our SERVICES experts can analyse the reliability of the bearings in your installations.
- training: our training modules assist designers, installation and maintenance teams to improve and develop their knowledge of bearings.
- customer support: we will provide personalised support for each of your projects from initial development right through to the final production phase.
Reliability and certification
We make it a point of honour to maintain high standards of quality: we guarantee the reliability and total safety of our railway bearings. NTN is therefore IRIS certified (International Railway Industry Standard).
To find out more about our rail range Take a look at the BROCHURE
Features of NTN railway bearings
Axle bearings: tapered roller bearings, tapered roller bearing cartridge, cylindrical roller bearings, spherical roller bearings
- increased life
- low maintenance
- anti-fretting solutions
- optimized cage design
- labyrinth or contact seals
Transmission bearings: tapered roller bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, ball-bearings
- optimized cage design
- increased capacity
Traction engine bearings: cylindrical roller bearings, ball-bearings
- optimized cage design
- insulated bearings (ceramic or polymer coatings)
Take a look at the standard ranges of bearings for the industry Take a look at THE CATALOGUE
NTN provides cutting-edge expertise
We strive to anticipate the future requirements of our customers in the use of high technology.
Through our intensive research and development programmes we have become a powerful force for innovation in the railway sector:
- anti-fretting solutions
- Megaohm™ series
- polyamide, steel or machined cages
2007 rail speed record... in the words of our expert
NTN played an active role in the 2007 rail speed record. Our experience in the rail industry goes back more than 40 years. Our conical roller bearings are fitted to the axles of both passenger and freight trains. The axle bearing is a safety critical component so it is vital that there are zero defects. In order to ensure this, we test our designs over the equivalent of 600,000 km in our COFRAC certified test centre. During the manufacturing process, we 100% inspect the bearings (dimensional and material using ultrasound and magnet particle inspection) to ensure the full reliability of our products.
The next time you take the train, you’ll know that we are right by your side!
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