Rail Support Products
VIP-Polymers have been supplying track support products to the rail industry for many years.
Manufactured in a variety of natural and synthetic elastomers, VIP-Polymers railpads are designed to withstand the most demanding operating environments. VIP-Polymer railpads offer the following benefits:
- Dramatically Improved
- Impact Attenuation
- Noise Suppression
- Improved Passenger Comfort
- Extended Track Life
- Extended Ballast Life
VIP-Polymers in a joint initiative with a major world producer of rail track fastening systems analysed and developed a resilient pad concept to protect concrete rail sleepers from damage caused by the dynamic forces of passing trains. The result was the patented studded railpad. |
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Over 90 Million of these rail pads are now used successfully Worldwide, including, Canada, Australia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, France, Georgia, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.
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The combination of studded design and specially formulated rubber compound, gives the patented rail pads a unique high resilience and abrasion resistance.
Their superiority to those manufactured from other materials has been proven by their ability to reduce dynamic forces by up to 65%, which is a crucial consideration for railway systems worldwide as they adopt higher speeds and greater axle loads.
Other Rail Products:
VIP-Polymers also manufacture a range of ancillary rail support products designed to either compliment the benefits of railpads or for applications where further noise suppression and impact attenuation are required.
These products include:
- Sleeper Boot Pads
- Sleeper Pads
- Baseplate Pads
- Railpads made from Dual Composite Polymers
Rail & Support Pads
- Rail support pads available in rubber and composite materials
- Rail products suitable for use on concrete sleepers and slab
- Over 35 years experience in supplying the rail industry