Advancing innovation in rail technology

Revesz Trans Ltd. is a significant part of the Revesz Group. It has Hungary’s biggest, most modern special vehicle park and well-qualified trained professionals, and is an outstanding representative of transportation and transport vehicle servicing.

The company places a high priority on fulfilling the clients’ expectations. Also we try to create mutual trust and maintain a good relationship with them. Accuracy, assurance and flexibility are always provided to the clients.

The vehicles are easy to use, providing fast and safe loading and unloading. With the help of the constant communication between the truck driver and the office (GPS, mobile telephone), the partners can get up-to-date information about their shipment’s location.

The Révész Trans Ltd. has SQAS, GMP+ 4.1 and ISO 14001:2005 és ISO 9001:2009 certificates.

Contact us: E-mail: revesztrans@reveszgroup.com Phone: +36 49 887 410 PO Box: H-3581, Tiszaújváros, Ipartelep, Pf.: 199

each segment. Primarily we aim to maintain our leading position in the domestic market as well as strengthening our position by developing new products that meet with customer’s expectations of the central and eastern European polymer markets where product demand is higher than the European average. We will also focus on improving the quality of our customer service and continue with the active product and customer portfolio management that has proven successful so far.”

Besides large logistic depots, TVK operates smaller warehouses, from which they can supply customers with small orders. TVK is determined to reach all polyethylene and polypropylene processing partners in Hungary and aims to provide them with not only the product itself but with valueadded services that benefits both partners.

New butadiene plant

The company’s management sees strong possibilities in the butadiene market. This positive outlook was behind its decision to build a butadiene extraction plant that provides a further option to enter the attractive segments of the synthetic rubber market.

In the near future TVK will invest in building a 130 kt/annum capacity butadiene plant which is expected to start operation in 2015. “The new plant will enable us to improve our position, as the demand for butadiene is less reliant on the market fluctuation due to its special usage, and therefore it is more profitable than trading with general plastic materials,” explained the spokesperson. The company intends to focus on the implementation of this strategic development project by the planned budget and start up the new plant by the deadline planned.

TVK has continuously conducted energy saving and emission reducing development programmes that are also used to identify potential saving opportunities in the production processes and in the operation control systems. Based on the results of these programmes the company design and carry out redevelopment projects in order to maintain and increase efficiency in energy consumption. Due to the external business environment TVK will continue with its strictly cost-effective operation and aims to continuously improve its operational efficiency whilst providing a safe and environment-friendly operation. n

Kolejowe Zakłady Nawierzchniowe “Bieżanów” (Railway Surfaces Company, KZN “Bieżanów”) of Poland is an enterprise with nearly seven decades of business traditions in the railway industry. The company focuses on innovation as the key driver of development and competitiveness. Piotr Sadowski reports for Industry Europe.

AS part of the most recent developments in advancing innovations, KZN “Bieżanów” is developing a major research and implementation programme on using bainite, a cutting-edge acicular microstructure that forms in steels at temperatures of 250-550 centigrade, depending on alloy content. This excellent source material used in railway surfaces significantly extends their durability and simplifies maintenance processes. “The project associated with using bainite in railway points began at “KZN Bieżanów” three years ago, with the support of EU funds dedicated to innovation, as well as in cooperation with technical universities in Kraków and the Polish Railway Institute,” says Jacek Paś, member of the board and development director at the company. “As a result, we have already managed to produce, install and test the first elements that use bainite, specifically the heart of a junction, the so-called ‘frog’, also known as common crossing.”

This innovative solution has been tested for over a year now on one of the sections of the Warsaw railway used by low-speed trains and the results have surpassed expectations. “We have received outstandingly positive utilisation feedback and that is why we are already planning the next stage of testing,” points out Mr Paś. “This time, bainite elements will be used in junctions located around the Kraków area PKP PLK (an administrator of the national railway infrastructure), where speeds and loads are significantly higher. We expect that this new type of junction steel will prove to have an even greater advantage over materials used previously.”

Rail and tram surfacing from A to Z

Looking at business reality from the right perspective allows one to realise the true development potential of sectors perceived, often in Poland and other countries, to be neglected, such as the railway industry. KZN “Bieżanów” is leading the way in ensuring that the sector’s potential is maximised and this is pursued by the company – and the Group – by focusing on innovation, quality, safety and a complete offer. “These four simple pursuits, steadily implemented, have allowed us to become the leader in the area of railway and tramway surfaces,” says Ryszard Leszczyński, president of KZN “Bieżanów”. “What is particularly important to point out is that our Group, made up of seven companies, led by KZN “Bieżanów”, focuses on complete servicing of investment projects and subsequent maintenance of railway surfaces, as well as ongoing complex support and servicing during their utilisation. We offer clients a complete service, starting with design and advisory work, through production and distribution, installation, service and so on. The joint vision of our Group, supported by innovations in products, services and a way to organise our business, gives us excellent perspectives for the future.”

Strength in the Group

KZN Bieżanów Group is made up of the mother-company KZN “Bieżanów”, producing key elements of railway surfaces, and five other units: KZN Rail (implementation of railway and tramway surface investments); Sleeper Treatment Plant in Czeremcha (producer of wooden sub-junctions and founda-