CAF
Jose Antonio Aramburu
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), S.A
J.M. Iturrioz, 26
20200 Beasain (Guipúzcoa)
Spain
Tel: +34 943 88 01 00
Fax: +34 943 88 14 20
E-mail: caf@caf.es
Web Site: www.caf.es |
Company profile
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), S.A. is one of the international market leaders in the design, manufacture, maintenance and supply of equipment and components for railroad systems. Since its inception, CAF stands out for its versatility and readiness to adapt to the customers needs by:
- Product range: From complete transportation systems (urban and suburban, long distance lines) and turn-key services.
- Quality: CAF's worldwide experience in compliance with international standards has resulted in a 'total quality' approach to every project.
- Research and development: A global conception of the equipments and components, for each and every one of the production process stages. CAF has developed important technological advances, such as the SIBI tilting system or the BRAVA gauge change system solutions, to the custom-made parts and components supply and assembly.
The technological advances developed by CAF are being successfully used in railroad systems all around the world, providing safety, comfort and satisfaction to millions of users. This is the CAF difference fulfilling objectives by always adapting to the customer's needs and the highest level of after-sales service in every project in every project, during the life of the product.
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Fig.1. In total more than 4 million passengers are moved every day around the world in vehicles supplied by CAF
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CAF's contributions to the EuroStir® project
- To analyse the product family looking for joints which could potentially be made by FSW (ceilings and walls).
- To make FSW tests in different profiles. The type of profiles that could be part of such joints.
- To verify the quality of the FSW joints.
- To apply the acquired knowledge to the design of construction of train components.
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