CEMBRE offers portable tools designed for efficient, safe track maintenance that complies with the required technical standards.
Railway maintenance consists of a series of technical operations carried out on the track and its components to ensure the safety, continuity and performance of the line
- routine track maintenance, to ensure safety and operational continuity
- major maintenance of railway lines and structures
- corrective and emergency work on tracks, points and lines
Maintaining railway tracks requires specialist tools designed for technical work on rails, sleepers and fastening systems.
The main activities include:
- drilling rails
- drilling sleepers, made of wood and composite materials
- controlled tightening of mechanical components, with precise and repeatable torque
- cutting rails
- splitting nuts and locknuts, for the rapid removal of damaged or corroded bolts
36V batteries are the most balanced solution for powering railway tools, as they offer the best ratio of power, runtime and weight for track maintenance work. Many CEMBRE railway tools use the 36V system, as it offers tangible benefits such as:
- Sufficient power for heavy-duty operations such as drilling and tightening
- Longer operating time compared to lower-voltage systems
- Low weight, ideal for use in the field
The 36V system allows for more efficient working compared to other solutions, including:
- 18V batteries: often insufficient for high-power railway tools
- 72V batteries: more powerful but significantly heavier and less practical
Thanks to this configuration, the 36V system improves productivity in railway maintenance activities.
Rail drilling is an operation that allows holes to be drilled into the web of the rail, in which components such as footplates, check-rail plates and joint plates can be installed.
The components secured in the holes using through bolts allow two rail segments to be joined, ensuring mechanical continuity, correct gauge and safe operation, particularly on sections where welding is not used.
The CEMBRE rail drilling machine LD‑16B‑RP is a portable tool designed for railway rail drilling, capable of drilling holes from 7 to 40 mm in rails up to 50 mm thick, ensuring precision, stability and operational continuity even under demanding conditions.
The correct tightening of railway bolts prevents loosening caused by vibrations or dynamic loads and secures the connection between rails, joints, fishplates and sleepers, guaranteeing track stability and traffic safety.
CEMBRE develops torque wrenches and impact wrenches designed respectively for controlled, repeatable and safe tightening and for rapid tightening even under demanding conditions such as seized components
- TW-18B/300: 300 Nm version with variable torque settings for greater versatility and precision.
- NR-25B: 2700 Nm impact wrench with dual vertical and horizontal drive, for high-power operations.
- BBLW36: ultra-lightweight and compact impact wrench with an ergonomic handle designed to reduce operator fatigue and improve ergonomics.
- W SOCKETS: sockets with a standard 1'' interface for Cembre impact wrenches.
- CS-EU: transport trolley for greater convenience and ease of use.
Controlled drilling of railway sleepers is essential for securely fastening rails to the sleepers (made of wood, plastic and other composite materials) using screws or anchor bolts.
CEMBRE offers various solutions for sleeper drilling, helping to ensure track stability, precise alignment and operational safety.
- SD-36B: precise drilling (Ø 10–28 mm) of wooden sleepers up to 200 mm thick.
- SD-36B-PS: drilling of plastic and composite sleepers, with holes up to Ø 25 mm
- PV Drill Bits: special drill bits for drilling railway sleepers.
- CS-EU: transport trolley for greater convenience and ease of use.
Nuts generate the clamping force required to hold rails, joints and sleeper fastening systems together, ensuring the structural continuity of the track and the reliability of railway circuits.
Designed to withstand vibrations, high loads and harsh environmental conditions, over time they can seize up due to corrosion, oxidation or plastic deformation. In such conditions, their removal requires the use of specific splitting equipment, a process safer than cutting with a blowtorch or cutting with abrasive discs
CEMBRE’s splitting solutions enable the immediate, safe and controlled removal of fastening systems in the event of oxidised joints or damaged bolts.
- Splitting of nuts with a wrench size between 16 and 27 mm.
- Splitting of nuts with a wrench size between 27 and 41 mm.
Rail cutting is a key operation in the maintenance and renewal of railway infrastructure, consisting of the controlled cutting of the track using specialised equipment. Rail cutting is carried out to:
- remove defective sections and replace worn rails
- adjust the length of the tracks
- install special components and insulated joints
- safely dismantle the railway line
CEMBRE’s rail disc saw solutions guarantee precise, fast and controlled cuts:
- RDS‑20PN: a manual rail disc saw designed for cutting rails during routine maintenance and localised repairs.
- RDS‑14PN‑AA: an automatic rail disc saw equipped with a cutting arm that enables faster and more standardised operations.
CEMBRE’s railway maintenance solutions incorporate tools, accessories and consumables designed to work effectively on rails, covering all key operations: from drilling into rails and sleepers, to tightening bolts, right through to cutting rails.
Thanks to a systematic approach and dedicated technologies, CEMBRE enables operators to carry out routine, major and emergency railway maintenance with precision, safety and operational continuity, improving the efficiency of interventions and reducing line downtime.
CEMBRE railway equipment, also powered by the 36V battery system, represents a complete solution for those seeking reliability, high performance and compliance with the technical standards of the railway sector.
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