Harsco's TX16: Evolving and Taking Over
哈斯科的TX16：發(fā)展與迭代

Harsco Rail’s 16-tool Production/Switch Tampers establish and maintain railroad track’s intended surface and line.  Regular track maintenance using tampers is critical for trains to operate at optimal speed and with reduced risk for issues, such as slow orders or derailment.  Over time, train traffic, weather, ground conditions, and other variables cause a track to become misaligned – tampers are used to lift the track, realign it properly, tamp the ballast bed under the ties to remove voids, and then place the track back on firm footing.

哈斯科鐵路公司的 TX16 正線/道岔搗固車可以對(duì)既定的鐵軌線路進(jìn)行維護(hù)。 使用搗固車對(duì)軌道進(jìn)行定期維護(hù)對(duì)于列車以最佳速度運(yùn)行并降低脫軌的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)至關(guān)重要。 隨著時(shí)間的推移，列車運(yùn)行、天氣、地面條件和其他變量會(huì)導(dǎo)致軌道錯(cuò)位-搗固車用于抬起軌道，使其正確對(duì)齊，搗實(shí)軌枕下的道碴層以消除空隙，然后將軌道重新鋪設(shè)在堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)上。

The TX16 Production/Switch Tamper, the latest addition to Harsco Rail’s tamper portfolio, provides performance through technology, reliability through experience, and safety by design.  Since being introduced to the field in late 2019, the TX16 fleet has grown to four units across the US and Canada, with an additional two units delivering to Mexico by the end of 2023.

TX16 正線/道岔搗固車是哈斯科鐵路公司搗固車系列的最新成員，在先進(jìn)技術(shù)的基礎(chǔ)上提供了卓越的性能，開發(fā)團(tuán)隊(duì)豐富的經(jīng)驗(yàn)確保了產(chǎn)品的可靠性，優(yōu)秀的設(shè)計(jì)也使得產(chǎn)品具有了很高的安全性。 自2019年底投入使用以來，TX16車隊(duì)已在美國和加拿大增加到四臺(tái)，另外兩臺(tái)將于2023年底交付墨西哥。

With the first prototype TX16 being launched with Canadian National (CN), the machine has performed consistently at average production rates of over 30 ties/minute for over 4 years.  For context, that is a roughly 50% improvement in production rate over a MK4 or 6700 and continues to challenge the production rates of larger 32-tool tamping machines. The design and introduction of the TX16 Production/Switch Tamper is a culmination of experience from our extensive tamper portfolio, global expertise, and innovative solutions.  The result: a 16-tool tamper with unprecedented work window utilization.  The TX16 leverages tie-finding, non-contact measurement, hybrid indexing, and cab push-button buggy deploy and stowage to greatly reduce measurement, setup, tamping, and stowage time – maximizing work within shrinking maintenance windows.

隨著加拿大國家鐵路公司（CN）推出第一臺(tái) TX16 原型機(jī)，4年多來，該機(jī)器的平均生產(chǎn)率一直保持在30枕（根）/分鐘以上。 與 MK4 或6700相比，生產(chǎn)率提高了約50%，并繼續(xù)向大型32-搗固機(jī)的生產(chǎn)率發(fā)起挑戰(zhàn)。TX16 正線/道岔搗固車的設(shè)計(jì)和推出是我們豐富的搗固車產(chǎn)品經(jīng)驗(yàn)、全球?qū)I(yè)知識(shí)和創(chuàng)新解決方案的結(jié)晶。 其結(jié)果是：TX16 搗固車具有前所未有的工作窗口利用率。 TX16 利用根枕查找、非接觸式測量、混合分度以及駕駛室一鍵式下放和回收組件，大大減少了測量、設(shè)置、搗固和堆裝時(shí)間，從而在不斷縮小的維護(hù)窗口內(nèi)最大限度地提高了工作效率。

Today, we are tracking the use of TX16s by our customers in Western and Eastern Canada, Florida, and Kansas.  This experience has provided a wide range of operational and infrastructure scenarios, which enable hardware and software refinement that benefits not only the existing machines through upgrades, but also all future TX16s coming off our production line.  Looking into the future, we are planning to build one TX16 per quarter, expanding our fleet throughout NOAM and even globally.  As the performance and technology continues to be demonstrated, the market is seeing proof of value in action – laying the foundation for a bright future for TX16 and our customers.

如今，我們正在關(guān)注加拿大西部和東部、佛羅里達(dá)州和堪薩斯州客戶使用 TX16 的情況。 這些經(jīng)驗(yàn)提供了廣泛的操作和基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施應(yīng)用場景，使硬件和軟件的完善不僅有利于現(xiàn)有機(jī)器的升級(jí)，也有利于未來投入使用的所有 TX16。 展望未來，我們計(jì)劃每季度生產(chǎn)一臺(tái) TX16，在整個(gè)北美地區(qū)甚至全球范圍內(nèi)擴(kuò)大我們的車隊(duì)。 隨著性能和技術(shù)的不斷展示，設(shè)備在市場中證明了自己的競爭力，這為 TX16 和我們的客戶的美好未來奠定了基礎(chǔ)。