Solutions for Rail Car Design & Production
3M Rail Technology & Manufacturing Solutions
Advanced technologies for rail car design and production.
As communities strive for more efficient and sustainable mass transit solutions, passenger trains are experiencing a renaissance in cities all over the world. Today’s rail car designs are lighter, faster, and more aerodynamic and energy efficient than ever, with lighter weight materials and sleek designs. 3M technologies can help maximize manufacturing and operational efficiencies while expanding design options and flexibility.
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Keeping pace with the rapid changes in rail technology, 3M offers a wide range of products that can help maximize manufacturing and operational efficiencies, while lowering costs and improving long-term performance.
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From design to delivery, 3M innovation is helping tackle your toughest application challenges, from expanding design flexibility to improving product performance and optimizing manufacturing efficiencies.
Get 3M adhesives and tapes data for your Finite Element Analysis as you plan your project.
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Brent Bystrom
Sr. Application Engineer, 3M™ VHB™ Tapes
Rebecca Johnson
Sr. Application Engineer, Rail
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Global Solutions for the Future of Passenger Rail Car Design and Production: 3M™ VHB™ Tape
Learn more about how 3M™ VHB™ Tape can help you design and produce passenger rail cars. Click below to Register and watch the full video (17:12) – if you’re registered we can also notify you about future solution sessions as they’re available. You can watch a short preview of the video at left, or see below for brief snippets covering demos and discussions of specific topics.
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Featured Product Category: 3M™ VHB™ Tapes
As the video shows, 3M™ VHB™ Tapes offer many benefits to rail car manufacturers, including:
- Bonding strength
- Bonding and sealing
- Viscoelasticity
- Immediate handling strength
- Fatigue resistance
- Bonding before or after a paint process
- Uniform stress distribution
- Bonding dissimilar materials
- Separating dissimilar metals to help resist bimetallic corrosion
View all 3M™ VHB™ Tape products
Using a new LSE plastic and not sure how to bond it? Try our new 3M™ VHB™ Tape LSE Series.
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In the last 40 years, 25 billion feet of 3M™ VHB™ Tape has been produced. That's enough tape for 10 trips to the moon and back. Discover More
Resources
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Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M technical specialist, or give us a call at 1-800-831-0658.
Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M technical specialist, or give us a call at 1-800-831-0658.
Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M technical specialist, or give us a call at 1-800-831-0658.
