Company Tradition in design and testing over 35 years

1. ICPV (Research, Design and Testing Institute for Railcars), IRS Group – Arad, RomaniaASTRA VAGOANE (Freight cars), IRS Group – Arad, Romania Railway tank car • Company • Tradition in design and testing over 35 years • One of the biggest railway freight wagons plant in Southern Europe (ASTRA) • Challenge • Migrate from 2D to 3D design • Large assemblies management • Verified interferences and colisions between moving parts • Apply design changes in a easy manner using initial design • SolidWorks Benefits: • Reduced design time by 25-30% • Eliminate errors from design stage • Modular flexible design of wagons using existing parts and subassembly library • Import 3D model for structural analysis “Using different assembly configurations we can create different wagon versions. Today, using SolidWorks, we can easely change dimensions, starting from initial project, keeping project integrity”  - Dr. Cornel Raicov, General Manager ICPV