Refurbishment Service

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Reconditioning of Air Spring Systems in Rail Vehicles

Regular maintenance of the components in a rail vehicle is essential for compliance with the high safety standards. This also applies to the air spring components. But it doesn’t always have to be a new system. We recondition used air spring parts for trains, trams and other industrial rail vehicles – to OEM quality.

How? Our refurbishment service makes it possible. After proper dismantling, Continental checks the individual parts and assess their reusability. Next, we install a new air bellows onto the system components that are still intact, as well as a new MEGI auxiliary spring and the necessary add-on parts. The completed air spring system is finally tested in a state-of-the-art testing machine with state-of-the-art technology.

Benefits & Features

Sustainability thanks to the reuse of intact components
Spare part components of OEM quality
Warranty on all newly-installed components and system-tightness
Safety thanks to a high level of expertise in the evaluation and refurbishment of air spring systems

Additional facts

30 to 60 percent faster delivery compared to the new system
Cost savings of 25 to 50 percent compared with sourcing a new air spring system
Savings of 300 to 500 kg CO₂ per reconditioned air spring system

What are the advantages of reconditioning air springs?

Previously, rail vehicle operators completely replaced the air spring systems after each revision cycle, even though some components were still intact. With our refurbishment service, Continental offers our customers a new range of options: we check and evaluate the individual system components during the industrial reconditioning of used air springs, and use them again if possible – this is faster, cheaper, and protects the environment.

Sustainability by recycling intact air spring components

Thanks to expert dismantling, state-of-the-art technology, and the right expertise, we can reuse 50 to 100 kg of metal in each air spring system, depending on the condition. This eliminates the disposal of the scrap metal and the manufacture of new steel and aluminum components. For each air spring system for a train or tram, we save at least 300 kg of CO₂ with the reconditioning. This is similar to the emissions of a plane on the Hanover-London route.