加拿大铁路与Arid Machine Tools公司合作研制了一套修理转向架和摇枕的半自动系统。该系统由若干台带有程序控制和焊接机器人的机床组成,机床之间有传送带连接,用逻辑控制器控制系统工作。整套装置由一条侧架修理线、一条摇枕修理线和一条带有三次清洗机的流水线组成。零件修理在几个台位上进行,每个台位只完成同一类型的工作,如有的加工磨损面,有的只进行焊 Canadian Rail worked with Arid Machine Tools to develop a semi-automatic system for repairing bogies and bolsters. The system consists of a number of machine tools with program control and welding robot connected between the conveyor belt, with a logic controller control system. The entire installation consists of a side frame repair line, a bolster repair line and a three-stage washer assembly line. Parts repair carried out in several stations, each station only to complete the same type of work, such as processing wear surface, and some only welding