In recent years, CETEST has collaborated in the certification of different maintenance machines both in Spain and in Portugal from the manufacturers MATISA and PLASSER & THEURER, regular clients of CETEST for tests in other countries. Fundamentally, the support of an accredited laboratory such as CETEST was required to on-track test and verify machines’ correct dynamic behavior against the EN14363 standard, as well as its braking performance and, in some of them, the noise qualification.
The different campaigns have been carried out in metric gauge, as well as in Iberian and UIC gauge. CETEST has been in charge of locating the best tracks to carry out the tests and, in some cases, has also coordinated the operation, including requests for track permits, search for a licensed operator, organization of train slots, etc.
