Bombardier Transportation

Since 2000 Vulcanite and Bombardier have entered into a ‘Manufacturing Agreement’, to supply many primary and secondary suspension components, which also including the supply of many resilient components such as Chevron Springs to a fleet of Electric Freight Locomotives for Queensland Rails Freight and mainline operations.

We have also been awarded an OEM contract from Bombardier to supply resilient components to the new Perth Urban rail development. These components include centre pivot bushings, traction rod bushes, and torsion bearings

Queensland Rail

Our partnership with Queensland Rail is many years old and we have been supplying a number of resilient components over this period of time including a range of Chevron Springs for their EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) suburban fleet. They have embarked on a mid life bogie overhaul project which started in 2002 in which Vulcanite is supplying all their resilient component requirements.

Singapore MRT

Vulcanite has been awarded the contract to supply secondary suspension layer springs for the full Singapore suburban fleet of EMU vehicles as part of their mid life bogie overhaul program. Vulcanite prepared a detailed engineering action plan that included for accelerated aged testing, finite element analysis (FEA) etc. to ensure that the component met the expected 15 year life cycle requirement from SMRT.

MainTrain

Maintrain is the maintenance provider for the State Rail Authority of New South Wales suburban and interurban fleet of rail vehicles.

Vulcanite and Maintrain have developed a supply partnership, which is also many years old and includes the supply of many components including intercar gangway bellows, primary suspension springs and traction rod components.

Alstom Transport

Apart from supplying intercar gangway bellows for the new X’Trapolis suburban train which will enter service in Melbourne, Victoria this year, and other resilient components including wheel isolator blocks and gearbox rubbers for light rail system, we have developed a refurbishment program to replace all roll fedder primary suspension springs in the Melbourne suburban fleet as part of the mid life bogie overhaul program. This program is expected to last approx 5 years.

Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation Hong Kong

Vulcanite were awarded the major contract to supply Platform Gap Fillers to the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation's (KCRC) east rail network. This opportunity was given to Vulcanite after exhaustive design development and trials of our product.

MTR Corporation Hong Kong

Vulcanite are currently in trials to supply Platform Gap Fillers for the MTR rail network in Hong Kong. We were commissioned to design and develop and manufacture a suitable product for their system. Trials to date have been very succesfull and we look forward to continuing our partnership with MTR Corporation

Harsco Track Tech

Vulcanite has developed a relationship with HTT over many years for the supply of primary suspension chevron springs for their track maintenance vehicles both new and refurbished units. This relationship includes supplying product for the Australian and American market. We are also involved in the design, development and improvement of other resilient components.

ICE-BV Holland

Vulcanite and ICE BV enjoy a very good relationship as a major OEM supplier of vibratory hammer elastomers for a world market requirement.

Fred Burke Engineering (PneuVibe)

Fred Burke Engineering who are manufactures of the Pneuvibe compactors and Vulcanite share a good relationship in the manufacture of compactors for the world market.

Metso Minerals (Svedala)

Supplying Dynapac Drum Roller Mounts.

American Piledriving Equipment

APE and Vulcanite have enjoyed a great relationship over many years in the supply of vibratory pliling hammers around the world.

EDI Rail

Our association with EDI Rail has allowed Vulcanite to paticipate in the Supply of resilient 'Anti Roll Bar' componentry for the new 4GT Millennium Train which began service on the NSW Rail system in 2002.

ICE Corp USA

Vulcanite have been providing ICE CORP USA vibratory elastomers for their American market for many years and we enjoy a great relationship.

Calgary Transit. Canada

Over the last two years Calgary Transit and Vulcanite have developed an OEM replacement program for their chevron spring to suit their urban light rail network. This project included a design and development program, which ensured a successful replacement product for Calgary.