Product Failure Analysis

If you need a clear understanding of the root cause of a failure to win a warranty claim or to prevent further failures Rubirail can assist you with a forensic investigation.

Rubirail understand in great detail how diesel engines, vehicle transmissions and gearboxes work.  We understand the nuances of lubricant selection and the effects of operation regimes and maintenance.  Because of this intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the main mechanical components on a train we are ideally positioned to undertake the forensic investigation required in the aftermath of a failure when you need to understand the true root cause of a failure.

A clear understanding of the root cause of a failure may be needed to win a warranty claim; it may be needed to prevent further failures by identifying what is going wrong with the maintenance or with the lubrication, in some cases it may be needed to assist in the redesign of a critical component, Rubirail can assist with all that – we are happy to liaise with suppliers and to negotiate warranty resolution on our clients behalf, if components need to be improved or maintenance tasks redefined we will do that we can help ensure that the failure never occurs again.

Over the past 5 years Rubirail have participated in over 100 failure investigations.