Arrow line a.s. - Railway equipment, pyrolysis

Arrow line a. s. till September 2011 extends the scope of services for:

• rebuild and repair of older shunting devices
• wide after-warranty service by own tools

This allowed the newly acquired workshop, including machinery equipment and experienced skilled workers.

The increase in operative of service works on customer´s railway sidings, as well as during new assembly, will bring workshop car Ford Transit equipped by necessary tools and machinery.

In November of 2010 was passed into full service logistics systems for tipping wagons in the Polish power plant Jaworzno III. It consists of a cable shunting equipment LTV-PV installed before tippler and dynamic manipulator HW1E directly in the tippler.

Whole unit ensures
→ automatic shift train of wagons to tippler,
→ insertion of single wagons into tippler,
→ and after it´s emptying manipulator pushes the wagon to the incline, from where wagon go away by gravity to the side rail.

The only human intervention is disconnecting of wagons before inserting into the tippler.

Tippler manager oversees the operation of system in the control room, which has information from the control and camera systems.

System equipment PV-LTV and HW1E is supplemented by a further innovation - an automatic one-way stop block. This ensures that the already disconnected and brake released wagons begin to spontaneously move back from the tippler.

From many discussions with customers and identified user requirements there is a need for stronger shunting locomotives, which would preserve the efficiency of our battery locomotive 710.201-5.

In agreement with the staff of the University báňské - Technical University of Ostrava and several other companies the team from Arrow line embarked on a project, four-axis battery shunting locomotives under the official name

"Research and development of a prototype of a four-axle traction unit with an alternative source of energy and the possibility of remote itineraries prepared by the driver".

After a long selection of a suitable chassis, the choice fell on the locomotive, which is a locomotive 716 (V 60) produced by the former DDR, which is a widespread driving wheeled rolling stock on rails of industrial enterprises of the Federal Rep. of Germany and on regional routes in Western and South-eastern Europe.

Performance of the locomotive is projected so that the vehicle is move by rail siding with a full load up to 2000 tons and a speed of 30 km/hr. The project began during 2009 and should be completed by the end of 2010.

Between the 26 - 29 October 2009 was held at Cape Town International Conference on Coal Research and Technology (ICCS&T), which was devoted to the utilization and impact of using fossil fuels.

The company also participated in the Czech delegation Ing. Roman Smelik and Karel Merany from the firm Arrow line had the opportunity to participate in the conference program.

One of those who presented the results of their work and their teams at the conference was prof. Ing. Vaclav Roubicek, CSc. Dr.h.c. with a paper on diagnostic measurements in fluidized bed boilers.

Presented here also Zuzana Mikulova, Ph.D. presented a dissertation on the contribution of energy recovery from coal waste.

Co-operate with the VSB-TU Ostrava in the development of a pyrolysis furnace.

The emphasis on cost reduction and environmental protection in recent years forces management companies to reassess their position on the oft overlooked sector of in-house logistics. This applies not only environmentally more developed Western European industries; interested in modern handling technology but in the whole of Europe. Despite the economic crisis in heavy industry large enterprises are forced to gradually start up a new environmental policy that seeks to economise and clean up operation.

It also plays an important role in increasing the safety of modern facilities.

On the occasion of the World Day of avian song was on 5 May 2009 in Prague Hotel Atlantic was completed the 18th competition for Health, Safety and the Environment in 2008. The competition is organized by international non-profit associations. Czech firms and the Business Leaders Forum, in order to raise up those companies and reward organizations and companies that are considerate to the environment, promote the health of workers and focus on safety at work.
Arrow line, a.s. participated in the competition with its project of battery shunting locomotives, and was nominated for the environmental prize for entrepreneurs - ec.europa.eu. These projects will be measured against those from the EU and Turkey.

On 22 April 2009 took place under the auspices of the Czech embassy in Warsaw, and Mr. Ambassador Ing. Jan Sechtera, further referred to as CzechTrade – The Czech Agency for trade promotion seminar entitled Modern shift dedicated to in-house logistics on rail cars.

The main lecturers were representatives of Arrow line, a.s. Ing. Mr. Roman Smelík and Mr. Lesław Próchnicki, director of the Polish subsidiary.

General partner of the Polish party was Koleje Czeskie (Czech Railways) and the Czech company in the field of rail technology in the role of speakers took Ing. Michal Šlachta of První Signální, a.s..

The aim of the workshop was to further familiarize the leading Polish operator with the range of production and prospects for its use in the Polish market. The seminar met with great interest not only from the operators, but also institutions and universities and during the discussion at the banquet after the lectures had been established valuable contacts.

As well as from the Polish companies a great interest in cooperation.

Presentation of the selected range of products for potential customers is one of the most effective tools for each manufacturer for a successful sale. Silesia with its industry and a dense network of railway siding offers many opportunities for the use of shunting locomotives from Arrow line production.

30. January 2008 we held in Paskov on a trailer for mine Paskov presentation of an accumul. locomotive 710.201-5 together with OKD Doprava a.s. The event was attended by concerned staff of the company from managers to the technologists from operation and it must be said that the presentations met with great interest and the lecturers faced many questions in the debate, particularly in the area of efficiency and battery equipment maintenance.

Each person had the possibility of a ride in the locomotive cab and to check its properties while driving with the wagons in the group. The capabilities of 710201-5 machines had the opportunity in practice to test drivers OKD Doprava after several weeks of test operation in the vicinity of the Ostrava trailers.

The general contractor Arrow line lectured Mr. Ing. Roman Smelík for suppliers of electrical equipment Ing. George Valíček a section dedicated to managing director of the unit presented the Ostrava branch of AMiT Ing. Kamil Škuta.