Railway

Biotek Ltd. provides the rail sector with innovative solutions from the industry's leading manufacturers that improve passenger comfort and safety, as well as train safety and operator efficiency.

Underfloor Containers & Skirts

Southco offers robust, reliable, vibration-and corrosion-resistant latches that protect exterior panels against unauthorized access, withstand challenging environmental conditions and reduce maintenance costs.With a full range of solutions that meet industry compliance specifications and safety requirements, our access solutions can help Railway designers secure a wide variety of interior and exterior railcar applications.

Rooftop Units & HVAC

Our robust fastening and latching solutions ensure the durable fixture of rooftop units, HVAC panels and lighting installations, providing corrosion and vibration resistance with external or concealed mounting options. Available in varying sizes to accommodate different space requirements, these solutions are also designed for quick access.

Passenger Seating

Ensure a positive first impression while providing optimum comfort, safety and intuitive operation for passengers with Southco’s positioning hinges and display mounts. Our patented position control products hold screens, armrests, headrests and drop-down tables consistently in position at any desired angle without secondary support or drift. Scalable to suit any torque requirement and packaging space, Southco hinging technology allows the flexibility to create a customized solution for your application.

Luggage Storage

Improve safety and security across rolling stock,and provide secure storage for luggage and access control for staff-only areas with intelligent electronic locks and latches. Southco’s Electronic Access Solutions (EAS) allow for remote monitoring and control, eliminate key management issues, enhance the user convenience and increase physical security.

Heavy-duty ball-bearing slides

Accuride contributes to reliable and durable performance with heavy-duty ball bearing rails specially developed for the transport industry. These rails are ideal for storing vehicle battery cassettes, emergency boxes and electronic components, providing the corrosion resistance and adaptability required.

Threaded inserts

Composite panels and infusion moulded bespoke parts fastened with Tappex® in-mould and post mould brass threaded inserts; passenger carriage furniture is frequently specified with our brass Foamserts® thread inserts for woods and high-density foams alike

Interior packaging, passenger carriage constructions, window frames and door/access (aluminium fabrications), fastened by Tappex® thread inserts, engineered for reliability and long life including Trisert-3® thread inserts in both case hardened steel & stainless versions (metric sizes 3 – 12mm along with unified & male geometry variants)

Railway: Bolting to stay on track

As trains and railway networks become more advanced, so do the demands on rail lines and train components.

When a train is traveling at over 300 km/h, the whole carriage is rattled with constant vibration and strain, putting bolted connections to test. However, checking and tightening bolted joints is time-consuming, tedious work; the tracks are long, and switch types are many. We have bolting solutions to ensure that bolts stay put, but also cutting-edge digital solutions to continuously monitor preload force.