Kelso completes wheel cleaning test
Kelso Technologies has completed the commercial testing of its new rail Wheel Cleaning System (WCS). The WCS is designed for rail wheel cleaning operations to facilitate speed retardation in railroad hump yards and industrial shipping facilities. The WCS is now commercially proven which is the key prerequisite event to commence full commercial sales.
The tested WCS has been acquired by the customer and is being utilised in full scale railroad operations. The WCS is Kelso’s first product to feature a recurring revenue stream. The cleaning shoes must be replaced as they wear out during operations. It is recommended that WCS systems be sold with OEM cleaning shoes and an additional set of replacement shoes.
The WCS is a unique proprietary (patent pending) rail wheel cleaning system that has been designed in co-operation with Class I railroads. It addresses the problematic issue of railcar wheels “caking” with various commodities during operations. Another key feature of the WCS is that it improves the effectiveness of speed retarders to reduce the number of over speed incidents in train assembly operations. The industrial heavy-duty cleaning capabilities provided by the WCS for railcar operations can reliably maintain and improve the performance of rolling stock. Some of the more challenging commodities addressed by the WCS include crude oil/tar, salt water slurry, flour water slurry, Portland cement, lime powder slurry, sugar water slurry, potash and sulfur.
The standard 46-foot WCS is a unique modular design that can be transported to site and installed. The basic system is mechanical and does not require any external power supply. It can be customised to accommodate various contaminates as specified and can be automated if required to allow signal operators to turn the system on or off.
James R. Bond, CEO of the Company comments that: “Our technology development relationships with railroad customers allow Kelso to build our brand in engineered technology solutions for transportation operations. The WCS is an example of the success of the new direction of our strategic plans to develop high value products with recurring income streams from new markets. Over time management expects to generate multi-million dollar revenue streams from the full market development of the WCS.”
For more information visit www.kelsotech.com
26th Feb 2018
