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IRIS specifies requirements for a quality management system of components for the rail industry. IRIS standard is based on internationally recognized quality standards ISO 9001. It was created for the purpose of management systems evaluation in the railway industry.

IRIS is an initiative led by the Union of European Railway Industries (Union of the European Railway Industry - UNIFE) and is encouraged and supported by four of the largest manufacturers - Bombardier, Siemens, Alstom and AnsaldoBreda.

ZKL – Výzkum a vývoj, a.s. was appointed an Expert Institute in the field of engineering with the expert authorization for Mechanical Engineering - Rolling Bearings and Accessories in the second half of year 2016.

ZKL Bearings (India) Pvt. Ltd. participated on 4th International Pulp&Paper Industry Exhibition PaperEx 2016 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The trade fair took place at Chennai Trade Centre and was organized by ITEI from 11th to 13th November 2016.

There were 137 exhibitors from 18 countries presented and they were mostly OEMs from paper and pulp industries.

We are able to evaluate the current fatigue state of bearing and estimate the reason of failure so it could be eliminated. This leads to higher productivity and lower maintenance costs. Diagnostics also helps with solving the issues and identification of starting defects during the bearing assemblies and operating time. ZKL Research and development, is able to help you with following measurements and tests: