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  • 1st June 2012
  • Posted in:
    • Industrial

Daimler advanced drive simulator, Sindelfingen

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Daimler has recently put the world's most advanced drive simulator in operation. Oleo provided 3m stroke buffers, and specially adapted the metering to support the simulator in the event that the proximity switches or sensors were to fail.

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  • 1st May 2012
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    • End Stops

Baker Street Station - London

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Baker Street Underground station is one of the oldest stations on the London Underground and services a number of lines including Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith, Jubilee and Metropolitan.

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  • 1st May 2012
  • Posted in:
    • Rail

Siemens Avanto tram train crash protection

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Oleo produced a design in co-operation with Siemens, for two 3-stage parallel telescopic struts to carry a beam with anti climbing profile and buffing plates.

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  • 1st May 2012
  • Posted in:
    • Rail

Flirt emergency buffer

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Oleo was commissioned to design and manufacture a hybrid two stage emergency buffer for the Stadler Flirt project which could be mounted directly onto the car structure with minimal rear protection.

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  • 1st May 2012
  • Posted in:
    • Industrial

Oyster wave energy converter

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Oleo provided a 'high tech' door closer using reciprocating buffers between the main moving elements. The velocity sensitive device limited the closing forces to acceptable levels within the design force limits of the Oyster. The Oyster application represents the harshest operating environment of all of Oleo's applications.

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