ENGINEERING CONNECTIONS EVERYDAY

40+

OUR HERITAGE

40+ years of

experience in

engineering

connections for

railway brake

piping assemblies

PioneersPioneers in India for the

conversion of conventional

coaches and locomotives to the

double ferrule / stainless steel

tubes brake piping system

6 million+

OUR HERITAGE

Fluid Controls Fittings successfully installed in railways

ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES

DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES

EMU’S & DMU’S

PASSENGER COACHES

METRO COACHES

Approved by

OUR HERITAGE

Alstom Transport

Bombardier Transportation

Wabtec / Faiveley

GE – Transportation

Knorr-Bremse

Indian Railways Locomotive OEM’s

Indian Railways Coach OEM’s

WHAT WE OFFER

• Design & engineering services

• Supply of high performance connectors

• Installation services

Total solutions for locomotive and coach brake

piping arrangements

Design

Services

OUR DESIGN ETHOS

ETHOS

Our ethos

established by

our founder

Dr. Moochhala and

carried forward by

Dr. Tansen Chaudhari

since 2011

DSIR

accreditation a

validation of our

focus

DSIRACCREDITATION

43 years of focus

on design for

customer needs

and product

performance

43YEARS

OUR QUALITY ETHOS

NOCOMPROMISES

RIGOROUS

TESTING &

CERTIFICATION

PROGRAM

CUSTOMER

DELIGHT

OUR QUALITY ETHOS

Recognised as an

“In-House R&D

unit” by the

Government of

India Department

of Scientific and

Industrial

Research (DSIR)

OUR R&D

OUR CERTIFICATIONS

ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001:2007, PED

American Bureau of Shipping Design Assessment Document

NGV 3.1 / ECE R110 / ISO 15500

ASTM F1387-99 (2012)

ISO 19879 for DIN fittings with IEC tests

DAD for DIN Fittings (ISO 8434-1 / DIN 2353)

BS EN 61373 Vibration Test for Fittings

IEC 60068-2-52 Salt Mist Test for Fittings

Helium Leak Test to 10-11 Std.cc/sec

DIN 3015 Clamp Design Appraisal Document

OUR TESTING FACILITIES

✓ Hydrostatic pressure up to 58,000psi. Pneumatic testing up to 20,000psi

✓ In-house Spectro and oxy-cleaning facility

✓ SCADA Multi Test bench:

• Hydraulic Impulse and Vibration test

• Temperature cycling

• Corrosion Resistance of plating as per ASTM B840 : 2002 by salt spray method ASTM B117

• Stress Corrosion test as per ASTM F1387.

• Flexure Fatigue, Rotary Flexure and Tensile Pull Test

✓ Vacuum Test - up to 750mbar

✓ NRV’s - Cracking pressure to 5kg

✓ Cryogenic test setup for temperatures to -196oC

✓ Valve Reliability Test Bench – for Cycle Testing

✓ In-house UTS, PMI and Rockwell & Vickers hardness testing

OUR PROCESS

INNOVATION

&

PRODUCT

FOCUSED

DESIGN

FOR

“SIX SIGMA”

DESIGN

TOOLS:

CAD,

SOLIDWORKS

ANSYS

OUR PROCESS

IN-HOUSE

2D & 3D

MODELING

FINITE ELEMENT

MODELING

& ANAYSIS

MANUFACTURING

& TESTING

BY OUR TEAM

ANALYTICAL

FORMULATIONS/

FIRST PRINCIPLES

WHAT WE OFFER

Engineering

Services

ENGINEERING SERVICES

Offer customers modeling services for

in-place systems or for brake system

comparisons

In-depth FEA studies covering vibration

impact, reliability, life estimation and

energy absorption of connectors

3D

Modeling

& ANSYS

Analysis

Services

ENGINEERING SERVICES

Design and engineering support if brake

piping systems are being converted from

one connector system to another

On-site visits, conversion of connectors,

estimation of piping lengths, designing of

special connectors and prototyping

Conversion

Model

Engineering

ENGINEERING SERVICES

Design of special solutions for specific

customer requirements

For example, bulkhead fitting combinations

were designed by Fluid Controls for electric

locomotives to reduce welding operations,

thus saving time and cost.

Connector

Customisation

Railway

Connectors

CREATING CONNECTIONS

A single source supplier for connectors required for

railway brake piping applications

Double Ferrule Fittings

DIN Single Ferrule Connectors

Threaded Adaptors / Bulkheads

Across Frame™ Connectors

Flexi-Grip™ connectors

Quick Release Connectors

Ancillary products include isolating cocks and clamping accessories

OUR CONNECTIONS ARE

LEAK-PROOFCORROSION RESISTANT

EASY TO MAINTAIN

VIBRATION RESISTANT

DOUBLE FERRULE CONNECTORS

DIN SINGLE FERRULE CONNECTORS

FLEXIGRIP™ CONNECTORS

QUICK RELEASE CONNECTORS

THREADED ADAPTORS

ACROSS FRAME™ CONNECTORS

RAILWAY ISOLATING VALVES

DIN CLAMPS / CLEATS

WHAT WE OFFERInstallation

Services

INSTALLING CONNECTIONS

Correct fitment of connectors key to leak-free

piping systems

As the “connector experts”, Fluid Controls

has expertise in connector installation

We offer a variety of installation services:✓ On-Site Swaging / End Fitment

✓ Complete brake piping installation on-site

✓ “Supply & Apply” Services

✓ Pre-piped Assemblies

ON-SITE SWAGING SERVICES

Cut/bent tubes and connectors provided

by customers

Fluid Control resident team provides

swaging/end forming services for each

connection

Expert installation ensures proper

fitment of ferrules and performance of

the connection

BRAKE PIPING INSTALLATION

SERVICES

Services for the complete installation of the

brake piping system

Resident team at customer site

On-site tube cutting and bending, fitment

of connectors and installation on the

underframe

“SUPPLY & APPLY” SERVICES

Supply and installation turnkey contracts

Supply of all hardware for the brake piping

system, including connectors, tubing,

accessories and clamping equipment

Resident team at customer site provides

services for on-site tube cutting and

bending, fitment of connectors and

installation on the underframe

Engineering Connections

for “Fit & Forget” Brake Piping Solutions