Content

Company History of Kárászy Ltd 4

Product Range and Services 5

Series K142 and K 143 5

Series K144 7

Series K145 8

Repairing of Shock Absorbers 9

Technical Description 10

Mounting types 11

K100-40 and K100-45 Bus & Truck shock absorbers 12

Research & Development 13

Reparability, awards 14

References 15
INTRODUCTION

Kárászy Ltd has been designing and producing railway

shock absorbers since the beginning of 2000.

In Hungary our company is the only producer of railway

shock absorbers. Our profile covers small series
production consequently our advantage is flexibility.

According to the needs of our clients our company

undertakes production of only one shock absorber if it
is needed.

The series developed during the previous years can

be adapted into the given installation environment, so
almost any needs of our clients can be met.

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COMPANY HISTORY OF KÁRÁSZY LTD

Our company has gone through several changes since its foundation in At the beginning of the 2000s Kárászy Ltd started to produce its self-
1872. Originally horse-drawn carriages were produced at our company but designed shock absorbers in order to meet Hungarian needs. Owing to
nowadays shock absorbers are designed, produced and renewed. the continuous development, the quality and the reliability of our shock
absorbers rivals with the world leading shock absorber producers.
Currently Kárászy Ltd is a family-owned business which profile was shock
absorbers repairing until the 1990s. Owing to the 40-year experience and Initially our market was limited to Hungary but nowadays it is expanded to
the constant supervision of our engineers, the quality of railway shock the surrounding countries as well, like Austria, Romania and you can find
absorbers repairing by our company agrees with the newly produced ones. our shock absorbers even in other countries like Russia and Egypt.

Performance and Safety. Our tradition since 1872.

PRODUCT RANGE AND SERVICES

- Production
Our railway shock absorber supply is spread for the following
installation places:

• Primary damping
• Secondary vertical damping
• Secondary horizontal damping

Our shock absorber series adapt to the needs of train bogie. Narrow
installation place, dusty environment, high palliative force and of
course horizontal installation cannot cause any problem. With the
renewal of our shock absorbers their lifespan can be extended so that
they are to operate for 25-30 years with the appropriate maintenance.

- Repairing
Besides production of shock absorbers wide range of them is
renewed. Together with repairing of our own shock absorbers the
products of other producers are repaired as well: Koni, Sachs, STOS,
Gerep, etc.

- Design
We undertake design and production of new shock absorbers besides
our own ones. Specialities of installation environment are taken into
consideration during designing. Wide range of rubber mounting and
metal elements are available. We are ready to design and produce
only one shock absorber within short deadline.

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SERIES K142 AND K143
- Primer, Seconder and Transversal Shock Absorbers of Railway Bogie

Construction of K142 and K143 railway shock absorber series The above mentioned characteristic features
follow the requirements imposed by the modern shock absorbers: result in long-life usage. Their renewability
makes them more valuable. The lifetime of
• Metal-free contact between friction elements. these shock absorbers can reach 25-30 years,
• Valve-controlled damping. besides continuous maintenance. It is not a
• High-pressure seals for precise adjusting. negligible fact that the costs of renewability is
• Bleeder system is used. much lower than that of a new shock absorber.
• Foaming-free system is used. Guarantee: 2 years or 300 000 km
• Renewable and ready-to-assembly implementation.
• Hardened, chrome plated piston rod.
• Extra high protection against dust (with K143 series). Max. dampling force
6000
Damping force (N)

4000

Technical specifications:
2000
Max. damping force at 0,1m/s: 6 kN
Diameter of dust protector tube/house: Ø90 mm / Ø80 mm 0 K142 and K143 railway shock absorbers
0 0,5 0,1
Piston velocity (m/s)
SERIES K144
- Railway Bogie Shock Absorber. Maximal damping force: 12 000 N

Series K144 is designed for high load with robust size. Series K144 K144 shock absorbers are designed for long-
doubles the maximum damping force of standard shock absorbers and life usage due to their design (material quality,
this way it provides proper damping for massive vehicles. up-to-date construction, appropriate surface
protection).
Specifications: Guarantee: 2 years or 300 000 km
• Robust design.
• Mounting elements and silent blocks which fit high damping forces.
• Hardened, chrome plated piston rod.
• Metal-free contact between friction elements.
• Valve-controlled damping. Max. dampling force
12000
• Max. damping force 12 000 N at 0,1 m/s piston velocity
Damping force (N)

8000

4000
Technical specifications:
Max. damping force at 0,1 m/s: 12 kN 0
0 0,5 0,1
Size of dust protector tube/house: Ø110 mm / Ø100 mm Piston velocity (m/s) K144 railway shock absorbers

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SERIES K145
- Railway bogie shock absorber with short installation sizes

Kárászy K145 railway shock absorber series is a hybrid version of series Lifespan of Series K145 is the same
K142 and K143. Due to bogie consruction it might happen that there is as the ones of K142/143 because they
not enough space for the installation of an average size and stroke-length inherited all the specifications which
shock absorber. increase their lifetime so the greatest
That is why our engineers designed the compact version of the most popular advantage of this system is the previously
serieswhich minimum installation height allows construction of quite short mentioned compact design.
shock absorbers: Guarantee: 2 years or 300 000 km

K145 railway shock absorbers

• Space-saving construction.
• All positive features of K142 and K143 can be found in system K145. Technical specifications:
• Hardened, chrome-plated piston. Max. damping force at 0,1m/s: 6 kN
Max. dampling force
• Bleeder system is used. Diameter of dust protector tube/house: 6000

Damping force (N)

• Foaming-free system is used. Ø90 mm / Ø80 mm 4000

• The most modern seal system is applied.

2000
• Renewable and ready-to-assembly product.
0
0 0,5 0,1
Piston velocity (m/s)
SHOCK ABSORBER REPAIRING
- Renewal of the following shock absorbers: KONI, SACHS, KÁRÁSZY and other

Our services: Our company using its several decade

• Repair of almost any kind of railway shock absorbers. professional experience renews railway shock
• Service centre of KONI railway shock absorbers. absorbers in excellent quality both for its
• Repair of our self-produced shock absorbers. Hungarian and foreign clients.
• Continuous engineer supervision to reach the best quality.
Our experts repaire shock absorbers under
• In case of rectification of waste shock absorbers our company
continuous engineer supervision so the quality
provides its selfproduced shock absorbers.
of the final product equals with that of the new
• Technical certificates are granted according to needs.
ones. Technical certificates about the renewal
• Bench examination of each repaired shock absorber.
of shock absorbers are granted for our clients
• Modern repairing technology. according to their needs.

Instead of shock absorbers which cannot be repaired economically, our company can offer its self-produced ones. Repaired railway shock absorbers

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 LABEL on dust protector tube:

Vertical shock absorber Name

K143-161-20-20-D Type identification
Pr.nr: year/no week/year Production data
Vertical shock absorber
K143-161-20-20-D
No: 0001 Serial number
Pr.nr.: year/no week/year
No: 0001

ENGRAVING on the house:

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION K143-161-20-20-D

Pr.nr.: year/no week/year
No: 0001
MADE IN HUNGARY
K143-161-20-20-D
Pr.nr.: year/no week/year
Type identification
Production data

- Indentification - Explanation of type indetification No: 0001 Serial number

MADE IN HUNGARY

Identification of shock absorbers are according to the following scheme: Identification of the shock absorbers based on their parameters:
Example:

LABEL on dust protector tube:

K143 161 20 20 D

Vertical shock absorber Name

Stroke [mm] Damping force at bump [x100 N]
K143-161-20-20-D Type identification
Pr.nr: year/no week/year Production data Type depending size Type depending piston velocity
Vertical shock absorber
No: 0001 Serial number
Series Damping force at rebound [x100 N] Mounting type*
K143-161-20-20-D
Pr.nr.: year/no week/year
No: 0001

ENGRAVING on the house: K142, K143, Type depending A or B or

K144, K145 piston velocity C or D
K143-161-20-20-D K143-161-20-20-D Type identification
Pr.nr.: year/no week/year

Pr.nr.: year/no week/year Production data

No: 0001
MADE IN HUNGARY

No: 0001 Serial number

MADE IN HUNGARY
*MOUNTING TYPES:
- Construction

All of our series work with twin-tube system.

Advantages of twin-tube systems are robust
construction and insensitivity against
damage.

Due to the special geometry , shock absorbers

have symmetric characteristics but there
might be some kind of differences as well.
The prescribed attenuation characteristic of
shock absorbers is adjusted by a selfdesigned
equipment before its assembly. With this
method we ensure that the attenuation
parameters of self-assembly shock
A type B type C type D type
Eye-eye Pin-pin Pin-eye or eye-pin Special absorbers perfectly meet the expectations.

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K100-40 AND K100-45 BUS & TRUCK SHOCK ABSORBERS
- Prefect road handling and sure arrival

Based on the experience of designing our Specifications:

railway shock absorber types we created the
Bus & Truck shock absorber product line. • Metal-free contact between friction elements.
During the design phase of the inner structure, • Hardened, chrome plated piston rod.
we took care of metal-free contact between • Valve-controlled damping.
friction elements, ensuring long-lifetime. • Short delivery time.
• Renewable and ready-to-assembly implementation.
Another great advantage of the structure is the • Unique shock absorber design and production.
use of surface hardened piston rods. • Premium quality.
Due to surface hardening, the piston rod is more • Max. rebound force at 0,52 m/s: 11 kN.
resistant to dirt, which increases the lifetime of • Max. bump force at 0,52 m/s: 2 kN.
the shock absorber.

Guarantee: 1 year
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- There’s more innovation underway today at Kárászy
than at any time in our more than a century history...

The shock absorber is a product which directly affects the vehicle performance and
equalizing the safety and comfort. In this respect, the shock absorber is a precious
equipment which is likely to seal the fate of the vehicle and thereby the passengers.

The teams of Kárászy engineers work with close contacts to customers in worldwide
or regional product adaptations and tests. Furthermore, the R&D employees ensure
that innovations and trends from all over the world flow into the concept phase of
future products of Kárászy Ltd.

Rigorous R&D studies are being conducted within Kárászy Ltd. in an innovative
method, in harmony with the developing technologies and with the aim to become
a leader in the global market. Such studies reveal a great importance in improving
our customer-centered standards.

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REPARABILITY AWARDS
- Each series of railway shock - 2012
absorbers can be repaired.

Lifespan of our shock absorbers can be significally In 2012 our series

increased by regular maintenance. Applying K143 shock absorber
repairable shock absorbers is a cost-effective won the award of
solution during operation. Hungarian Society
for Quality.
According to needs necessary spare parts are
provided and repair technology is taught to our
customers. Our shock absorbers can be renewed
easily, simply and fast.

Guarantee: 1 years
REFERENCES
- Our railway shock absorbers are delivered
not only to Hungarian clients but abroad as
well: Austria, Egypt, Romania, Poland, Russia

OUR PARTNERS:

• Hungarian State Railway

• Ganz-Holding
• Public Transport of Budapest
• Bombardier
• Stadler
• GySev
• Linsinger Austria Gmbh.
• Reloc
• Softronic
• Diesel Loko Distribution
• Trolley Support (USA)

QUALITY CERTIFICATES:

Our activities are carried out according to the following quality

management systems: ISO 9001:2009, EN ISO 14001:2005, DIN EN
15085-2 CL1, EN 13802.