Steel supports

Supporting rails on flat surfaces

What are steel supports?

Steel supports are the main components of runway tracks and come in various types and shapes dependent on the rail-mounted equipment such as soleplates and chairplates (baseplates/support plates), steel sleepers and steel columns. The primary function of a steel support is to provide rails with a flat, smooth resting surface which allows for the vertical alignment of a rail system.

Whilst anchor bolts secure the steel supports, specific levelling devices adjust the vertical level.  Depending on the specific industry application and moving equipment (cranes or rolling stock), steel supports are installed on top of a layer of grout or concrete that fills the void between the steel support and the concrete foundation.

Key benefits

  • Adapted to rail mounting system used

  • Provides flat, smooth resting surface

  • Allows for vertical alignment of rail system

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Steel-supports

Steel plates

The rails are supported by a steel structure, either continuously or intermittently.

Continuous support generally consists of weldable structural steel soleplates to which the fastening systems of the rail are fixed. The design of the soleplates will take into account the civil layout, handling issues on site, calculated clip spacing and crane loads distribution.

In the case of intermittent structures, the discontinuous support generally consists of structural steel chairs to which the fastening systems of the rail are fixed. The design of the chairs will consider civil layout, handling issues on site, calculated support spacing and crane loads distribution.

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RailLok adjustable chairs

This patented fastening system is a fast and easy track re-alignment solution to overcome shifting rail foundations without rail removal

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Sleepers

Sleepers

A quick and flexible railway track lay solution allowing reduced concrete thickness under the foot: the economical solution for embedded tracks.

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Pit tracks

The GANTREX® Pit Track GPT multi-component system includes clips, pad, electrical insulator, steel column and grouting material.

Designed with FEA calculations, the GPT system is customized to the rolling stock characteristics. Get in touch with our technical teams to find out more.

Cutting-edge technology solutions

Together with the RailLok™ Adjustable Chair, this genuine, patented Gantrex® system is equipped with the latest RailLok™ technology and allows for simple and rapid initial installation in compliance with the strictest rail tolerances including ISO 12488-1, AIST Technical Report 13, and CMAA, as well as for post-installation vertical and horizontal adjustments to restore rail elevation and horizontal positioning to these same tolerances in the event of foundation settlement or movements.

This patented system is particularly suitable for stacker-reclaimer cranes and cranes with automated positioning or operating systems, such as Automated Stacking Cranes

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