Information about our Testing
The “Primix Tie” has been extensively tested during in-service trials at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Primix estimates its composite tie to have a service life of 60 years, compared to a life of 10 to 15 years for creosoted hardwood ties. Primix also believes that the composite tie offers other advantages, including greater vibration dampening, which will result in a smoother ride, less wear on railway equipment, and reduced rail bed maintenance. Weighing about 50 percent more than traditional wooden ties, the composite ties can handle heavier railcar loads and can be installed with wider spacing than the wood counterpart. The ties further provide better lateral stability, which helps to hold the gauge of the rail tracks and promote better locomotive fuel efficiency.
Types of Testing
- Bending
- Compression
- Load
- Abrasion/Wear
- Resistance, Electrical
- Resistance, Chemical
- Fastener
Test Locations
- Transportation Technology Center (TTCI) Pueblo, Colorado United States
- Progressive Engineering (PEI) Bristol, Indiana United States
- Construction Technology Laboratories (CTL) Group Skokie, Illinois United States
- Railway Design Standards Organization (RDSO) Calcutta, India
- Beijing, China