Manufacturing procedures are certified according to:

• SABS ISO 9001
• ISO 14001
• American Association of Railways (AAR)
• International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS)
• RISAS Approved

Swasap manufactures to the following standards:

• CME 1
• UIC 811-1
• JIS E 4502
• BS 5892 Part 2, 1987
• AAR M101
• GMRT 2466

Full certification on every axle manufactured is provided as standard practice. The Company’s manufacturing process and products are regularly inspected by internationally recognised independent inspection bodies (according to customer requirements).

Equipment

• Mobile spectrometers
• Microscopes and microscopic cameras
• Surface Table
• Impact test machine
• Wide range of hardness testers
• Milling and other machine tools
• Avery tensile tester

A comprehensively equipped laboratory undertakes testing by ultrasonic, chemical analysis, metallographic and mechanical means. A separate metrology laboratory is maintained for the calibration of measuring equipment.