Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Youtube From student to Engineer The thesis Another, rather obvious, challenge for Michiel was the thesis itself. As a (former) Mechanical Engineering student, Michiel put his energy in redesigning the mount for our rail profile measurement system (KLD/Orion 9+) on our UFM120. This mount requires a lot of stiffness, whilst offering flexibility, within practically no space. And oh, it must be user friendly too and be in accordance with European regulations. Quite a challenge! After various concepts we decided on one design. Michiel fully detailed this design, simulated all forces, and created all documentation for homologation. He also created installation animations, to visualize whether the measurement box would fit in the measurement frame. What was exciting about writing his thesis at Eurailscout is that there are hardly any mechanical engineers at the company. Usually, Eurailscout outsources similar projects. On one hand it’s an extra challenge, there is no answer to the question: ‘how do you typically do that?’, but it also opens doors: ‘you may decide what you think is the best’. This opens for creativity and spar sessions. After successfully defending his thesis, Michiel graduated with an 8,9/10! After well needed summer holiday Michiel started at Eurailscout as a Mechanical Engineering and now he is supporting various projects on the engineering side, one of which: executing his own thesis project! Coming winter, the KLD will be mounted with a fresh out of the box, new mount! EURAILSCOUT Inspection & Analysis B.V. We make necessary maintenance transparent. We use modern measurement and inspection trains and handheld equipment to carry out measurements and analyses on the track, working on behalf of infrastructure managers in a wide range of countries. Contact Berkenweg 11 3818 LA Amersfoort The Netherlands +31 (0) 334 6970 00 info@eurailscout.com Follow us Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Youtube English Beleid Privacy statement and Disclaimer Copyright © 2021 EURAILSCOUT × Homepage About us Services and products News Vacancies Contact