For the sixth consecutive year, the traditional “Revista Ferroviária” brings its readers a diagnosis of the metro-rail market, recording recent projects in the country. The new study, published in the article “Entrando nos Trilhos” (page 40), Nov/Dec 2024 edition, covers the period of one year, ending in December 2024, and highlights five consulting companies, including IEME Brasil and LAEDE, the company’s laboratory arm.

The report highlights IEME’s work in Baixada Santista, such as the homologation tests for the permanent track of section 2 of the Santos VLT and the certification of executive projects associated with railway infrastructure works in Cubatão. In the capital of São Paulo, also mentioned, IEME is working on the executive project and documentation for the permanent track of Line 4-Amarela (Vila Sonia-Largo do Taboão section).

The report also highlights the company’s services in other cities in the country, with emphasis on the instrumented wheelset service and laboratory testing of ballast and sleepers on the permanent track of the Juriti Railway (PA) and Trombetas Railway, in addition to studies and projects for current engineering works (OAC) and drainage and special engineering works (OAE) on the MRS railway network. Page 44 of the magazine contains a complete list of the services performed by the company during the year.

It is worth remembering that IEME Brasil operates in the areas of accredited inspection of engineering projects and works, through ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 17020:2012 certification and in accordance with Inmetro ordinance no. 367; testing of metro-rail components, performed at the LAEDE laboratory, which has ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 17025 certification; and consulting services, project preparation, testing, instrumentation and field measurements, among other services.

IEME Brasil had the honor of participating in the third edition of the Accredited Inspection Course for Infrastructure Projects, held by ABRAC – Brazilian Association for Conformity Assessment, on April 28 and 29, in São Paulo.

During the course, we deepened our knowledge of the scope of operation and performance, technical training, documentary requirements and assessment practices – key points to ensure compliance, safety and efficiency in infrastructure projects.

We thank Abrac and Superintendent Masao Ito for providing this opportunity for learning and exchanging experiences. We remain steadfast in our purpose of delivering quality with technical responsibility.

IEME was represented by engineer and lead inspector Talita Alves Vieira de Paula.

The 23rd edition of NT-Expo – Forging the Future of Railways, held this year in the Anhembi District of São Paulo, began this Tuesday, the 22nd. Recognized as one of the main events in the sector in South America, the fair arrives at a time marked by the appreciation of the railway model, both for urban mobility and for freight transportation.

According to the National Association of Railway Transporters, ANTF, the sector received investments in the order of 14 billion reais in 2024 and expects an additional 54 billion reais in the next three years.

IEME Brasil and LAEDE, companies that have metro-rail engineering in their DNA, are present at NT-Expo (stand A061) to share the news and welcome customers, partners and friends.

Come visit us.

The 23rd NT-Expo will continue until Thursday, 24/04.

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LAEDE, a laboratory for static and dynamic mechanical testing of materials and structural components, which is part of IEME Brasil, begins 2025 strengthened by the modernization process of its facilities and the acquisition of new equipment. The laboratory now has a new hydraulic unit and a new controller for hydraulic actuators, which together increase the company’s efficiency and service capacity.

“The hydraulic unit increases the laboratory’s capacity to perform more simultaneous tests, offering a time saving in these services. With the new controller, the laboratory is now able to control more hydraulic actuators simultaneously, in addition to modernizing the precision of the tests”, explains Lucas Juliani, director of LAEDE. In addition, the new hydraulic unit is more modern from an environmental point of view, providing energy savings of around 30% for its operation.

The equipment particularly benefits the performance of material fatigue tests, which can be performed with greater quality, accuracy and speed. “With this equipment and the ongoing modernization of the laboratory, LAEDE, which has Inmetro accreditation, the only one in Brazil for various tests on metro-rail components, will double its capacity to perform tests, being able to serve its customers much more quickly,” says Marco Juliani, director of IEME.

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After two years as an Accredited Inspection Body (OIA), IEME Brazil has just undergone a supervisory assessment that resulted in a recommendation to maintain INMETRO Accreditation, which enables the company to certify engineering projects and works prepared by public works concessionaires. It is worth remembering that project inspection is a mandatory contractual requirement for public works concessionaires.

INMETRO Accreditation is one of the service fronts of IEME Brazil, a company with over 35 years of experience in the areas of Engineering Projects (metro-rail systems, bridges, dams, stadiums and structures in general), Urban Development (land regularization, urbanization of settlements, accessibility and social work) and Laboratory Tests (LAEDE) focused on metro-railways, civil structures and shock absorbing systems, elastomers, vibration, noise and construction materials.

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Government of the State of São Paulo / Gilberto Marques / Creative Commons

Government of the State of São Paulo / Gilberto Marques / Creative Commons

 

 

On November 29, in Brasília, BNDES announced a financial contribution of R$10.65 billion for infrastructure projects in São Paulo. The resources, which are part of the New PAC (Growth Acceleration Program), will be allocated to expansion projects for the São Paulo subway, a road complex, a modern rail link between the city of São Paulo and Campinas (about 100 km away), and the purchase of 1,300 electric buses.

Infrastructure projects and projects, especially in the road and metro-rail areas, are the main activity of IEME Brasil, which has been working for over 35 years with instrumentation and monitoring of roads, data processing and analysis for engineering reports, various tests, and accredited inspection (by INMETRO) of road and rail projects and projects. In addition, it has LAEDE, a laboratory that has Cgcre accreditation (ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 17025) and is part of the Brazilian Network of Testing Laboratories (RBLE).

Due to investments in infrastructure, which are already reflecting an increase in demand, LAEDE recently acquired new equipment (hydraulic pumps and controllers) for testing metro-rail components and systems. The hydraulic pump, for example, is a state-of-the-art piece of equipment, capable of saving up to 20% of energy, and is the first of its kind to be installed in Brazil.

The investments ratify IEME’s commitment to the quality and safety of the projects and works in which it participates, remembering that the company is present on all São Paulo subway lines and in the structural tests of Rodoanel Norte, to name a few examples. The company also carries out a series of works focused on land regularization and social housing.

The Tamoios Bypass is a milestone in the infrastructure of the North Coast of São Paulo, reducing travel time between Caraguatatuba and São Sebastião from 45 to just 16 minutes. Comprising modern lanes, six tunnels and state-of-the-art infrastructure, the project will boost mobility, tourism and commerce in the region, providing a direct connection to the Port of São Sebastião.

Based on INMETRO Ordinance No. 367, IEME Brasil carried out accredited inspections on the project projects, certifying the quality and safety of the electrical, automation, fire-fighting, ventilation and structural systems of the project.

Our work guarantees the technical excellence of this essential project for the region.

IEME Brasil held on April 13th, in the Address Hotel convention room, in São Paulo, a meeting of the company’s key employees to align procedures, in accordance with the standards required by the certifications obtained by IEME. The objective of the meeting was to raise awareness among leaders about the need to meet the requirements of the Integrated Management System (ISO 9001, ISO 17020 and ISO 17025), as a way of improving the internal flows of the organization’s management processes, interconnecting the company’s areas based on the quality manuals, procedures, instructions and forms already defined. The meeting dealt with the Certifications of Consulting Engineering and Urban Development (ISO 9001), Accredited Infrastructure Inspection (ISO 17020) and LAEDE (ISO 17025).

The meeting was led by engineer and consultant Octavio Camerini, who has been a specialist in railway engineering (rolling stock) and quality auditing (automotive) for 38 years, having coordinated one of the first ISO 9001 certifications in Brazil. Camerini is also an accredited inspection manager (ISO IEC 17020 standard) for highway and railway projects and a member of the Brazilian Association of Railway Preservation (ABPF). The engineer explained that the meeting meets the obligation for continuous recycling of leaders and employees in the Certified and Accredited Quality Management System.

“The meeting was very participatory and the next steps involve specific meetings with managers and their teams, where the electronic path of the Management System documents will be presented, aiming to better disseminate knowledge of the procedures and their records”, said Camerini. These documents, added the expert, “must be carefully analyzed by the areas, to adapt to the needs and reality of the practices adopted, but complying with the requirements of the standards involved, which represent technical and administrative contractual requirements between IEME, its customers, its suppliers and Inmetro”.

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Photos: IEME

Photos: IEME

Photos: IEME

Photos: IEME