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28 29 AFER - approved mechanical components for locomotives and wagons Proinvest Group is an important supplier of certified components for the Romanian railway industry. Proinvest Group obtained in 2018 the necessary certifications from the Romanian Railway Authority (AFER) / Romanian Railway Notification Body (ONFR Bucharest) for critical railway spare pars. Among the parts manufactured by Proinvest Group are spare parts for passenger wagons bogies and for locomotives suspensions. At the moment, the Mechanical Components Division makes the necessary steps to obtain the certifications for new spare parts, such as those for wagons braking system or spare parts for the railway infrastructure. Proinvest Group holds a Railway Supplier Authorization, in the current clients portfolio being enlisted collaborators like CFR Grivita Manufactury, the Romanian Railways (CFR) and the Romanian Railway Group (GFR). The SCUDAS factory, acquired in 2015 by Proinvest Group, has been producing parts for the railway industry since before 1989, but because of the difficult economic strides it has passed through, the authorizations have not been updated. Mechanical Components