Method and device for the machining of the wheel running surface of wheels for rail vehicles

A method for machining the wheel running surfaces of wheels for rail vehicles using a wheel machining machine, the method comprising:

• performing a rolling process on the wheels with a rolling tool that applies a rolling force to the wheel;
• adjusting the rolling force by controlling the torques of drive motors of feed axles of the rolling tool;
• and
• carrying out the rolling process following a re-profiling process;
• wherein the drive motors include a first motor operable to translate the rolling tool along a first axis perpendicular to an axial end surface of the wheels and a second motor operable to translate the rolling tool along a second axis parallel to the axial end surface of the wheels,
• the method further comprising adjusting the rolling force by controlling the torques of the first and second motors.