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Rail vehicle manufacturing is one of the most important industries for our company. For many years, we have been developing cutting-edge technical solutions for globally leading rail vehicle manufacturers worldwide — supporting both the construction and maintenance of all types of rail vehicles. When it comes to the size and length of our cabins, there are virtually no limits.
For companies like Siemens AG or Deutsche Bahn AG, we supply everything from individual blast rooms or paint spraying systems to complete surface treatment centers. Furthermore, we provide fully customized solutions that include integrated lifting platforms, conveyor systems, paint store rooms and application technology. Our systems are designed to process all typical workpieces in rail vehicle manufacturing — ranging from smaller components like wheelsets and bogies to entire car bodies and even complete trains.
Over the past years, we have successfully delivered our systems to numerous customer sites around the world. Among other projects, we have supplied several facilities to the China Railway Corporation.
Large Project: Deutsche Bahn AG Cottbus
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Our systems are already in use at several locations for the maintenance of the Deutsche Bahn AG fleet.
For ICE maintenance, the existing Deutsche Bahn facility in Cottbus is being expanded with two new halls: Hall 2, which includes two maintenance tracks, has been operational since January 2024. Hall 1, scheduled to complete the facility by 2026, will include not only maintenance and commissioning tracks but also a dedicated coating track for individual carriages.
We have been awarded the contract to equip the coating track with our systems, which will be unique in terms of scale and high automation levels.
Train Maintenance
On approximately 8,000 m², we have established a surface treatment center for rail vehicles, featuring 17 booths and a blasting hall.
A fully automated conveyor system connects the 18 systems and moves the carriages in the specified order to the work areas. There are five pre-treatment booths, three filler booths, two robotic spray booths, two manual spray booths, five drying booths and one blasting hall for surface treatment.
Train Production
For 80 years, our customer has been manufacturing rail vehicles for the international market in Switzerland.
We designed and built a blasting room measuring 33 x 8 x 9 meters (l x w x h) for processing car bodies. The blasting process is fully automated using the ReCo-Blaster® robotic blasting system. This automated blasting of large series components ensures maximum efficiency and reliably reproducible results.
Train Production
Since early 2022, the first ReCo-Blaster® has also been in operation in Spain. At our customer’s facility — a manufacturer of rail vehicles — aluminum wagon bodies are automatically blasted both externally and internally.
The robotic blasting system is programmed offline using CAD data and can also be controlled via a handheld panel. All blasting parameters are digitally monitored and regulated for maximum process reliability.