Technology and Expertise

voestalpine Schienen GmbH produces rails of highest quality and is well-known world-wide as technology leader.

Among all rail producers our full assortment of more than 100 rail profiles is world´s widest product portfolio. Practically, 100 % customer demands can be fulfilled.

One part of it are ultra-long rails. As a worldwide trendsetter of innovative rail technology, voestalpine started in 1990 to market unwelded long rails. And this was also the starter of a continuous demand boom. With two fully computerized long rail stockyards/loading facilities, we can supply to customers just-in-time on a 7 days 24 hours base directly to the job site.

Additionally to Vignole rails for railways, we produce a comprehensive set of grooved rails for use in streetcar systems - also in the worldwide unique HSH® head hardened steel grades. Using state-of-the-at CAD/CAM technology, we bend these rails accoring to customer´s requirements and deliver them ready for installation to the construction site. A unique self-developed software tool allows us to assist the customer to implement Life-Cycle-Cost strategies in their highly stressed systems.

Our sister company VAE - the world market leader on special trackwork - prefers our special construction rails to produce their high-performance turnouts, e.g. the unique HSH® head special hardened tongue rail.

All rail sections and lengths can be delivered on demand also in fine pearlitic head hardened HSH® steel grades. HSH® rails achieve significant longer service life compared to standard carbon rails. They are made for highly stressed applications.

The self-developed HSH® technology is proprietory to voestalpine Schienen. It allows us to produce head hardened HSH® rails on industrial scale in unique productivity. Short-term large orders can be fulfilled without delays and  - depending on the wishes of the customer - also in ultra-long 120 m size.
Detailed expertise and specific customized service offers (e.g. just-in-time delivery to all European job sites and also overseas, supported by an intelligent unloading system with our innovative long-rail unloading system RAILPUTLER®) complete our future-oriented service portfolio.