October 2026 marked two special milestones for voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik: 70 years of guardrails in Austria and the opening of the company's first in-house roll-forming line. Two events that uniquely demonstrate how decades of experience and a forward-looking approach go hand in hand.
An anniversary, however, is not only an opportunity to look back. Together with industry experts, the event also provided an opportunity to look ahead: What challenges will shape the road safety of tomorrow? How will vehicle restraint systems continue to evolve? And what role could guardrails play in the future as intelligent safety systems?
One thing became particularly clear that evening: Safety connects. Behind it are many people, companies, experiences, and developments working together. For 70 years, the shared goal has remained the same: making roads safer. And for 70 years, solutions designed to achieve exactly that have been developed in Krems.
As traffic grows, safety must grow with it.
Just one day after the anniversary celebration, the next milestone was already on the agenda. Under the motto “We got things rolling,” the new rollforming line was officially inaugurated together with all employees.
The new line marks an important step forward for voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik.
A project of this scale would not have been possible without the expertise, experience, and dedication of the employees from across the company. That is why one thing was clear from the very beginning: this milestone deserved to be celebrated together.