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  • 27 January 2022

    Meet Our Crew: Nynke Schaap, Export Manager

    In the last few years, we have grown into an organization that always offers the best solution for the rail infrastructure, now and in the future, both nationally and internationally. Our ambition is to offer one location to the railway market worldwide for all railway products and related services. We sat down with our Export Manager Nynke Schaap, who is responsible for our International Sales department since April 2021.

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  • 20 January 2022

    Conversion service: more than just exchanging materials

    Multiple projects, not enough personnel, high work pressure, and short maintenance periods. These have been the common challenges faced by the Dutch railway sector and those involved for many years. That is why, during the replacement of 83 EBI-switches, the Mobile Track Service (MBS) of voestalpine Turnout Technology Netherlands assisted the contractor in exchanging these point machines. Apart from the delivery of the new WBN NSE-point machines for this project, we also provided the accompanying rods, sleepers, and additional small items.  After reconstructing the machines, our MBS colleagues adjusted the new equipment conform specifications and disposed of the old EBI-switch point machines. In short, a complete service package. Or in a more  suitable term: ‘servitization’.

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  • 13 January 2022

    The crisis of raw materials: “There are no unexpected surprises for customers when you align the supply and demand”

    The prices of raw materials have increased tremendously, whether it be steel, copper or concrete. Dutch media outlet SpoorPro recently reported about this. Different suppliers from the rail infrastructure industry discussed the impact for their company and expressed their concerns for the future. This includes us, as we, too, notice the consequences, and see the solution in a good functioning supply chain management. Our Chief Development Officer, Wouter Lampe, discussed our views in an interview with SpoorPro.

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