voestalpine to supply new digital monitoring systems to major global railway projects

24 February 2025 |

As the global market leader for railway infrastructure systems, voestalpine Railway Systems supplies track systems, turnout systems, and signaling technology for renowned international railway projects. In recent years, the company has developed new digital diagnostic and monitoring solutions for trains. These systems monitor the operational status of trains and complement the existing track monitoring systems. To date, the systems have been fitted on rail tracks in 35 different countries worldwide. Customers include the majority of the world’s major railway operators, the major rail freight transport companies of North America, mining operators in Australia and South America, and many more in all climate zones of the world. Major projects are planned for the current calendar year in South Korea, Mexico, Germany, Spain, and the United States, among others.

The intelligent monitoring system collects data on the operational status of trains and tracks using various sensors built into the track, or, if required, at modular checkpoints at certain locations. These are transmitted to the analysis software in real time. The results are displayed in clear dashboards. This continuous monitoring of the system conditions makes it possible to immediately raise the alarm in case of very critical conditions and thus avoid derailments. It also enables faults to be detected at an early stage and allows any required repairs to be initiated promptly. This will enable necessary maintenance work to be identified early and carried out more efficiently in the future. In turn, this increases the operational availability of the tracks and defective trains can be removed from service in a timely manner.

As an innovative steel and technology group, we are working hard to develop new digital and smart technologies for our customers. Digitalization and the use of artificial intelligence are constantly opening up new technological possibilities. With our Railway Systems, we can further expand our global leadership position thanks to our fully digital solutions for monitoring rail tracks.

Herbert Eibensteiner, CEO of voestalpine AG

Our digital solutions are part of a comprehensive product portfolio that is available to our customers—from the planning and design of track and turnouts to the monitoring of the finished rail track. We are pleased that well-known railway operators around the world are already using our fully digitalized monitoring system.

Franz Kainersdorfer, Member of the Management Board of voestalpine AG and Head of the Metal Engineering Division

voestalpine Railway Systems

voestalpine Railway Systems supplies innovative track and turnout systems, as well as signaling technology solutions for a large number of major international projects. Among other things, the HS2 high-speed rail link in Great Britain will receive 320 turnout systems. voestalpine is also playing a central role in projects to renew the German railway network and subway projects in Vienna and Singapore. In the 2023/24 business year, voestalpine Railway Systems generated EUR 2.1 billion in revenue and employed 7,700 people worldwide. voestalpine is thus making a significant contribution to improving transparency and safety in rail transport and is leading the industry into the digital future of rail.

Metal Engineering Division

The voestalpine Group's Metal Engineering Division is the global market leader for railroad infrastructure systems and signaling technology with its Railway Systems business unit. With its Industrial Systems segment, the division is also the European market leader for quality wire and a global provider of complete welding solutions. Seamless tubes are also supplied all over the world from the Kindberg site in Austria. Customers come from the railroad infrastructure, energy, mechanical engineering, automotive and construction industries as well as the renewable energy sector. As part of greentec steel, the Metal Engineering Division is already working and researching intensively on various innovative, climate-friendly technologies and production processes. In the 2023/24 financial year, the division generated revenue of around EUR 4.3 billion with its Railway Systems and Industrial Systems business units, 46% of which was generated outside Europe. The division thus generated an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 606 million and employed around 14,700 people worldwide.

The voestalpine Group

voestalpine is a globally leading steel and technology group with a unique combination of materials and processing expertise. voestalpine, which operates globally, has around 500 Group companies and locations in more than 50 countries on all five continents. The voestalpine Group has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995. With its premium products and system solutions, voestalpine is a leading partner to the automotive and consumer goods industries, as well as to the aerospace and energy industries. The company is also the global market leader in railway systems, tool steel, and special sections. voestalpine is committed to the global climate goals and has a clear plan for transforming steel production with its greentec steel program. In the business year 2023/24, the Group generated revenue of EUR 16.7 billion, with an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 1.7 billion; it has around 51,600 employees worldwide.

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