voestalpine Rail Technology - voestalpine Railway Systems

voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH

As the market leader in Europe with worldwide operations, voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH (former voestalpine Schienen GmbH) is part of the voestalpine Railway Systems Group, the world-market leader in railway systems and manufactures the world's widest range of ultra-long rails measuring up to 120 meters, which are also available in many premium heat-treated grades. As a pioneer in LCC and RAMS, voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH combines cutting-edge technology, logistics and systems expertise for railways and thus offers its customers an outstanding package of benefits.

History

1837: First flat rails

1850: First rail heads

1857: Already an annual production of 9.000 tons according to the method by Peter Tunner in Zeltweg

1869: First rails made of SM-Steel (SM = Siemens-Martin-Steel making method)

1900: Donawitz build SM steel plant an takes over the rail production form Zeltweg

1911: Rail supplies to first markets outside Europe (e.g. Middle East and Australia)

1928: Production start of wear resistant rails, rails made of electric arc furnace steel in Donawitz

1954: ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) and SBB certify LD-rails

1976: Linz enters into experimental continuous caster production of blooms in S900A grade which are rolled in Donawitz

1980: The bloom caster in Donawitz ist commissioned

1982: Donawitz produces rails of continuous casting as first enterprise in Europe

1990: Donawitz produces head hardened rail (HSH-rails) from the rolling heat, being the first supplier world wide of 120m long rails

1990: Full modernisation and capacity extension of finishing and dispatch facilities

1991: Splitting of the Donawitz location in three operational companies (rails, steel, wire rod)

1994: Commissioning of the world wide most modern rail stockyard which can handle rails up to 120m length. The stockyard is computer controlled and managed by a single person

2000: Commissioning of the LD oxygen compact steel mill in Donawitz

2002: Commissioning of the second fully automatic long rail stockyard

2004: Opening of the new "Rail Technology Center" (RTC) at the factory location

2006: Commissioning of the most modern rail rolling mill worldwide

2009: New construction and commissioning of the heat treatment facility for rails with the highest capacity worldwide.

2014: Groundbreaking for a new "Competence Center Welding" (CCW) at the company site

Management

Eva AIGNER

Managing Director - CEO
Finance / Controlling / HR / IT & Digitalization / Purchasing / Legal Matters / Technical Development

Wolfgang SCHRIEFL

Managing Director - COO
Operations / Technical Engineering & Maintenance / Finishing / Logistics / Management Systems / Occupational Safety / Quality Management