voestalpine Schienen GmbH - Rail and Permanent Way Solutions

voestalpine Schienen, an affiliate company of the Railway Systems Division, is the leading producer of rails in Europe. Thanks to the use of advanced technologies (including the largest available group of premium rail steel grades), the company's comprehensive system competence, and its targeted service orientation, voestalpine Schienen has achieved a top position in the worldwide system rail market.

MINIMISATION OF TOLERANCE DEVIATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SURFACE QUALITIES

The company’s new high-tech rail rolling mill (commissioned in February 2006) offers unrivalled flexibility in meeting customer demand. This rail rolling mill also allows for further minimisation of tolerance deviations and improvement of surface qualities - far exceeding the already high standards that voestalpine customers have come to expect.

With the creation of even more enhanced customer benefits in mind, voestalpine has developed a pentagram representing the company's product and performance quality concept. voestalpine prides its rail systems on being:

• Ultra-long
• Ultra-precise
• Ultra-durable
• Ultra-flexible
• Ultra-economical

COST-EFFECTIVE ULTRA-LONG RAILS MEAN LESS WELDING

Longer rails mean less welding. This keeps costs down and also minimises risk from defects. We developed our uniquely long 120m rails for our customers and are pleased to see them growing in popularity.

DIMENSIONAL CONSISTENCY AND SMOOTH RAIL SURFACAES

voestalpine Schienen make rails - just rails. Our new rail rolling mill is therefore equipped solely for rail production, which enables us to further minimise tolerances. This means our customers benefit from outstanding dimensional consistency and smooth rail surfaces, along with purity of steel and absence of tension within the actual rails.

HEAD-HARDENED PREMIUM RAIL PRODUCTS

voestalpine Schienen offers a comprehensive range of head-hardened premium rail products, so that a suitable rail type is available for any application. We are also the only manufacturer in the world that supplies head-hardened rails up to 120m long.

voestalpine also supply head-hardened grooved rails for tramways which boast ultra-hard, fit-and-forget quality. These rails are available in in grades suitable for deposit welding.This means our rails are extremely wear-resistant and have a significantly improved resistance against rolling contact fatigue (prevention of head checks) - a defect that is currently causing enormous problems in railway networks.

TAILORED RAIL SYSTEM PRODUCTS

Not only does voestalpine make state-of-the-art rails, we combine this with excellent customer service (logistics, system support, rail-related services). We offer just-in-time deliveries to construction sites - including, if needed, unloading of the ultra-long rails with our Railputler® - custom machines designed solely for this purpose. We have two 24-hour, fully automated stock-yards for our ultra-long rails. These are operated round the clock and have become the benchmarks on which our competitors are measured.

LOWEST LIFE-CYCLE COST FOR THE HIGHEST CUSTOMER

The life-cycle cost philosophy of voestalpine Schienen, a pioneer in this field, focuses on the core benefits to its rail customers.