Plasser & Theurer is an Austrian family-owned company established in 1953, renowned as a global leader in the design and manufacture of track maintenance machines for the railway industry. With a history of setting technological milestones, the company offers a comprehensive range of machinery covering all aspects of track construction, maintenance, and monitoring, enabling higher working speeds and superior quality of work. Plasser & Theurer has supplied over 14,000 machines to more than 100 countries, demonstrating its extensive international reach. The company's commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability has solidified its reputation as a trusted partner in the railway sector.
So that was it, the 29th International Exhibition of Track Technology (iaf) in Münster, Germany – more than 15,000 visitors from 88 countries attended the three-day trade fair with about 200 exhibitors, numerous vehicles on display, and specialist presentations.
The railway of tomorrow needs an efficient infrastructure network. In the case of ÖBB, the goal is to double capacity in Austria by 2040. Maintenance also has to keep pace and needs new concepts to meet that goal.
On 11 September, Plasser & Theurer, the global technology leader for track construction and maintenance machines, celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony for its new assembly and commissioning factory at the Pummererstrasse site in the Linz industrial area.