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Stadler Kazakhstan to launch Central Asia's first aluminium railcar body production
This will be the first highly automated facility in Central Asia dedicated to the production of aluminum rail vehicle bodies.
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Stadler is expanding its production site in Astana by investing more than KZT 14 billion (around 25 million Swiss francs) in the construction of aluminium car body welding and painting workshops.
As part of the preparations for the launch of the new workshops, Stadler Kazakhstan is carrying out a phased recruitment programme and providing training for local specialists in aluminium welding and painting technologies at Stadler facilities in Europe. Previously, under the localization program, Kazakh employees received training and gained expertise in Switzerland and Poland in the assembly of railway bogies, electrical cabinets, and underfloor equipment.
The launch of the new workshops will:
- Increase the localization level of the enterprise;
- Expand the range of products manufactured for Kazakhstan and export projects;
- Create new jobs;
- Integrate Kazakhstan into Stadler’s global supply chain.
Today, Stadler Kazakhstan’s production site in Astana has already localized key technological operations, including steel car body welding and painting, electrical equipment manufacturing, underfloor equipment production, bogie manufacturing, installation of pneumatic and electrical systems, as well as the assembly and commissioning of all types of railcars. The company currently employs more than 650 people. The new workshops are expected to create approximately 100 additional jobs.
Edited by Romila DSilva, Induportals Editor.
Edited by Romila DSilva, Induportals Editor.
