Engineering and planning

For more than 50 years Schwihag has been the go-to partner for expert development when it comes to demanding and complex system solutions in track technology. Again and again we convince our customers with our one-stop shop approach to expert consultation, engineering and production. Every day we aim to develop the best, most economical and most sustainable solutions for our customers, to continually improve existing products, and to optimise the future of track technology with innovations.

Our Expertise

Material selection

Process optimisation

Custom system solutions

- careful selection of suitable heavy-duty materials
- development of new composite materials, lubricants and coatings
- economic and ecological optimisation of resources

- development of highly efficient and resource-friendly production processes
- development of digitalisation and automation concepts to optimise production processes
- active and continuous improvement of working environment
- redesign of existing processes using CIP and re-engineering methods

- system components developed according to customer specification
- computer simulations of the entire assembly
- prototypes for long-term usability tests in railway operations
- compliance with international guidelines with respect to standards and specifications

Material selection

- careful selection of suitable heavy-duty materials
- development of new composite materials, lubricants and coatings
- economic and ecological optimisation of resources