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been established in other nations, such as France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Japan, Australia, and the United
Kingdom, to provide sales and after-sales support for Matisa's products while various local agents also engage in these activities around the globe. Products produced by Matisa have been supplied to various customers around the world, including the
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The origins of Matisa can be traced back to the working practices of early twentieth century railways; traditionally many of the reoccurring maintenance tasks involved in keeping lines in a safe operating condition had been almost exclusively performed by hand and involved strenuous effort, and thus
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Having achieved quantity production of its initial tamper vehicle; Matisa set about its gradual improvement. In comparison to its original tamper design, which weighed less than ten tonnes in weight, its counterparts being produced 70 years later have weighed in excess of 100 tonnes, for which
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various advancements have been made in terms of track quality, accuracy, reliability, safety, and cost effectiveness. During the late 2010s, research into the more advanced use of electronics, particularly to achieve greater levels of automation, was being pursued by the company.
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necessitated considerable continuous labour costs being incurred. During the 1940s, the future founders of Matisa had recognised that mechanisation could improve not only the speed but ease and affordability of track maintenance tasks and had developed their own prototype
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that would act to stabilise track beds while reducing human labour. During 1945, Matisa was established with the purpose of setting up industrial production of this tamper; the company quickly established itself as a competent manufacturer of track maintenance machinery.
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