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brand for those products that conform with strict economic efficiency, pollution control and advanced ergonomic standards; in the following years, additional products have been developed that also meet these standards, which the company's management has viewed as a prospective competitive edge over
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In the late 2010s, Plasser & Theurer underwent restructuring, orientating itself towards the core business of designing and producing track maintenance machines. During 2019, the company appointed a new chief operating officer, Dr Daniel Siedl, as well as a new chief technical officer- Dr
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system for measuring track geometry measuring being fitted to a tamping machine, permitting precise surveying without the use of a dedicated measuring train. The company has also ventured into a fully-automated maintenance robotics to perform tasks such as welding.
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By 2009, the company accounted for 6% of all Austrian exports of the machinery, and iron, and steel construction industry. In the 2010s, the company built its first track maintenance machines for the German railway infrastructure company
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Plasser & Theurer was established in 1953 by a group of nine people, amongst them was Josef Theurer, the company's first CEO. Theurer played a key role in managing the business over the following six decades.
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Plasser South Africa Pty. Limited - Founded in 1959 as Plasser Railway Machinery South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Currently trading as Plasser South Africa (Pty) Ltd since February 2009. Based in
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By 2006, Plasser & Theurer has delivered more than 13 000 machines to 103 countries. During the 2000s, Plasser & Theurer delivered numerous maintenance vehicles, including the
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and the associated equipment. The company has routinely custom-built hardware to meet an individual customer's requirement, such as to fit within restrictive
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Plasser & Theurer has long sought to integrate emerging technologies into its track maintenance products, particularly rapid developments made within the
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serving clients in the United States and Canada. Founded as Plasser Railway Maintenance Corporation in 1961 and took on the current name in mid 1960s.
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Plasser Australia - Founded 1970 and based in St. Marys, New South Wales; regional office and track maintenance and construction equipment plant
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Plasser Far East - Founded 1979 and based in Hong Kong. Sales and support in Philippines, China, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
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machines. The company has also produced simulators for the training of maintenance staff. During 2015, Plasser & Theurer introduced the
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Plasser & Theurer was established in 1953. It is a privately owned company with 30% being held by Josef Theurer, 30% by his daughter
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Plasser & Theurer manufactures railway maintenance machines for a wide variety of purposes, including adjusting and
962: 825: 657: 361:- Founded 1971 with offices in Tokyo and Nagoya, training centre in Tokyo; provides sales and support in the Far East 628: 265: 1153: 183:, 20% each by Dorothea Theurer and Hans-Jörg Holleis. Currently, the company is active in over 100 countries. 307: 227: 173: 803: 500: 867: 401: 300: 115: 414: 355:(Plasser Iberica) - Founded 1974 and based in Toledo with regional office and production facility 518:"An interview with Florian Auer, Director of Technology & Innovation, Plasser & Theurer" 180: 101: 1094: 1039: 986: 880: 486: 839: 1031: 932: 374: 369: 281: 1137: 316: 296: 292: 215: 214:. It also secured Chinese orders for mechanised maintenance equipment, such for the 37: 336:- Founded in 1960 and based in Munich with facilities in Germany, Poland and Norway 211: 892: 460: 311:
Plasser & Theurer Tamping Machine, Colas Rail, at Hellifield, September 2021
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Plasser UK Limited - Based in London with sales, service and repair facilities
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Other products include railway bridge inspection and repair vehicles, and
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During the early 2020s, Plasser & Theurer commenced deliveries to the
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with machine sales and support services to neighbouring countries.
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Plasser India Pvt. Limited - Founded in mid 1960s and based in
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of 56 electric-battery modular maintenance vehicles.
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Metzger, Bernd; Peinsipp, Claudia (3 October 2017).
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Plasser American

Railway
Vienna
Austria
Elisabeth Max-Theurer
Rail track maintenance machines
Track renewal trains
Subsidiaries
www.plassertheurer.com
Austrian
rail track
Elisabeth Max-Theurer
IT
patents
Network Rail
Beijing Metro
DB Netz
Swiss Federal Railways
Munich
Opladen
Freilassing
Austrian Federal Railways

ballast tamper
tamping
overhead wires
loading gauges
inertial navigation

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