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All Lines Lead to Innovation
We're expanding the possible
Every day at Wabtec, we strive to expand the possible. By collaborating with our customers on their most pressing challenges, we deliver purpose-built innovation to haul the industry forward.
Our rich lineage connects us to three iconic innovators, our founders - George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley – and we honor this legacy by continuing to invest in technologies that revolutionize the way the world moves.
For over 155 years, we have stayed on this course, knowing that on the other side of unbridled creativity and unrelenting perseverance lie the answers to tomorrow's challenges. What we dream, we find a way to do. It's why customers around the world put their trust in us.
Wabtec Station at InnoTrans 2024 showcases our mindset of powering possible through our people, and our investments. Rail is in our system, and the concept of ‘Expanding the Possible’ lives in our conscience.
Please join Wabtec at InnoTrans 2024, to see how we are applying our minds to challenges that matter to our customers and the planet. Let us show you how we collaborate, innovate and adapt to help accelerate the future of transportation. We are showcasing offerings that align with four key pillars – Sustainability, Safety, Performance, and Passenger Experience. At Wabtec Station, all lines lead to innovation.
Our Main Booth is located in Hall 1.2, Stand 210. You can also find us at the HR Campus in Hall 7.2c, Stand 242.
Our Vision
Revolutionize the Way the World Moves for Future Generations
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Building on a legacy of rail industry firsts, at Wabtec, innovation is our calling card. At InnoTrans 2024, you’ll see the scale of solutions Wabtec offers in both the Transit and Freight rail segments. We are showcasing offerings that align with four key pillars – Sustainability, Safety, Performance, and the Passenger Experience. But beyond that, we would love to provide you with an “under-the-hood” glimpse of some very exciting technologies our Advanced Technology Group has been working on. These looming solutions spring to life at the intersection of maturing and emerging technologies, changing workforce expectations, and advancing regulatory requirements.
We are expanding the application of intelligent vision systems across the transportation ecosystem. We are developing groundbreaking, semi-autonomous robotic sleds to improve safety and efficiency in rail yards. We are building an innovative enabler for a safe transition to the airless train. We are training the next generation of AI enabled technical support. We are contemporizing work environments through remote monitoring and control solutions. And we are expanding into truck-like service quality on rail, with our Advanced Vehicles Program.
At Wabtec, collaboration begins at the onset of innovation. These are just a small sample of purpose-led technologies we will showcase at our Advanced Technology Lab. You’ve got to see it to believe it!
Sustainability
The most modular, lightweight, easy-to-maintain disc brake station for all types of pneumatic braking applications.
Wabtec's innovative line of friction solutions utilize a range of materials that are designed to eliminate fine particles during braking.
Our innovative wear detection system optimizes carbon strip usage, helps to elimiate material waste, and replacement downtime. The winter strip current collector protects against damage caused by arcing.
The ideal natural refrigerant solution, Wabtec's Green Air Solution are HVAC units using R290 refrigerant is an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic refrigerant solutions.
A 220kW generator built into turbocharger to power traction motor #3 and reduce fuel consumption on High Pressure Common Rail EVO engines.
Wabtec is leading the transition to low-carbon rail operations with FLXdrive — the world’s first 100% battery-electric, heavy-haul locomotive.
Wabtec electric bus charging solutions are backed by decades of leadership developing the world’s most reliable energy transfer components for local municipal transportation providers, sophisticated high-speed rail systems, and on-shore port power supply.
Safety
TOM's powerful features bring driving monitoring to a whole new level, whether it be video recording, storage capacity, cyber protection, or safe driving operations. The hardware modularity and advanced configuration features give TOM great flexibility to meet the needs of all types of rail vehicles.
Rugged plug-in relays for extreme reliability, within long endurance applications and harsh environments.
Wabtec designs and engineers industry-leading power collection solutions that enhance safety, increase reliability, and reduce maintenance time and associated costs.
Wabtec is worldwide leader for Platform Doors & Gates solutions including platform screen doors, onboard access doors, moving steps and interior door for new passenger rail cars as well as refurbishment programs.
Passenger Experience
The high definition iSmart Ceiling Display is the perfect companion for rich travel information. Its remarkably thin design provides an impression of lightness while being extremely robust.
A great replacement for conventional reservation, ceiling, and partition displays in coaches. Its location under the luggage rack provides passengers with easy access to all trip information.
The fine pitch of Wabtec’s Full Color LED display is the perfect companion for rich travel information outdoors in access doors, side of cars, behind windows, front of trains, or even indoor.
Performance
Our suite of UIC freight components is helping to drive Europe's shift to rail. Solutions include our Digital Automatic Coupler, DRV10 Slack Adjuster, and Wagon Central Control Unit.
An unmatched offering of freight car components and services. Our reputation for developing advanced braking equipment for freight cars is unsurpassed. No other supplier has more experience or has made more distinguished contributions in improving safety, reliability or productivity.
We offer a wide range of front Automatic Couplers for mainline and metro applications, including light rail vehicles and automated people movers. Our modular systems are designed for flexibility, durability but lightweight, and full reliability to keep trains running.
A modular and configurable brake control system for locomotives based on a distributed electronic architecture
Lightweight, quiet, high-reslience to extreme mainteance-free reciprocating compressor. The Buran product family features a full suite of references covering all passenger trains
Advanced integrated brake control system for single- and double-pipe configurations for use on mass transit and mainline trains.
Compact electrical sliding plug door mechanism. It is a lighter, more compact, highly reliable solution with proven performance. It's standardized design makes it highly compatible.
With a 100+ years of combined expertise, Wabtec has been at the forefront of pantography innovation. Our new "Lock and Load" feture is a first-of-its-kind, clicking solution for carbon strip replacement, dramatically reducing the time required for carbon strip replacement from 30 minutes down to just 2 minutes per strip.
Technologies to optimize the rail network – safety, capacity, reliability.
Technologies to improve the operation, performance, and maintenance of locomotives.
Services that integrate technology and expertise to maximize reliability and availability of customers' assets at optimal operating costs.
Improve asset reliability & availability using real-time data.
- Expert on Alert
- Smart Shop
- Power Advisor
- Train Analysis Tool
People Powering Possible
We take great pride in our people who strive every day to make a difference - with their teams, within our customers' operations, and in our communities. We foster a learn-it-all culture, where curiosity is valued and nurtured. We are obsessed with leaning in, moving forward, making tomorrow better, all while driving exceptional results.
Wabtec is a people company and for over 155 years we have managed to stay relevant and essential. Recognizing that each of us are but custodians of this tremendous legacy for a finite period, we strive to pay it forward. While our legacy connects us to Westinghouse, Edison, and Faiveley, it very likely also connects us to tomorrow's game-changers.
We are hiring, and we invite you to join us in our quest to revolutionize the way the world moves for future generations.
Click HERE to go to our careers site and check out open opportunities.
