Rail joining and maintenance of railway systems specialist Goldschmidt Thermit Group based in Leipzig has acquired the measurement technology specialist P.U.T. GRAW Sp. z o.o. based in Gliwice, Poland. P.U.T. GRAW Sp. z o.o. was founded in 1991 and specializes in the development and production of intelligent, computer-controlled geometry measurement devices and systems for rails, switches, tracks and train wheels. GRAW also develops real-time track condition evaluation systems for track geometry vehicles, stationary wheel geometry control systems and diagnostic systems for predictive maintenance for track and for rolling stock wheels. Furthermore, GRAW has extensive experience in the development of software for the collection, processing, analysis and storage of measurement data.
“GRAW excellently complements the Goldschmidt Thermit Group with regard to the expansion of our digital and measurement strategy. We will benefit enormously from the development and production expertise in the area of measurement technology and especially in track geometry. Particularly in view of the increasing digitalization of the railways GRAW is an important addition to the group and a further important step towards the digital construction site”, said Dr Hans-Jürgen Mundinger, CEO at Goldschmidt Thermit Group.
“The worldwide growth in passenger rail transportation requires increasingly smarter solutions, not just for travelers, but especially for the maintainers of infrastructure in order to guarantee highest availability. The integration of GRAW into our portfolio allows us to offer both: stand-alone devices as well as train-based controls that provide digital information to the asset management systems of network operators in Europe and Asia already today”, said Stefan Damm, Vice President Business Unit Rail Solutions at the Goldschmidt Thermit Group.
In February 2016 the Goldschmidt Thermit Group had already founded a subsidiary, Goldschmidt Thermit Polska Sp. z o.o., in the Polish city of Torun to strengthen its business operations in Poland.
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