Today, Wabtec Corporation inaugurated its new manufacturing campus in Rohtak, India. This new facility represents an $18 million (Rs. 150 crore) investment and will initially produce transit rail components and subsystems, with plans to expand to other Wabtec product lines in the coming years.
Several Wabtec executives attended the grand opening, including Pascal Schweitzer, president of the Transit Business, Sujatha Narayan, senior vice president and India regional leader, and Ajay Mani, managing director of Transit India.
“India is an important growth market for Wabtec, especially for the transit business,” said Schweitzer. “The new site will further improve Wabtec’s ability to deliver enhanced value through our diverse product offerings for both Indian and global customers.”
The factory, covering 10,000 square metres, will initially produce axle-mounted disc brake systems, distributor valves, brake callipers, and actuators, as well as friction material for freight cars, metro coaches, and locomotives for Indian Railways and metro systems. This campus is expected to expand to include many more products in the coming months and years, serving the rail, mining, and industrial segments. This expansion underscores Wabtec’s commitment to the Indian market and the “Make in India” initiative.
“We intend to grow this site with plans to invest an additional $10 million (Rs. 80 crores) over the next few years,” said Narayan. “We currently employ 300 people and as the business grows, we plan to add another 200 employees, with a keen focus on diversity hires.”
Wabtec’s Transit business in India offers diverse solutions through its manufacturing sites in Hosur and Rohtak. These solutions include brake systems, couplers, pantographs, relays, air-conditioning systems, passenger access doors, and friction solutions. The company’s substantial engineering presence in Hosur and Bengaluru also provides engineering and service support for Wabtec operations globally.
Wabtec is one of the largest rail equipment manufacturers in India, having supplied more than 600 locomotives to Indian Railways and with an installed base of subsystems in over 18,000 Linke Hofmann Busch coaches and locomotives. The company currently employs 3,000 people in India.
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