DANOBATGROUP wins three bids for the railway sector totalling 103 million Euro

DANOBATGROUP consolidates its position as a global leader in providing turnkey lines for the railway sector. These orders are an absolute record in the history of the Spanish machine tool sector.
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Dec 18, 2013

Both are for wagons for transport between a mine and port. In addition, DANOBATGROUP has reached an agreement with the company IRCON from India to supply an automatic line for the manufacture of wheelsets of passenger trains.

The three contracts total 103 million Euro, a historical record in the order portfolio of DANOBATGROUP, which foresees excellent prospects for the coming years.
The last order of a similar magnitude in the sector was also provided by DANOBATGROUP, namely a line for manufacturing bogies and wheelsets for the Russian company TVSZ. Also, the group supplied the Italian company Lucchini SP with the world 's most advanced line for manufacturing axles for high speed trains.
The three contracts total 103 million Euro, a historical record in the order portfolio of DANOBATGROUP, which foresees excellent prospects for the coming years. The last order of a similar magnitude in the sector was also provided by DANOBATGROUP, namely a line for manufacturing bogies and wheelsets for the Russian company TVSZ. Also, the group supplied the Italian company Lucchini SP with the world 's most advanced line for manufacturing axles for high speed trains
Sectoral specialisation
These contracts result from focussing on sectoral specialisation, something DANOBATGROUP has been committed to in recent years; not only that, but also to offering added value that is not merely limited to machines, but includes major engineering for the design, integration and commissioning of these facilities. Long standing international experience of the company in supplying turnkey solutions all over the world has been instrumental in the customer's decision to place these orders with DANOBATGROUP and not with other competitors, mainly from Germany. DANOBATGROUP, the leading national cooperative in the machine tool sector and part of the MondragonCorporation Cooperative Group, has signed major contracts with two renowned world leaders in the mining industrylocated in Australia. The first contract is for the supply of a turnkey workshop for maintenance and repair of bogiesand wheelsets of railway wagons; the second is for an automatic line for maintenance of wheelsets. Both are forwagons for transport between a mine and port. In addition, DANOBATGROUP has reached an agreement with thecompany IRCON from India to supply an automatic line for the manufacture of wheelsets of passenger trains.The three contracts total 103 million Euro, a historical record in the order portfolio DANOBATGROUP, whichforesees excellent prospects for the coming years. The last order of a similar magnitude in the sector was also provided by DANOBATGROUP, namely a line formanufacturing bogies and wheelsets for the Russian company TVSZ. Also, the group supplied the Italian companyLucchini SP with the world 's most advanced line for manufacturing axles for high speed trains.Sectoral specialisationThese contracts result from focussing on sectoral specialisation, something DANOBATGROUP has beencommitted to in recent years; not only that, but also to offering added value that is not merely limited to machines,but includes major engineering for the design, integration and commissioning of these facilities. Long standinginternational experience of the company in supplying turnkey solutions all over the world has been instrumental inthe customer's decision to place these orders with DANOBATGROUP and not with other competitors, mainly fromGermany.

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