2023
Major order from ÖBB for 56 Plasser CatenaryCrafters and MultiCrafters
2022
Eco-retrofits for the future of tamping: upgrade from hydraulic to electric tamping units
2022
First all-electric Unimat 09-4x4/4S Dynamic E³ for Deutsche Bahn AG
2022
A multi-talent: the Unimat 09-8x4/4S BR Dynamic E³ is modular, all-electric, ergonomic
01/2018
Start of production of further E³ machines for operation in Italy with dual supply voltages from the overhead contact line (25 kV/AC and 3 kV/DC): Unimat 09-32/4S Dynamic E³ and Unimat Combi 08-275 E³
11/2017
Testing the HTW 100 E³
11/2017
Successful testing of the running and working mode of the all-electric E³ drive concept of the new Unimat 09-4x4/4S E³
06/2017
Comprehensive tests and analyses (fire protection, climatic wind tunnel, TÜV, risk analysis, functional safety, etc.)
05/2017
Introduction of the HTW 100 E³ at iaf: battery power for all works on the overhead contact line
05/2017
iaf International Exhibition for Track Technology in Münster: Introduction of the world’s first fully electrically powered tamping machine: the Unimat 09-4x4/4S E³
11/2016
Start of production of the HTW 100 E³
08/2016
Delivery of the Unimat 09-32/4S Dynamic E³ universal tamping machine to Krebs Gleisbau.
Machine approvals for operation in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
06/2016
Start of the design and engineering of the HTW 100 E³
04/2016
Project planning for a hybrid vehicle for works on the overhead contact line with battery technology.
Development according to market requirements: energy-efficient, quiet, low in emissions, environmentally-friendly, user-friendly
01/2016
Preparation of an extended E³ concept: electric drive integrated into the bogie and electric drive of the work units
09/2015
Completion and delivery of the first two E³ machines.
Live demonstration for 500 experts at the convention of the Austrian Society for Traffic and Transport Science in Salzburg.
01/2015
Start of production of the first E³ machines: 09-4X E³ Dynamic Tamping Express 4-sleeper tamping machine and BDS 2000 E³ ballast management system
06/2014
Start of the project and conception of an electric drivetrain
03/2014
Selection of machine models with hybrid drive concept
10/2013
First talks led to the decision to implement a hybrid drive concept with hydrostatic drive. The E³ brand was created.
