Matisa

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MATISA Matériel Industriel S.A.
TypeManufacturer
IndustryRail
Founded1945; 76 years ago (1945) in Crissier
FounderConstantin Sfezzo and August Ritz
Headquarters
Crissier
,
Switzerland
ProductsTamping machines
Number of employees
~550
Websitehttp://www.matisa.ch/en

Matisa Matériel Industriel S.A. is a Swiss company based in the canton of Vaud that manufactures rail maintenance machines and provides associated services.

Constantin Sfezzo and August Ritz founded the company in 1945.[1][2]

Matisa produces a range of maintenance machinery for the rail industry including tampers and track inspection vehicles.

The company employs around 550 people at the Crissier works with seven subsidiaries that operate around the world.[3]

Products[]

Products include:[4]

  • Plain line and Universal tamping machines
  • Ballast regulators
  • Ballast cleaners
  • Continuous track renewal trains
  • Continuous track construction trains
  • Track inspection vehicles
  • Switch Transport wagons

They have supplied products to various customers including London Underground,[5] VolkerRail,[6] South Australian Railways,[7] and Colas Rail.[8]

B45 UE Tamper
B40 Tamper

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Reference list[]

  1. ^ "Ritz, August". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  2. ^ "Sfezzo, Constantin". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  3. ^ alps_user. "MATISA – ALPS Automation" (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  4. ^ "From Switzerland to Japan | Swiss Business Japan". Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  5. ^ "New LU tamping machines to enter traffic". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  6. ^ "VolkerRail's new Matisa tamper arrives in UK - VolkerRail". www.volkerrail.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  7. ^ "Matisa Tamper No. RP73/72 - National Railway Museum". nrm.org.au. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  8. ^ Wasley, Roger (2017-04-17), DR75407 Matisa B41-UE Tamper, retrieved 2021-06-16
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