At the opening ceremony | © Knorr-Bremse

Knorr-Bremse has opened an expanded state-of-the-art production plant and testing center for rail vehicle systems in Suzhou, China. The facility will enhance the company's efficiency and strengthen its local competitiveness. It will enable Knorr-Bremse to maintain the high quality of its products and focus fully on the needs of local customers.

The foundation for this substantial enlargement of the rail vehicle production site in Suzhou, China, was laid in December 2014. It increases the site's production capacity and at the same time creates additional space for a growing number of engineers. Various test rigs have been installed, including the first ever fully-equipped inertia dynamometer, the like of which is otherwise only found at Knorr-Bremse's headquarters in Munich.

The investment package of some EUR 13 million includes modern customer training facilities as well as additional parking spaces and a new canteen for the workforce of about 1,200.

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