# PAUS invests in VirtuRail and becomes development and manufacturing partner

Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH acquired a stake in Austrian company VirtuRail GmbH, becoming its development and manufacturing partner for automated electric logistics vehicles used in tunnel construction and mining.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-08-07
- Where: Bludenz, Austria
- Status: announced
- Products: automated electric logistics vehicles, autonomous logistics vehicles
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/56881.md) (investor)
- [VirtuRail GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/93405.md) (partner)
- [Jäger Bau](https://endata.com/companies/93406.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [mining-report.de](https://mining-report.de/english/blog/paus-invests-in-virturail-in-austria/), 2026-08-07: "With its recent acquisition of a stake in the Austrian company VirtuRail GmbH, Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH, based in Emsbüren/Germany, has become VirtuRail’s development and manufacturing partner, thereby laying the foundation for successful scaling."

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