ABB launches new production facility for traction transformers in Johannesburg

ABB launched a new 2,450-square-metre production facility in Longmeadow, Johannesburg, to produce traction transformers for Bombardier trains. The facility is expected to employ 60 people by end of 2017.

“The aim of this new facility was to support the 'growing need' for sustainable transportation as well as the expansion of South Africa’s rail network.”freightnews.co.za

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• freightnews.co.zaIndustrial tech company invests in SA rail production | Freight NewsMay 4, 2017
• railuk.comABB opens new traction transformer facility in Johannesburg - Rail UKPeter Stanton BSc CEng FIMechE FIET FPWIMay 4, 2017
• cbn.co.zaABB inaugurates traction transformer plant in South AfricaArticle by: Cape Business NewsMay 24, 2017

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