With an investment of 80 million pesos and the generation of 200 jobs, Knorr-Bremse (KB) Rail México began operations at its plant in the Amistad Industrial Park in Saltillo, Coahuila.

The company belongs to New York Air Brake LLC, a global manufacturer of innovative train control systems for the railway industry, which is part of the German company Knorr-Bremse, which focuses on producing railway equipment and components such as locomotives and railcars. of goods.

With 12 thousand 542 square meters, the KB Rail de México plant located in Acuña, Coahuila, currently has 180 employees in two shifts and incorporates machinery, assembly and testing of freight rail products.

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NYAB's Mexican rail systems division was launched in 2021 as part of a strategy to realign the company's North American manufacturing operations.

It is the next natural step in the company's long process of operating closer to its customers, moving production closer to the point of final assembly and increasing its level of support.

The decision was based on the rapid growth and expansion of customer operations in Mexico, where more than 70% of NYAB's original equipment freight vehicle customers build railcars. The company's presence in Mexico represents a crucial connection point in its growth plan in North America.

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The head of the Secretary of Economy of the State of Coahuila, Claudio Bres Garza, affirmed that the entity is becoming the most important Railway Cluster in the country. And to this day, in Monclova, Frontera and Castaños, there are investments in the creation and manufacture of new railway cars from companies such as Gunderson and Trinity Rail.

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