Powered by EGO

Introduction:

Railway maintenance all over the world takes place day and night across the entire year, and Goldschmidt’s customers have built their reputation on robust and reliable solutions. Why is there a perfect match between Goldschmidt and EGO power systems? Let’s find out about their story.

About Goldschmidt:

Since 130 years Goldschmidt has been providing products and services for the joining of railway tracks.

From the Original Thermit^® welding portion to digital solutions for rail inspection – customers around the world rely on Goldschmidt’s experience. They place great importance to delivering first-class and sustainable products and services – for modern railway tracks that have a long service life.

In 1895, Hans Goldschmidt’s invention of the Thermit^® welding process provided the basis for the continuously welded track and thus laid the foundations for modern rail transport. This innovative spirit and the ambition to make rail engineering service increasingly better and is what drives and guides Goldschmidt to this day.

Together with their customers around the world, they develop innovative and sustainable solutions to future-proof railway infrastructure. They understand the challenges, needs and requirements of their customers, analyze processes and workflows, and monitor changing market needs. By working closely with their customers on new developments, they gain important insights to refine and optimise them. This is how Goldschmidt develop products and services that offer real solutions.

The challenge:

With their particular attention to three aspects of sustainability: economy, ecology and social responsibility, Goldschmidt wanted to develop a line-up of tools, which fulfill their customers’ needs. The railway industry is demanding special equipment which often is used during the night with most railway workers under strict time schedules to finish the job. This sector demands high quality products with reliable power sources and the Powered by EGO charging solutions tick all the boxes.

The solution:

Collaborating with EGO, Goldschmidt +S series offers everything customers already expect from Goldschmidt – and is now even more sustainable.

For rail network operators, track construction and railway companies or municipal transport companies who collaborate with Goldsmidt, +S series provide them with benefits of long-lasting and powerful batteries that are used in the Powered By EGO power units: quiet, ergonomic, clean, durable, low maintenance, reliable, flexible.

For the Railway sector EGO’s charging solution was a real eye opener due to better charging rates than industry average and fewer backup batteries are needed. For those who have large battery capacity requirements, the modular, easily expandable charging infrastructure provides charging solutions from 1 battery to 6 batteries, and up 90 batteries. There is always a suitable charging solution, irrespective of whether the batteries are charged at the warehouse, in a van or at the construction site.