A new Knorr-Bremse facility in India is being prepared by Knorr-Bremse India (Knorr-Bremse Group). The company plans to invest INR 19.07bn ($214m) in a site in Chennai focused on producing components for passenger rolling stock, as reported by The Times of India.

New Knorr-Bremse facility in India — $214m in Chennai
Photo: Knorr-Bremse

Investment and the Chennai production site

The Chennai project calls for manufacturing friction materials for braking systems, as well as door equipment components—doors and door drives for trains. Under the stated plan, the plant will produce 700 door drives and 1,000 door leaves for trains; it is also expected to create around 3.7 thousand jobs.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Products for metro trains and future high-speed services

These solutions are intended for several types of rolling stock: metro trains, inter-regional passenger rolling stock, and future Indian high-speed trains. As a result, production of doors and braking materials for trains in India will target multiple market segments at once.

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Knorr-Bremse technology center in Chennai and digital development

In addition, the company will establish a technology center focused on research and development of braking systems and digital products for India’s railways, as well as for overseas customers. In this context, Railway Supply has previously covered related company initiatives in India—see Railway Supply.

Separately, Knorr-Bremse Group has already opened an artificial intelligence center in Chennai aimed at solutions to improve productivity efficiency and speed up the rollout of Knorr-Bremse technologies, according to a Knorr-Bremse Group release.

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