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‘Working with polymer sleepers requires a change in mindset’
Polymer sleepers are made from recycled materials | Image: KRAIBURG STRAIL KRAIBURG STRAIL
Polymer sleepers are gradually gaining in importance when it comes to sleeper replacement jobs. However, they are not yet the product of choice for the construction of new tracks or for the large-scale removal and replacement of wooden sleepers. Josef Lindlbauer, Business Development Manager of the STRAILway division of KRAIBURG STRAIL, talks about the benefits of polymer sleepers in the current business climate.
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Indeed, a “change of mind” now is needed!…
(Regardless of “expectations”…for clients, that have shifted strategy, to On Demand, now quality of service rendered is too low!)
“Voids” and “hung sleepers”, etc., no longer are accepted! Neither are standards, optimal between WWI and II! (Yes, composite has got an edge – but for replacing wood.)
Resiliency, readiness for the rapid shifts at Market, has to be provided for!
(All other modes, those robust, sustainably add load capacity, etc., etc..)