Railroad – Vibration, Acoustic and Thermal Insulation

The Antivibration Business Unit designs and manufactures antivibration systems for the railroad industry.

Paulstra and Barry Controls, part of Hutchinson Group are world leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of antivibration solutions dedicated to the railroad industry.
The range of solutions includes the main rubber-metal parts for bogies, such as pneumatic secondary suspensions, primary suspensions, bushes, laminated pads, equipped rods, traction mechanisms, anti-roll bars, stops, engine/equipment suspensions and resilient elements for low-deck tramway wheels.
Main rolling stocks applications are covered: high-speed and very high-speed trains, intercity/regional trains, metros, tramways and locomotives.
Hutchinson Paulstra and Barry Controls are present in Europe, America and Asia, supporting the major rolling stock manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and operators. In addition to a wide range of already designed and qualified products for railroad, Paulstra also engineers customized solutions in accordance with his client’s needs. All these items are then tested and qualified in Hutchinson Paulstra test center before entering into service.
The Techlam Company offers complete innovative systems satisfying severe requirements in the field of ''first generation'' elastomeric components (guidance systems).