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HealTech will be integrated into the fleet’s refit program starting with cowcatcher components, a move that will eliminate costly replacements, maintenance and build the durability of rail parts under constant impact.

Commemorating the theme “Performance With Purpose,” CW has gathered key stories over the last year that exemplify how composites have progressed commercial automotive and mass transit. 

The two-day October 2025 event in France provides a crossroads for companies, startups, labs and research centers to exchange ideas and innovations modernizing rail and urban mobility ecosystems.

The Cinova H₂ and ART 2.0 are autonomous, ultra-long range trains adapted to the needs of urban transportation.

Railway infrastructure cuts weight by 84%, carbon emissions by 80% and installation time by 50% while automated process offers ≥90% lower labor costs, waste and energy use versus traditional composites manufacturing.

The Roboze ARGO 500 will be used at Hitachi Rail factories in Naples, Italy and Maryland, U.S. to reduce cost and delivery times for prototypes and spare parts.

Končar-Električna to use Büfa fire-retardant composite materials for electric vehicle development. 

Celebrating National Composites Week, CW shares ways in which composites continue to evolve mass transit.

CAMX 2025: Prepreg partner SHD Composite Materials supports tooling, component and structural needs with resin system solutions like FR308 and MTC400-1.

LNP Thermocomp AM DC0041XA51 offers the rail industry a solution that can be used for on-demand printing of large, complex exterior and interior parts in relatively small build numbers.