Current Transmission - Railways

Schunk has been developing and manufacturing top quality products for railway technology for more than 90 years. Schunk products such as carbon brushes, brush holders, brush rockers, earthing contacts, as well as collector strips, pantographs and third rail systems are used worldwide by reknown producers and operators of:

• high speed trains
• long-distance and light trains
• People-Mover-Systems
• electrical trams and traction vehicles

We have more than 30 production sites worldwide in the fields of industrial engineering and railway technology. Our customers profit from the group's know-how, for example in materials development. The Business Current Transmission -Railways consists of the companies of:

• Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH(Carbon Technology)
• Hoffmann Elektrokohle AG (Electrical Carbon)
• Schunk Bahn- und Industrietechnik GmbH