______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Harsco
Rail to correctly position a machine to drive a spike into the hole – all without any operator input !”
Over the last 20 years , Harsco has rapidly accelerated its growth around the globe . It now occupies manufacturing sites in the US , Australia , and Europe , and works closely with GEMAC , a maintenance of way ( MOW ) equipment manufacturer in China . “ Our largest growth region in recent years has been Asia , but activity is also growing in India , Africa , and the Middle East ,” Robert reveals . “ That growth trend is expected to continue as cities become larger and develop necessary metro systems .
“ In terms of innovation ,” he goes on , “ as the adage goes , ‘ necessity is the mother of invention .’ In our business , it is often the railway that comes to us with a need – a pain point , if you like – and our role is to develop a solution . Our approach is to utilize the successful aspects of existing designs and then fill in the blanks with the relevant technology . Today , most of our innovations are around software and specialized input devices rather than mechanical systems .”
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