Swiss manufacturer of track construction machinery: tamping machines, track construction trains, ballast cleaning machines and measurement trains for railway infrastructure.
MATISA Matériel Industriel S.A.
Crissier (CH) · Branches in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan and AustraliaNew on Amplifa
Track construction machinery from Switzerland since 1945
MATISA Matériel Industriel S.A. is a Swiss manufacturer of track construction machinery founded in 1945 by Constantin Sfezzo, headquartered and with its main production site in Crissier in the canton of Vaud. The product range comprises mainline tamping machines and universal tamping machines, continuous track construction and track renewal trains, ballast cleaning machines, ballast regulating machines, measurement trains as well as switch transport wagons. Design and manufacturing take place at the same site, enabling close coordination between the engineering office and production; the machines are produced as one-off units in order-related manufacturing. In addition, MATISA develops embedded electronics and automation technology for rail vehicles under the METeor brand and operates its own test laboratory. The company holds ECM certification 1 as well as the maintenance certificate for functions 2, 3 and 4 and offers service, overhauls, spare parts and obsolescence management over a service life of 20 to 30 years. Customers include, among others, London Underground, Network Rail, VolkerRail, Colas Rail and the Korean State Railway. A strategic partnership with Speno International has existed since around 2000; together, new machine generations are developed and manufactured.
- Site
- CH-1023 Crissier
- Processes
- Manufacture of track construction machines (tamping machines, mainline tamping machines), Manufacture of track construction trains (Trains Construction / Trains Renouvellement), Manufacture of ballast cleaning machines (Dégarnisseuses Cribleuses), Manufacture of ballast regulating machines (Régleuses à Ballast), Manufacture of measurement trains (Véhicules d'Auscultation), Manufacture of switch transport wagons (Wagons de Transport), Embedded Technology / electronics and automation for rail vehicles (METeor MATISA), Maintenance, overhaul, rehabilitation and post-assembly of railway maintenance machines (ECM 1, 2,
- Materials
- Steel
- Certificates
- ECM Certificate 1 (Entity in Charge of Maintenance), ECM Maintenance Certificate Functions 2, 3, 4
- Founded
- 1945
- Employees
- ca. 450
- Industries
- Railway infrastructure, Track construction, Railway industry
- 01
Design and development
- 02
Manufacturing and assembly of the machines
- 03
Testing in the in-house test laboratory
- 04
Commissioning and training
- 05
Maintenance, overhaul and spare parts management
Manufacturing and Technology
Steel
Main material for the load-bearing structures and chassis of the track construction machines.
Sites
Crissier
CHHeadquarters and main production site (canton of Vaud)
- Part weight / size
- Machines up to over 100 t
- Lot size
- One-off production
- Materials
- Steel
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of track construction machines (tamping machines, mainline tamping machines)Assembly | – | – | over 100 t (machine weight) | – | Stahl |
| Manufacture of track construction trains (Trains Construction / Trains Renouvellement)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of ballast cleaning machines (Dégarnisseuses Cribleuses)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of ballast regulating machines (Régleuses à Ballast)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of measurement trains (Véhicules d'Auscultation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of switch transport wagons (Wagons de Transport)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Embedded Technology / electronics and automation for rail vehicles (METeor MATISA)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance, overhaul, rehabilitation and post-assembly of railway maintenance machines (ECM 1, 2,Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laboratoire d'essais (test laboratory)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design and development (engineering office, engineering development)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of components for rail grinding machines (partnership with Speno International)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
MATISA holds the ECM Certificate 1 (Entity in Charge of Maintenance) as well as the maintenance certificate for functions 2, 3 and 4 in accordance with EU Regulation 2019/779. An in-house test laboratory (Laboratoire d'essais) supports quality assurance.
| Evidence | Crissier |
|---|---|
| ECM Certificate 1 (Entity in Charge of Maintenance) | |
| ECM Maintenance Certificate Functions 2, 3, 4 |
History
- 1945
Founded by Constantin Sfezzo for the industrial production of tamping machines.
- 1976
Largest strike in the Swiss machine industry since the Second World War following the dismissal of 43 employees; after three and a half weeks of strike and with support from the SMUV union, an agreement was reached on a compromise.
- um 2000
Strategic partnership with Speno International; joint development and manufacture of a new machine generation for rail grinding machines.
- 2025
About 450 employees at the Crissier site (June 2025).