Plastex offers cutting-edge thermoplastic products and materials for railway infrastructure, designed to drastically reduce operating and maintenance costs.

These are technical solutions ensuring superior durability, maximum safety, and a significant reduction in maintenance interventions for major railway companies.

Anti-Vibration and sustainable under-tie pad: AIR Model

Our innovative AIR under-sleeper pad, a Plastex patented solution, redefines standards for noise insulation and vibration absorption in railway track systems. Designed for high-speed lines and urban routes where acoustic comfort is a priority, the AIR pad offers measurable performance and reduced environmental impact.

Benefits and Technical Features:

Superior Vibration Absorption: Improves anti-vibration performance by 17% compared to traditional solutions, protecting infrastructure and enhancing travel comfort.

Environmental Sustainability: Reduces CO₂ emissions in the production cycle by 62%, contributing to greener railway infrastructure.

Noise Insulation: Guarantees a noise pollution reduction of 2dB, a significant value for residential areas.

Circular Economy: Made with advanced polymer materials, it’s fully recyclable at end-of-life.

Ideal Applications: High-speed rail lines, metro systems, tram lines, noise-sensitive urban areas.

Self-Lubricating polymer slide plates for railway switches

Our slide chairs (or plates) for railway turnouts and switches are the ideal solution to optimize maintenance and extend the operational life of critical components. Made from a special self-lubricating polymer, Plastex slide plates replace traditional steel plates, eliminating the need for manual lubrication.

Benefits and Technical Features:

Reduced Maintenance Costs: The self-lubricating finish ensures optimal blade sliding, eliminating costs and downtime associated with lubrication.

Increased Switch Lifespan: Protects switch blades from wear, significantly extending their service life.

Simple and Fast Installation: Easily applied without structural modifications to the switch.

Low Environmental Impact: Helps eliminate the dispersion of polluting greases and oils into the environment.

Predictive Monitoring: An exclusive maintenance indicator visually signaling replacement time is available upon request.

Ideal Applications: Switches and turnouts on any type of railway line.

High-Visibility buffer stop with rapid installation

The Plastex buffer stop is an end-of-track marker designed to maximize safety and drastically reduce installation time and costs. Unlike traditional systems, our kit requires no excavation, foundation work, or concrete bases, ensuring immediate operability.

Benefits and Technical Features:

Immediate Installation: Easily installed in minutes thanks to a direct ground anchoring system.

Lightweight and Manageable: Weighing only 18 kg (approx. 40 lbs), it can be positioned by a single operator.

Maximum Adaptability: Adapts to any type of terrain (rocky, sandy, compact) and is adjustable to ensure perfect orthogonality to the track.

Safety and Visibility: Made with weather-resistant materials, it can be equipped with reflective inserts for excellent visibility at night and in low-light conditions.

100% Sustainable: Produced from 100% recyclable plastic.

Ideal Applications: End-of-track signaling, maneuvering areas, railway depots.

Thermoplastic resin locking plates for bridges and tunnels Our thermoplastic resin rail locking and fastening plates are the high-performance alternative to traditional iron or steel. Specifically designed for critical applications such as steel bridges and tunnels, they guarantee superior electrical insulation and unparalleled vibration absorption.

Benefits and Technical Features:

Electrical and Anti-Vibration Insulation: Ensure perfect rail insulation and dampen vibrations, protecting underlying structures.

Corrosion Resistance: Unlike metal, they do not rust or degrade, even in humid or aggressive environments.

Mechanical Stability: Maintain their mechanical properties over time, ensuring secure and durable locking.

Maximum Customization: Available in various shapes and can be made with custom materials to meet specific load and project requirements.

Ideal Applications: Fastening rails on metal bridges, viaducts, tunnels, and sections requiring electrical insulation.

Each component is designed to solve a specific problem. If your challenge is how to reduce railway track vibration, our patented anti-vibration track mats (AIR system) offer a certified solution.

For the most sensitive areas, our self-lubricating slide plates for switches and turnouts, chosen by major infrastructure operators, ensure smooth operation, protecting the blades from wear and almost completely eliminating the need for lubrication.

The goal of every infrastructure manager is to ensure maximum line uptime. That’s why we’ve developed low-maintenance track components.

Our thermoplastic resins, produced in Switzerland to the strictest quality standards, resist aging and thermal cycling, maintaining their mechanical properties unchanged for years. The result is a longer lifecycle, fewer replacements, and less line downtime.

We are among the most qualified suppliers of polymer railway parts because we don’t just manufacture. Our technical office, with its deep expertise in polymers, collaborates with you to develop the perfect solution, from geometry to material formulation.

This approach makes us the ideal partner for drafting specifications for plastic railway components or developing complex projects.