Railway rail welding and handling
Proven solutions and innovative technologies
VFC is specialized in electric rail welding and rail handling but we have more in our portfolio. VFC design and supply equipment, solutions and services for the railway industry and specially for the railway rail welding activities.
The scope of work of VFC work can be adjusted depending on requirements:
VFC designs and manufactures equipment such as rail electric welding machine (induction rail welding), rail slow bend test press, vertical and horizontal rail straightening presses, rail web grinder and other rail grinders, rail lifting clamps, rail conveyors and trolleys systems... and distribution or integration of flash-butt welding machine.
Consulting advisory services for concept definition or Assistance to the design of Long Welded Rail (LWR) factories, rail handling, rail storage facilities.
Design and supply of complete LWR production plants and LWR handling facilities.
Standard and custom solutions are available. We also integrate Flash-butt rail welding machine.
VFC proven solutions allow welding service providers to gain in welding quality, labor and maintenance cost and in safety.
News
VFC engineering will be present at InnoTrans 2026, hall 23, booth 325
VFC at Innotrans 2026, Stand 325, hall 23
Actualite
Berlin - INNOTRANS 2026 VFC engineering will be present at InnoTrans 2026, hall 23, booth 325. Induction rail welding machine. LWR..
Our machines
VFC Induction rail welding machine + Video
Machine
The VFC induction rail welding machine is designed to fit a two-axles truck making our VFC Rail-road electric rail welding truck very..
VFC Mobile vertical rail straightener, Rail bender
Machine
The mobile vertical press (MVP120) is a patented hydraulic bending press designed for straightening rails, correcting misalignment of..
VFC Portable vertical rail straightener, rail bender
Machine
The portable vertical rail straightening press (PVP110) is designed to bend rails or rail-joints vertically (rail joint bender). This..
VFC Portable horizontal rail straightener, Rail bender
Machine
The portable horizontal rail straightening press (PHP50) is designed to bend rails or rail-joints horizontally. This rail straightener..
VFC Slow bend test presses
Machine
Purpose: The SBP326 press (rail weld slow bend test press) are designed to apply a vertical force on a rail coupon in order to test the..
Rail logistic center and LWR production facilities long welded rails
LWR in Australia
Experience
Fix rail welding plant producing 100m long welded rails (100m LWR) from 27,5m rails (SR) by rail flashbutt welder (electric rail welding..
LWR in Australia
Experience
Stationary rail welding plant with flash-butt welding machine (electric rail welding machine) for the production of 400m long welded rails..
LWR in Saudi Arabia
Experience
Rail welding train, to produce 250m long welded rails (250m LWR) from 25m long rails (SR) This solution ease your logistic costs by having..
LWR in United Kingdom
Experience
Stationary inspection plant for rails of 18m, 36m and 108m long
LWR in Spain
Experience
Flash-butt rail welding plant for the production of 288m long welded rails (288m LWR) using 18m-36m short rails (SR) using Rail flash-butt..
LWR in USA
Experience
LWR rail welding plant using a rail flash-butt welding machine to produce 500m long welded rails (500m LWR) from 18-72m short rails (SR)..