High-voltage switching and traction power systems for rail and metro networks
Sécheron manufactures specialized electrical equipment for railway and transit infrastructure—circuit breakers, contactors, disconnectors, and complete DC traction substations. The tech stack reveals a hardware-centric design workflow (SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, Ansys, COMSOL) paired with industrial control standards (Modbus, Profibus, IEC 61850, SCADA), and the 35-person engineering team is actively shipping product launches, high-speed DC breaker development, and electronic control boards—a mix that signals design iteration and modernization of legacy equipment lines.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Sales
Sécheron designs and manufactures high-voltage electrical equipment for railway operators and transit authorities worldwide. The product portfolio spans two main areas: electrical safety solutions (DC/AC circuit breakers, contactors, disconnecting switches, master controllers) deployed on locomotives, trains, metros, and light rail; and traction power systems (DC substations, transformer-rectifier groups, switchgear, regenerative inverters) that power and protect mass transit and railway networks. With over 60 years in DC traction substations, the company operates across Switzerland, Central Europe, and serves metro and railway networks in major cities globally. Current work includes railway substation projects in the Czech Republic, retrofits and modernization initiatives, and development of next-generation switching equipment.
SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, and Autodesk Inventor for design; Ansys, COMSOL MultiPhysics, and MSC Nastran for electromagnetic and mechanical simulation; AutoCAD Electrical and Eplan for electrical schematics.
Satigny, Geneva, Switzerland. The company employs 501–1,000 staff and is privately held.
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