Stadler Converter - a new plant in Białystok

On 4 November 2024, Stadler has opened a new plant in Białystok, where it will manufacture DC power converters for rail vehicles, producing more than units 500 per year and creating up to 250 jobs. There will be a competence centre for traction power converters for the whole Stadler Group.

The Stadler Converter plant specialises in the development and production of traction and auxiliary power converters and battery chargers for the urban transport vehicles: trams, metro, as well as tailor-made vehicles such as rack and pinion and narrow-gauge railways. The plant will supply other factories of the Stadler Group. Including converters manufactured at other Stadler locations, more than 1,000 vehicles with Stadler converters will be in operation by mid-2026.

The state-of-the-art plant covers 7, 000 m². It features innovative technologies that enable power converters to be tested in laboratory mode, simulating conditions similar to those on a vehicle. The plant features production areas and a laboratory, as well as a warehouse, offices, social rooms and a car-park.

The newly opened facility in Bialystok has already recruited almost 100 employees, and ultimately will employ up to 250 people. The company is actively recruiting people with a wide range of skills and experience, particularly in the areas of construction, electrical, control and software engineering. Stadler is also looking for individuals with expertise in system engineering in the field of power electronics, as well as specialists in commissioning and service.

Stadler Converter is another example of Stadler’s investment in Poland. The company has had a presence in this country since 2006 and has been gradually developing its operations there. It has expanded its plants, creating skilled jobs and, together with local partners, produced modern rail vehicles for Europe. As well as the plant in Białystok, Stadler has production plants in Poland in Siedlce and Środa Wielkopolska. The Stadler Polska plant in Siedlce produces rail vehicles for Polish and foreign customers. The Stadler Środa plant produces steel bodyshells for trams.

In addition, Stadler maintains in Poland fleets of trains for Polish customers – Koleje Mazowieckie (71 FLIRTs), PKP Intercity (20 FLIRs) and Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna (20 FLIRTs). Stadler's Polish plants also built and supplied 110 TANGO Lajkonik trams for the city of Kraków. Currently, approximately 70 % of Stadler's total production in Poland is export orders. To date, Stadler has supplied a total of over 980 vehicles in Poland for 17 countries. The company employs approximately 1,500 people at its various locations.