Engineering and Manufacturing
Holland is commited to innovation and capitalizes on our expertise in R & D, Engineering and Manufacturing. Holland’s equipment business unit houses a highly-skilled team of engineers and machinists who are responsible for the design, development, manufacturing and refurbishment of rail welding equipment, rail and CWR handling and processing equipment, track testing services equipment, and railroad Maintenance of Way equipment for both internal and external customers. Our Research & Development, Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement teams continue to lead with innovating products and processes.
Our 185,000 sq. ft. Lean manufacturing facility is located just outside of Chicago, IL and features:
- Cellular Manufacturing Assembly Area
- Moving Production Assembly Line
- Custom/Specialty Fabrication Area
- 64’ x 20’ Commercial Paint Booth
- 20’ x 12’ Cleaning/Prep Room
- 9’ x 12’ Mixing Room
- ISO-9001 Certified
Fully-Staffed Engineering Team
- Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Value Engineering Group, Research & Development
- Concept, Prototype, Production Development and Implementation
- In-house 3D printing capability
To learn more about our capabilities and previous projects, click here for our downloadable brochure.
View some of our projects we've worked on below:
Rail Plants
Fixed Plants - Holland not only has experience engineering, building and operating our fixed rail welding facilities, but we also design and manufacture welding plant equipment for unique customer needs. As the industry leader in flash-butt welding, we offer high production equipment built by experienced personnel. Whether it’s rehabilitating an existing facility or welder, or updating equipment like polishes and pullers, we work with you to figure out precisely what’s needed to get the job done right.
Visit our Rail Plants Page for more information on both of these services

Rail Trains
Visit our Rail Trains page for more information on the cars we are capable of manufacturing

Rail Car Products
Visit our rail car products page to view our products by car type

Portable Inspection Systems
Visit our Portable inspection Systems page to learn more about each of these systems and what they offer
Flash-Butt Welding
Our equipment is designed by people who weld rail for people who weld rail. We engineer, build and operate our own MobileWelders in North America and Australia, as well as design and manufacture Container, Skid and All-Terrain Welders for sale globally.
Custom Solutions
Sometimes your rail organization has an issue that can’t be solved by the current solutions available. Holland has a proud history of working side-by-side with our customers to develop new technology to address a wide variety of MoW, Mechanical and CWR issues in an efficient and cost-effective way. Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for us to get started on your solution!
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