MASATS S.A.
Supplying Accessibility Systems to the Transport Sector
This article first appeared in the Bus-News magazine, Issue 2 2022.
Masats is an international referent in public transport accessibility systems, including passenger doors and accessibility systems for people with special needs.
With more than 50 years of experience supplying electric and pneumatic door systems to the bus and coach industry in addition to access ramps and lifts for PRM, Masats began supplying products for the railway sector in 2008. In 2016, Masats launched a new division with products for station infrastructure: platform screen doors and gap fillers for stations. In 2021 Masats developed its first platform door project on TMB’s L4/ L11 in Barcelona.
Masats creates products that enhance people’s quality of life through better mobility, always giving priority to reliability, safety and maintainability. Therefore, all products are designed with the latest generation technology and Masats is always investing in innovation and adding value to strategic projects, such as the latest predictive maintenance solutions for transport accessibility systems (bus and train doors and also ramps). The aim is to predict anomalies before they occur, thus increasing vehicle availability.
Sustainability is also a key issue for Masats, so the new systems aim to reduce their weight, which also helps to reduce vehicle fuel consumption, generating less waste at the end of the life-cycle.
Masats supplies products worldwide from its headquarters near Barcelona and to the North American market from its US-based plant. Its product range includes pneumatic and electric doors and accessibility systems.
The electric sliding door 028c with a worldwide presence, stands out for its smooth movement, perfect sealing, noise reduction and enhanced performance. Following this concept, the sliding door range is completed by the sliding door 028a for minibuses and also the single-leaf sliding door 028b. And the new electric sliding door 028d SLIM completes the next-generation Masats urban product range.
