USA SANLASER

SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS

Railcar Interiors & Precision Fabrication, Built in Massachusetts.

Seats, windows, handrails and structural sheet metal for North American transit fleets — ISO 9001 registered, with Buy America–compliant supply available for FTA-funded programs.

Seating, handrails and windscreens installed in a new MBTA Red Line car

MBTA RED LINE — SEATING, HANDRAILS & WINDSCREENS

ISO 9001:2015
Registered · Cert. C2025-03310
AWS CWI on Staff
Plus ASNT NDT Level II (VT)
2 U.S. Patents
Transit seating designs
Woman-Owned
51% woman-owned business

RAIL TRANSIT

Interior systems, from first article to fleet delivery.

All rail products →
Installed passenger seats in a CTA railcar

Passenger Seating

Transverse, longitudinal and flip-up seats, frames and mounting hardware.

Side windows above passenger seating in a CTA 7000 Series car

Window Assemblies

Fixed and sliding windows with welded aluminum frames.

Stainless handrails and stanchions in a transit car

Handrails & Stanchions

Bent, welded and finished stainless tube systems and windscreens.

Welded stainless gangway frame

Gangway & Structures

Gangway frames, floor plates and interior sheet-metal structures.

IN SERVICE

Built to agency specifications for MBTA and CTA fleets.

MBTA seat first article inspection

MBTA · BOSTON

Red & Orange Line Cars

Passenger seating, handrails and windscreens, interior trim, secondary framing and sheet-metal components — supported from first article inspection through on-site installation.

Seat first article review meeting for the CTA program

CTA · CHICAGO

7000 Series Railcars

Passenger seating and window assemblies manufactured to CTA specifications, with design review and first article sign-off.

MARKETS

Ready for your next program, wherever it runs.

MBTA and CTA are where our work is in service today. The same engineering, quality system and field support are available to car builders, interior integrators and transit agencies across North America.

Heavy rail & metro

New-build seating, windows, handrails and interior structures for rapid-transit cars.

Light rail & streetcar

Interior components and sheet-metal assemblies for LRV and streetcar programs.

Commuter & intercity

Seating frames, handrail systems and interior structures for coach programs.

Overhaul & spare parts

Build-to-print replacement parts and refurbishment components for mid-life overhauls and fleet maintenance.

Patent drawing, Figure 1, of the conductor chair

US 12,344,286 B2 — FIG. 1

ENGINEERING

We design seats, not just build them.

Our CEO, Tianyong Wang, is the inventor on two U.S. patents for transit seating. That design experience shapes how we review your drawings, propose improvements and solve fit-up issues before they reach the car.

US 12,344,286 B2
Conductor Chair · 2025
US 11,370,336 B2
Transit Bench Seat · 2022

HOW WE WORK

A U.S. team on your program from FDR to fleet.

  1. 01
    Design review
    DFM feedback on your drawings and participation in PDR/FDR.
  2. 02
    First article inspection
    FAI packages and witnessed inspections with your quality team and the agency.
  3. 03
    Production & documentation
    Controlled production with weld inspection and traceability, plus Buy America documentation where the program requires it.
  4. 04
    On-site support
    Installation support and field service at your assembly plant.
Sanlaser technicians supporting installation on a railcar at the assembly plant

PRECISION FABRICATION

Build-to-print weldments for industrial OEMs.

The same rail-grade quality system serves industrial equipment manufacturers who need precise sheet-metal parts and welded assemblies, delivered with inspection records.

Fabrication capabilities →
Laser cutting
Stainless, aluminum and carbon steel sheet.
Forming & tube bending
Press brake forming and CNC tube bending.
Welding
TIG, MIG and robotic laser welding.
Finishing
Coordinated to your specification.
Assembly & inspection
Mechanical assembly, visual weld inspection, FAI reports.

QUALITY & CERTIFICATIONS

Documented, auditable, verifiable.

ISO 9001:2015

Registered by Perry Johnson Registrars (ANAB-accredited) for the design and manufacture of metal parts for railway locomotives and passenger cars. Cert. C2025-03310.

Welding & inspection

AWS Certified Welding Inspector and ASNT NDT Level II (VT) credentials held by our leadership; weld quality is overseen in-house.

Buy America

For FTA-funded programs, we offer Buy America–compliant supply (49 CFR Part 661) with domestic content documentation for qualifying products.

Affiliated rail facility

Our affiliated manufacturing facility, Qingdao Sanlaser Machinery Co., Ltd., holds IRIS Certification® (Rolling Stock) and EN 15085-2 CL1 for stainless steel and aluminum, including seating frames and handrails.

Have a drawing package? Send it over.

Upload PDF, STEP or DWG files. We reply to RFQs within 3 business days.

Start an RFQ