Pylons as Canvases
Art instead of vandalism for the Paris cable car: The support towers of urban cable cars naturally invite graffiti. To preempt this, project managers for the Câble C1 cable car near Paris launched an art competition. Even before the cable car's opening, five street artists designed the bases of five prominent pylons.
Project Pods4Rail
With Pods4Rail, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), alongside partners from research and industry, has designed a modular mobility concept. It is intended to seamlessly transport passengers and freight across multiple modes of transport in the future. To achieve this, standardized capsules automatically transfer between carrier units for rail, road, and cable car systems.
Georgia: Ski resort on the drawing board
The automotive group Tegeta plans to build a mountain destination in Georgia. The Sairme Mountain Resort will encompass three locations, with the planned Lamazgora ski area set to be developed across five distinct phases.
Kissling: Early gearbox damage detection
Whether a ropeway gearbox is overhauled in time or fails unexpectedly depends entirely on the condition assessment. To achieve this, Kissling combines four mutually complementary methods.
Cable car model finds a home
A desperate plea reached the SI editorial team a year ago. The 1:10 scale Fischertechnik cable car had lost its shelter and was urgently seeking a new home. The world’s largest and most complex Fischertechnik model was facing complete shutdown - and with it, a project into which 30 volunteers had invested thousands of work hours. But now, there is good news.
Télé-Villars and Kässbohrer: Mutually beneficial partnership
How does a ski resort pave the way toward a more sustainable and efficient future alongside its technology partners? Together with Kässbohrer, the Swiss destination of Villars-sur-Ollon demonstrates how such a partnership of equals works – and what concrete steps result from it.