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SI-ALPINE
Pollux: Digital alpine twin
Simulating one‘s own ski resort digitally – that‘s possible with the AI software POLLUX developed by the two Swiss companies REMEC and PROSIM. The potential of the digital twin is enormous.
Bartholet: Telemix for Thyon
Chairs and cabins on the cable, comfort and design in the ski resort: The combination lift „Télémixte La Matze“ elevates the Swiss ski resort Thyon to a whole new level.
Immoos: New branch office in France
The cable car evacuation specialist IMMOOS is responding to the growing market needs in France and is strengthening its customer support by opening a branch office, where Sébastien Louzy will support the team as a technical advisor.
Rapid response during revision
Sealing compound in the cooling channel: This news hit the operators of the 4-seater chairlift Wallegg-Mülkerblatten unexpectedly. Suddenly it had to be done quickly – no problem for the Swiss company KISSLING AG.
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Motorex cable protect: The right care is crucial
Cable cars are extremely safe. To ensure they remain so even under heavy usage, cable car ropes need to be regularly lubricated. CABLE PROTECT is the right solution for this.
Doppelmayr Group: New Aerial Tramway for Rocky Mountains
In the heart of the Rocky Mountains DOPPELMAYR USA and GARAVENTA have built an aerial tramway which is an important part of the 10-year masterplan for Big Sky Resort.
Powder Mountain plans four new lifts
Netflix founder and Powder Mountain CEO Reed Hastings will invest $20 million next summer, replacing two lifts and building two new ones at Powder Mountain.
The world’s first energy self-sufficient cable car!
Almost self-sufficient on the Zwölferhorn with green energy: from this summer, Doppelmayr's D-Line gondola lift will run on solar power produced in-house. But how is this possible?
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SI-URBAN
New Zealand: Ten urban cable cars proposed
Together with transport planner Abley, cable car manufacturer DOPPELMAYR New Zealand has conducted strategic analyses for cable cars. Out of 20 possible cable car variants, ten lines have been identified as preferred to pursue.
Bartholet: Telemix for Thyon
Chairs and cabins on the cable, comfort and design in the ski resort: The combination lift „Télémixte La Matze“ elevates the Swiss ski resort Thyon to a whole new level.
Immoos: New branch office in France
The cable car evacuation specialist IMMOOS is responding to the growing market needs in France and is strengthening its customer support by opening a branch office, where Sébastien Louzy will support the team as a technical advisor.
New Zealand: Ten urban cable cars proposed
Together with transport planner Abley, cable car manufacturer DOPPELMAYR New Zealand has conducted strategic analyses for cable cars. Out of 20 possible cable car variants, ten lines have been identified as preferred to pursue.
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Latin America: Succes for urban cable cars
Urban cable cars open up a completely new, independent level for sustainable public transportation. In Latin America, their advantages over other transportation systems have been appreciated for many years. DOPPELMAYR has already implemented numerous cable car projects in the region and continues its successful streak with additional new installations in Bogotá, Mexico City, Uruapan, and Santiago de Chile.
Interview: Learnings from India
Cable Car engineer Stephan Salzmann in the SI Urban interview about the current projects “Varanasi 2“ and “Kamakhya“ – and which learnings are relevant worldwide.
How supports can enrich public spaces
Vienna University of Technology examined the social and spatial potential of urban cable car supports. Three cable cars in Latin America were considered specifically in case studies. The results are newsworthy.
Demand for cable cars
How many people really want to ride the urban cable car? Therefore, the Graz University of Technology (Austria) has developed a new approach to answer this question.