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Autonomous Cable Cars

In a recent interview, Stephan Salzmann discusses the autonomous operation of cable cars. He outlines the technical and regulatory requirements for this emerging technology and highlights both its potential benefits and associated risks.
The full interview is available in the latest online edition of SI Urban.


Click here to read the full article.

Cable Car World 2024

Our joint appearance with Bernard Group at Cable Car World 2024 in Essen was a complete success! In addition to many interesting discussions at our stand with international interested parties, we were able to inform the specialist audience about our practical experience in tendering for urban cable cars with our speech.

Start of construction in Haus im Ennstal

On June 13, 2024, the groundbreaking ceremony officially marked the start of construction for the new 8SB/10EUB Kaiblinggrat. Over the next few months, progress on the construction can be followed via the construction diary (German). Read more in the SI Seilbahnen International (German) article.

When realising such an ambitious project as our new reversible aerial tramway in Wagrain, committed and reliable partners are key to being successful. The fact that we have been working together with Salzmann Ingenieure for years is a great advantage for everyone involved.

 

Josef Viehhauser, Construction Manager Bergbahnen Wagrain AG

Ropeways are fascinating machines that cover great distances and differences in height, floatingly and, it seems, effortlessly. Planning ropeways is a challenge for us technicians, and we acquire new knowledge with every project. Finishing a project is always a moment of joy, even after more than 40 years in the business and 300 projects.    

Stephan Salzmann, General Manager Salzmann Ingenieure

Services

Skiing Masterplan

The masterplan thoroughly analyses the ski resort with all its ropeways, skiing slopes, stations and the corresponding conveying capacities. Based on this analysis, quality improvements through new pistes and facilities, expansions of the ski resort or mergers with others are developed. 3D animations visualise ropeway routes and the way they are embedded in the landscape.

Project Development

Based on the masterplan or pre-existing considerations, we develop a custom-made ropeway project. We work with all established systems – be it gondola lifts, chairlifts, reversible aerial tramways or pulsed movement aerial ropeways. We are not dependant on any manufacturer. Our planning is based on calculation programmes developed in-house and comprises the entire technological aspect of ropeway planning including routes, stations and drives.

 

Tendering

For an optimal price-performance ratio and fulfilment of all EU and EN standards, we call for tenders based on our own rope calculations and project planning. We draw up a specific and detailed bill of quantities. This enables the participants in the tender to calculate exactly and therefore ensures realistic and comparable tenders. Due to our experience with procurement law, we can guarantee competent contracting, which is especially important for clients from the public domain.

Submission Project

The submission project places high demands to the applicant for permit with regard to environmental law, ropeway law, water law, etc. – from the very first submission through the construction agreement negotiations up to the operating licence. As specialists in this field, we guarantee smooth operation in the entire process: planning; calculations; descriptions; coordination of safety analyses and safety reports; administration of fulfilling requirements from the protocol of negotiations, legal notices and safety reports; and the coordination of the implementation.

Detailed Project

By detailed project we mean the creation of detailed plans for station constructions and constructions along the line, and of bills of quantities for tendering the construction works and supplementary works. Thus, we lay the foundations for a faultless and smooth construction phase. This reduces the risk of mistakes on site and raises the quality of the implementation with regard to construction physics and esthetics. Plus: proper planning shortens the construction period.

Construction and Project Management

Our construction and project management warrants that all technological and commercial agreements are kept, as well as all deadlines. Some of the essential elements are: weekly meetings, constant updates of cost and time schedules, noticing of impending budget or time schedule overruns, and invoice control after completion. This allows us to efficiently avoid unjustified additional costs and postponements. The client only pays for services that were actually provided