Rope span oscillations: elimination of the cause or reduction

of the intensity of the oscillation

Part 6

Technical progress. Improved economics. And an eye for the environment.

In the year of the operating company’s fortieth anniversary, the more than twenty-year-old Funitel de Péclet in Val Thorens was fitted with new…

Presenting its latest hard- and software products at the 20th edition of Interalpin

The Hüttenkopfbahn serving the Golm (Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria) has been refurbished. Most of the electricity required for the drive is delivered…

Growing competitive pressure and fluctuating exchange rates call for continuous optimization and improvements to existing ropeways and new…

This year the Bartholet company will be building its first detachable chondola in Canton Fribourg in Switzerland. The combine chair and gondola lift…

Interview with Martin Leitner, President of OITAF

A new generation of 3S gondola lifts sets the benchmark on the Stubai Glacier.

The exclusive supplier to the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming

Perfectly groomed fun parks with the PistenBully Park

Wide range of rope-hauled and track-based cars and cabins.

Rope span oscillations: potential exciters

The award for outstanding architecture on the mountain!

At the end of June Bartholet Maschinenbau AG, the successful mechanical engineering company of Flums, Switzerland, celebrated the company’s fiftieth…

The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group has entered into a contract with the Bolivian Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Servicios y Viviendas in La Paz to build…

Prinoth was recently the indirect winner of a readership poll conducted by the popular Ski-Mag.com online magazine. The publication reported readers’…

Under its slogan “Think Green in Red!”, die Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG made a strong presentation of its commitment to sustainability at SAM 2012…

Austria: World-record 8-seater gondola lift built by Doppelmayr

The manufacturer of snowmaking systems mYNeige (formerly Johnson Controls Neige), made its first appearance with its new identity at two major…

In the context of its strategic planning, BMF Bartholet Maschinenbau AG is establishing three European subsidiaries this year.

Structural oscillations deriving from the moving rope/sheave system:

elimination of the exciter or reduction of the intensity of the oscillation

In terms of design and structural engineering, the double decker cabriolet cars for the Cabrio-Bahn were a challenging experience for the Gangloff…

The new jigback to Stanserhorn will be officially opened on 29 June. The Garaventa aerial tramway with cabins supplied by Gangloff has been rightly…