MAINTENANCE & SERVICE
Lubricants & care products for cable cars and mountain railways, customer service, gears & spare parts and more – find out more here on SI Magazine.
Rope Maintenance: new developments and tips
Ropeway ropes are a critical component for the operation of a ropeway. To ensure the optimal performance of these, regular care and maintenance is essential.
Motorex: Bio-Kick for snow groomers
The new, biodegradable MOTOREX ECOSYNT PAO 46 hydraulic oil combines numerous advantages with the latest human, mechanical and environmental demands.
Japan – A ski market in transition
The Japanese mountain cable car industry is battling with challenges but has huge potential.
Simatec: Automatic lubrication of a return sheave
How can the bearings of deflection pulleys in a cable car be automatically lubricated? The company Simatec shows in a video how this can be achieved using the example of Schönried-Horneggli.
Immoos: The cable car rescue expert
Safety is a key issue for cable cars. Whether bespoke rescue concepts, system-specific rescue plans or training courses: as a specialist business, Swiss company IMMOOS offers the complete range in rescue services.
Kissling: Feeling motion – even in times of crisis
All over the world, cable car companies are overcoming the crisis of coronavirus. The downtime can be used to overhaul gear units.
Jacob rope systems: When ropes talk
What we can learn from a visual inspection.
New audience: Strengthend by the crisis
Winning a new target audience through creativity
United States: Expensive skiing?
US ski resorts are facing rising prices – and falling customer numbers. How sustainable is the current business model?
Russia: Skiing at home
The weak rouble is allowing tourists in Russia to ski cheaply and locals to practise winter sports more at home.
Automatically lubricate the switching and support roller of the chairlift
The deputy technical manager of the Männlichen Grindelwald chairlift, Daniel Bohren, explains in the video why he swears by simalube.
MOTOREX: TWO HYDRAULIC OILS – ONE SUCCESS
Whether for cable cars or piste equipment: MOTOREX has the right hydraulic oil. With their properties, both ALPINE COREX POLAR and ALPINE MOTION HV 46 meet the increasing demands of the industry.