A high-performance 25-ton material ropeway is used for the rehabilitation of the pressure pipeline of Grand Dixence SA between Pèroua and Condémines.

The electric cable winch designed for this purpose has a traction force of 205 kN. The winch is driven by an ABB M3BP three-phase squirrel cage motor.

The winch was built using the best available technology.

A material ropeway will be used to replace the pressure line between Condémines and Pèroua. The cable car system has a payload of 25 tonnes. The pressure pipes with a diameter of up to 3.15 m can be comfortably moved with the material ropeway. The cable car system is equipped with 2 motorized cable cranes which are suspended one behind the other and logically connected to each other. Here we have a redundant system in use that can be relied upon.

The construction work for the complete renovation of the Ritom power plant in Ticino is running in full speed. The project includes the construction of a headrace tunnel, a new power plant centre and an equalising reservoir with a capacity of 100,000 m3.  The renewal of the power station, built in 1920, will last until spring 2022. A material cableway with a payload of 12 tons is available for the logistics.

For the construction of the visionary V-Bahn, a material ropeway is being used to access the high-mountain construction site on the Eiger Glacier. The material ropeway has a payload of 6 tons and forms an important link in the logistics chain of the entire construction site. The material ropeway brings the material just in time to the narrow construction site Eigergletscher. The availability of the material ropeway is essential for the sometimes very large concrete stages.