WIR 02/2022 [EN]

New Ropeway Training
Center in Uetendorf
With the Ropeway Training Center in Uetendorf, the Doppelmayr Group is
expanding its training offer for ropeway personnel. The focus is on reversible
aerial tramways and funicular railways.
With the new Ropeway Training Center, our
customers will benefit from top-class training
in the area of aerial tramways and funiculars,
where theoretical knowledge
is combined with practical implementation
on real ropeway
components. Heinz Kieliger,
Head of Customer Support
at Garaventa
Well-trained personnel are a success
factor for ropeway operators. Companies
are able to reap the full potential
of their installations when employees
know all the tweaks and details. Competent
care of the ropeways also reduces operating
costs. This is why Doppelmayr/Garaventa
supports customers with the training of ropeway
personnel. Following the opening of the
Ropeway Training Center in Dornbirn in 2020,
Doppelmayr/Garaventa is now expanding its
training offer to include aerial tramways and
funiculars. Since May 2022, the Garavanta
subsidiary in the Swiss village of Uetendorf has
been home to a new Ropeway Training Center.
Theory and practice
The training is entirely geared to special ropeways,
with aerial tramways and funiculars as
the focus of the new two-day courses. The
instructors are experienced engineers and
technicians, customer support specialists and
operations directors as well as external experts,
who use a mix of theory and practice to
put across course content to the participants.
The training is aimed at operating and maintenance
crew and also technical directors. Content
includes fundamentals, functions, wear
reduction, maintenance tips and experience
with a wide range of subsystems.
Training and everything that goes with it
Top-class training is not the only thing on offer
for participants who book a course at the
Ropeway Training Center. Garaventa’s customer
support team takes care of all arrangements