Sisag AG uses Internet of Things for ropeway operation
Sisag AG offers control systems for ropeways. Together with the company bbv, it has developed a new platform based on the Internet of Things. This enables operators of installations in ski resorts to view all the data of their ropeways and trades.
Sisag AG has already presented the platform at the leading international trade fair for alpine technologies INTERALPIN. In the meantime, the platform is being implemented at three customers. These include, among others, the Bern Jungfrau Bahnen.
The project was geared to speed right from the start. The target: A first prototype was to be developed within four months to be shown at the INTERALPIN industry trade fair, the world's largest trade fair for alpine technologies. Therefore, the bbv experts developed an architecture based on Microsoft Azure according to an agile approach so that the product can be used quickly and can be continuously expanded to meet further requirements.
"Without bbv, we wouldn't have been able to develop the prototype in such a short time," Arnold says, continuing, "The response at the show also showed that there is a lot of interest in SisControl."
The platform is now being implemented at three customers. These include the Bern Jungfrau Railways. There are also other interested parties, Arnold confirms. And in the future, "SisControl" will also be used in-house. "We are currently in the process of setting up an internal control center from which ropeway installations can be monitored remotely. "SisControl" is the core application here. In this way, we want to be able to react more quickly to problems at the operators. We want to offer this service as an additional service," he explains.
SisControl is based, among other things, on data collected by sensors. Wind or movement data is displayed directly to the maintenance staff. On the dashboard, the staff can also view forecasts from the weather services and projections of visitor numbers and thus take anticipatory measures. Operating data - such as condition data from sensors on components - is in turn stored for comprehensive evaluations.
And the cooperation with bbv is also to continue, Arnold confirms: "We are in contact for the development of further products." In addition, some Sisag managers recently took advantage of bbv's Academy offer, he says: "The workshop on software modernization inspired us for the future."
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The Sisag AG
The Sisag AG from the canton of Uri is a provider of electrical control and information systems for ropeways. The company has now joined forces with Lucerne-based BBV Software Services AG (bbv) has developed a new platform based on the Internet of Things (IoT). The solution, called SisControl, allows operators of ropeways in ski resorts to view all the data from their ropeways and trades at a glance, according to a Communication.
