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Rope testing in Vietnam
Rope testing in Vietnam – on the road between world records and tropical nights. Our colleague Lars, an expert at ROTEC, spent three weeks traveling in Southeast Asia. During this time, he inspected nearly 200km of rope – in tropical heat, often at night, and always...
Rope inspection Zipline Alpspitzbahn
Rope inspection at the Zipline Alpspitzbahn – operating at lofty heights. Alpspitzbahn Zipline Rope Inspection: Our ROPESYS R28 rope testing device was recently deployed at the spectacular facility in Nesselwang. It performed routine inspections of the suspension...
SWR documentary: Cable car checker
SWR documentary: Cable car checker – ROTEC in action. The SWR documentary: Seilbahnchecker (Cable Car Checker) shows our ROTEC team performing an exciting cable car inspection. The 30-minute documentary follows our experts as they inspect the historic Predigtstuhl...
Rope testing Rhine Bridge Duisburg
Rope testing Rhine bridge Duisburg Baerl: Magnetic and automated visual rope inspection at the Rhine bridge Duisburg Baerl: Our cable inspection experts, in collaboration with the bridge experts from R.Lange GmbH in Moers, are currently conducting a detailed...
Trade fair appearance at Interalpin 2025
Interalpin 2025: Successful days in Innsbruck Our presence at Interalpin 2025 – four intense days are behind us. ROTEC and ROPESYS were represented in Hall C1, Booth C108. Our conclusion: The trade fair was a complete success. Great attention for our rope testing...
Interalpin Innsbruck 2025 from 6 to 9 May 2025
Interalpin Innsbruck 2025 – Visit us in Hall C.1, Stand C108! Interalpin Innsbruck 2025 is the trade fair highlight of the international cable car industry. Leading companies, experts, and trade visitors from all over the world will meet from May 6 to 9, 2025. So...
ROPESYS rope testing equipment for Hong Kong and Japan
ROPESYS rope testing equipment for Hong Kong and Japan Customer visits with our ROPESYS rope testing device. Last week, our ROTEC employee Dr. Martin Wehr traveled to Japan and Hong Kong to visit customers on-site. He presented the innovative ROPESYS rope testing...
Interalpin in Innsbruck from 6 to 9 May 2025
Interalpin 2025 – Visit us at the most important trade fair in the industry! Interalpin 2025 in Innsbruck is just around the corner. This trade fair is the world's leading event for cable car and mountain railway technology. From May 6 to 9, 2025, experts, trade...
ROTEC ski trip Zugspitze 2025
ROTEC ski trip to Zugspitze: team event with workshops and summit experiences. The annual ROTEC ski trip "ROTEC & Friends" took place on the Zugspitze from February 13 to 16, 2025. Both ROTEC employees and long-standing partners participated. This year, Jörg...
Seminar Wire Ropes Essen March 19-20, 2025
Wire Ropes: Practical Seminar Wire ropes play a crucial role in many technical areas. Therefore, it is important to acquire the necessary knowledge. March 19 and 20, 2025 The practical seminar "Wire ropes - design, selection and monitoring" will take place in the Haus...
Effective rope lubrication by ELASKON
Effective rope lubrication: Optimal care for wire ropes Effective rope lubrication is crucial for the longevity and safety of wire ropes. Continuous relubrication protects against corrosion, reduces friction and significantly extends the service life of the ropes. On...
Rope inspection with AI
Rope inspection and artificial intelligence: ROTEC in the AI escape room In September, the ROTEC team visited the German Institutes for Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) in Denkendorf. The goal was to gain practical insights into artificial intelligence (AI) through...
Magnetic rope testing Nebelhornbahn
Magnetic rope testing: Galileo features ROTEC at the Nebelhornbahn. Magnetic rope testing was the focus of an exciting TV report. In the ProSieben program Galileo on December 20, 2024, our experts Sven Winter and Sebastian Traub impressively demonstrated how rope...
ROPESYS Cloud analysis with AI
AI-powered cloud analysis for rope testing Last month, we released a significant software update for our ROPESYS rope testing device. At the same time, we further developed the analysis algorithms, which are now available in an updated version in the ROPESYS Cloud. In...
Cable Car Secret Revealed by the Mouse
Cable Car Secret Revealed by "The Show with the Mouse" – Fun and Facts Stories "The Show with the Mouse" Reveals the Secret of the Cable Car in an Exciting WayIn this episode, the show explained how ski lifts and cable cars work. Particularly fascinating was the...
Christmas Party 2024 ROPESYS Team
ROPESYS Christmas Party 2024: Go-Kart Fun and Enjoyment at Rotenberger Weingärtle On Wednesday, the long-awaited ROPESYS Christmas party finally took place – and what an experience it was!️ The afternoon kicked off with a bang at "Kart-o-Mania." After a brief...
Magnetic rope testing device ROPESYS by ROTEC
The magnetic rope testing device ROPESYS by ROTEC at the international conference. The magnetic rope testing device ROPESYS by ROTEC was presented at the international conference "Subsea Lifting and Marine Operations 2024" on December 3rd and 4th in Stavanger. Dr....
Rope tester R140 Pedestrian bridge Belgium
Precise rope testing in Belgium: ROTEC's R140 rope testing device in use On October 28 and 29, 2024, our employee Sebastian Traub was on the road in Belgium to inspect the stay cables of the pedestrian bridge in Obourg in cooperation with our partner Vinçotte. The...
Rope testing device for haulage rope inspection in Pakistan
Rope testing device: ROTEC checks haulage ropes in the mountains of Patriata, Pakistan. In October 2024, our expert Sebastian Traub was on the road in Pakistan as part of an important rope test. On October 24, he carried out a comprehensive inspection of the haul...
Rope technology insights
Rope technology insights from ROTEC – Successful seminar with ELASKON Last week, the team at lubricant expert ELASKON Sachsen GmbH & Co KG had the opportunity to gain valuable insights through a specialized rope technology seminar led by our employee Dr. Martin...
OITAF World Ropeway Congress
ROTEC at the OITAF World Cables Car Congress 2024: Innovation in rope testing From June 17 to 21, 2024, the 12th OITAF World Congress of Ropeways took place in Vancouver - a meeting place for experts from the ropeway industry from all over the world. Sven Winter, one...
Support wanted!
Our team is constantly growing and we are looking for employees in almost all areas: Administration Sales (office staff, sales assistance) Marketing Production R&D (mechanics, electronics & software) ... Would you also like to get started in our young...
Home match in Bad Cannstatt
Our inspection engineers are on the road all year round to ensure the safety of ropes of all kinds. But we are also always happy when we have jobs right on our doorstep: Europe's largest fairground festival takes place twice a year on the 25-hectare Cannstatter Wasen....
Get well soon for Sepp Ross
We have been working closely with Bayerische Zugspitzbahn AG for many years. We were all the more shocked by the news that the manager of the Zugspitze cable car, Sepp Ross, had suffered a heart attack. Now some time has passed and Sepp is fighting his way back to...
Ropeway specialists continue their training in Bad Wildbad.
Everything was well organized by the technical Sommerbergbahn operations manager Rafael Lopez. "That's insane, what they're bringing up there!" said Günter Voigt from Freiburg. Hans Schabert / Bad Wildbad Not in Oberstdorf or Berchtesgaden, but rather just a year and...
ROTEC @ WIRE 2024
A whole week of WIRE 2024 is over and we would like to thank you for the many stimulating and exciting discussions on the subject of rope testing and our new ROPESYS Inline device. We are delighted that our fully automatic system for process control in rope production...
Sven Winter is president of the OIPEEC
The OIPEEC Conference 2024 took place from April 9-11 in Bardolino, Lake Garda, Italy. An interesting program provided the backdrop for 159 experts from 27 countries to meet, exchange ideas and network on the topic of "rope". In addition, the new board of the OIPEEC...
40 years “Rope Pope” & Haus der Technik
Happy Birthday Roland & HDT! In March 2024, Roland Verreet ("The Rope Pope") once again held his well-known seminar "Wire Ropes" at the Haus der Technik in Essen, Germany. The first rope seminar by the world-famous "rope pope" took place in 1984. Roland & the...
WIRE 2024 in Düsseldorf / Germany
On April 15-19, we will be exhibiting at WIRE 2024 in Düsseldorf / Germany - the world's leading trade fair for wire and wire products. In this framework we present a ROPESYS world exclusive: Our new "Inline"-Device: An automated inspection system that is fully...
ROPESYS: Job openings in Marketing & Sales
Here you can find the job posting: https://www.ropesys.com/mitarbeiter-gesucht/
Workshop & ski trip 2024
Ski & Workshop Weekend 2024 The traditional ROTEC workshop and ski weekend took place last weekend. We use the time together to discuss current topics and projects. We then spent two wonderful days skiing with our customers in the Allgäu, where we were able to see...
ROTEC at the VDV Rope Seminar 2024.
This year's "Rope Seminar" of the Association of German Transport Companies e.V. will take place on April 24th and 25th, 2024, in Bad Wildbad. This year, the following topics are on the agenda, among others: Behavior in case of rope damage Ropeway technology...