Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA
France – Grenoble – 2010

LIAISON BLANC / BLANC

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

product range
Funicular
Application
Scientific purpose
More about

The project

To move from one clean room to another on the Minatec scientific site in Grenoble, researchers had to follow a strict protocol, wasting valuable time. The solution proposed by POMA demonstrates the rope's ability to adapt to specific constraints. Unique in the world, this funicular railway called “blanc-blanc”, has an 8 m² cabin whose atmosphere is classified as “ultra-clean / Air ISO 6”, that is, it is highly protected against any intrusion of dust and microparticles.

Automatic, developed with extreme docking accuracy in mind, the funicular railway operates on demand, like an elevator, and carries 12 researchers and their ultra-sensitive microelectronic components smoothly from one room to another at 5 m/s.

Liaison Blanc / Blanc

In Motion

Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

250 m

Difference in elevation

2,8 m

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Cabin Capacity

12 passengers

taux de dispo

Availability rate

99,37%

POMA, innovation

For the project

Cabin with a clean atmosphere

This funicular railway, unique in the world, has a cabin with a “clean” atmosphere, that is to say, in accordance with the required “ultra-cleanliness” conditions (ISO 6 air classification) that can carry up to 12 people. An airtight lock system was invented to allow researchers to transport electronic “chips” on silicon.

A world first

 

After ten months of construction, POMA, CEA and VÊPRES opened the world’s first rope-towed ultra-clean funicular railway in Grenoble.

An eco-responsible link

Smooth, silent and eco-responsible regarding electricity consumption – ambient air is treated as close as possible to users – this mode of transport is built on a “clean concept” model, that is, by responding to the specificities and constraints of working in a clean room.

Integration on the site

The construction of a 250-metre concrete viaduct supported by sixteen cylindrical beams, with a 5-metre difference in elevation, was not only more economical, but also made it possible to create a smooth pit suitable for the tyre rolling system,

Track with low ground coverage for ideal environmental integration and reduced earthmoving and site adjustments. The system is attached with clamps onto a rope that rotates in a loop: so there is only one drive system, no possible slippage, the adhesion is permanent.

Maintenance of the link

 

A 5-year maintenance contract
o Average availability of 99.37% since 2010
o Level 2-4 maintenance by POMA

Lisaison blanc/blanc in pictures

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POMA special projects

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Fourvière

France – Lyon – 2018

POMA carried out the special inspection of the iconic funicular railway in Lyon. During the inspection, its carriers as well as the drive station were completely renovated and upgraded in SIGMA’s workshops, according to the SYTRAL guidelines aimed at “providing users with an even greater level of comfort, while preserving the line’s historic heritage”.

Read

Hong Kong Wheel

China – Hong Kong – 2014

POMA produced the 45 cabins for the Hong Kong observation wheel in China. The observation wheel offers spectacular views over the bay and megacity centre, both during the day and at night.

Read

Ain Dubai

United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2020

For the world’s largest observation wheel, commissioned for the Dubai World Expo, POMA built 48 outsized capsules, the largest and heaviest ever produced. The teams came up with evermore ingenious product development solutions and met a very high level of customer demand.

Read

i360

England – Brighton – 2016

POMA designed and manufactured the entire pod and drive system of the world’s tallest observation tower, known as the British Airways i360. A unique concept, located on the Brighton seafront in the south of England.

Read

Shenzhen Observation Wheel

China – Shenzhen – 2020

POMA produced the 28 capsules of the observation wheel for the Chinese megalopolis of Shenzhen. Developed specifically to withstand a very hot and humid climate, they presented a real technical challenge, which the group’s teams managed to overcome.

Read

Miami Airport

United States – Miami – 2016

Miami International Airport inaugurated its two APMs in 2016 and 2017. The two APM trains travel 375 m and carry up to 12,000 passengers per hour between the main terminal and terminal E.

Read

Cairo Airport

Egypt – Cairo – 2012

The expanding Cairo International Airport, one of the largest in the Middle East, wanted a high-performance link to connect its three airport terminals and to provide access to the car parks and shopping centre. The specifications for the construction of the MiniMetro® were speed, silence, comfort, availability and also environmental considerations.

Read

London Eye

England – London – 2000

Right in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames, 32 rotating capsules climb to 135 m, taking visitors above the rooftops of London for an exceptional view of the entire capital.

Read

The High Roller

United states – Las Vegas – 2014

Caesars Entertainment has entrusted the POMA Group with the design and manufacture of the High Roller observation wheel capsules. A flagship attraction of “The Linq”, a new urban and entertainment district in Las Vegas.

Read

Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA
France – Grenoble – 2010

LIAISON BLANC / BLANC

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

product range
Detachable chairlift
Application
Skiing area
More about

The project

To move from one clean room to another on the Minatec scientific site in Grenoble, researchers had to follow a strict protocol, wasting valuable time. The solution proposed by POMA demonstrates the rope's ability to adapt to specific constraints. Unique in the world, this funicular railway called “blanc-blanc”, has an 8 m² cabin whose atmosphere is classified as “ultra-clean / Air ISO 6”, that is, it is highly protected against any intrusion of dust and microparticles.

Automatic, developed with extreme docking accuracy in mind, the funicular railway operates on demand, like an elevator, and carries 12 researchers and their ultra-sensitive microelectronic components smoothly from one room to another at 5 m/s.

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

250 m

Difference in elevation

2,8 m

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Cabin Capacity

12 passengers

taux de dispo

Availability rate

99,37%

They talk about it

Vail Resort and LPOA

These three new chairlifts are located in the most popular ski areas in the United States. Vail is number 1, Breckenridge number 2 and Keystone number 4. Leitner-Poma is honoured to have been selected by Vail Resorts; this demonstrates our Group’s ability to inspire confidence and provide state-of-the-art ropeways to one of the world’s largest resort operators.

LPOA sales director

Jon MAUCH
télésiège LPOA Northwoods Express
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3S Jandri

France – Les Deux Alpes – 2024

For faster, more comfortable and safer travel, SATA has made a particularly innovative choice by investing in a superb 2-section tricable gondola lift (3S). This installation marks a major step forward in the modernization of the Deux-Alpes ski area, and is set to become a benchmark in the mountain world.

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Transarc

France – Les Arcs – 2024

The new 10-seater Villaroger gondola lift, located in the Villaroger sector of the Les Arcs ski area, represents a major step forward in the modernization of the ski area.

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Planchamp

FRANCE – VALMOREL – 2023

In the heart of Valmorel, at the gateway to the Tarentaise Valley in the Hautes-Alpes, the Sofival group has installed a new gondola lift that operates all year round, connecting the village to the rest of the ski area via the Combe de Beaudin.

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Crémaillère Express

The spa town of Luchon, in the heart of the Pyrenees, has a new gondola lift linking it to its ski resort at an altitude of 1,800 meters. The old gondola lift had already been in operation for 30 years, and the new Luchon Crémaillère Express gondola brings with it the benefits of a new…

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American Eagle

United States – Copper Mountain, Colorado – 2018

How the west was won: the American Eagle is the first TELEMIX® ropeway installed in the United States by the POMA Group. Passengers settle into one of the six-seater chairs and eight-seater gondolas to reach the top of the slopes or the high-altitude restaurant.

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Grangettes

France – Courchevel – 2018

The Les 3 Vallées company entrusted POMA with the construction of the new emblematic gondola lift of Les Grangettes. A true link between Courchevel Village and Courchevel 1850, the gondola lift is operated every day until 11 pm. It is a busy link and has opened the door to peri-urban rope transport in the mountains.

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Arkhyz

Russia – Arkhyz – 2018

Northern Caucasus Resort is continuing its development project, which began in 2011 in the Caucasus mountains, and has an impressive 10-seat 3.8 km gondola lift with 3 sections on its north slope.

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Meihuashan

Meihuashan Lift-1 et 2

In China, the Meihuashan gondola lift is a valley elevator at the heart of a year-round tourism project

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Treeline Cirque

United States – Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows (California) – 2019

Leitner Poma of America, a long-standing partner of the Alpine Meadows ski resort, replaced the 1996 Hot Wheels fixed-grip chairlift this year with a new higher-performance 4-seater detachable chairlift, and took the opportunity to improve the route.

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Skyvall

France – Loudenvielle Peyragudes – 2019

The “Skyvall” gondola lift is a link between the village of Loudenvielle, with its lake and its recreational spa, and the ski resort of Peyragudes. Since the summer of 2020, it has helped improve the year-round appeal of this beautiful valley in the Pyrenees.

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Ski Indoor Dubaï

United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2005

The Souk Al Nakheel fixed chairlift is the main installation of Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski centre of its kind in the Persian Gulf region, and the most famous in the world.

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Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA
France – Grenoble – 2010

LIAISON BLANC / BLANC

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

product range
Urban Gondola Lift
Application
Connect – urban link
More about

The project

To move from one clean room to another on the Minatec scientific site in Grenoble, researchers had to follow a strict protocol, wasting valuable time. The solution proposed by POMA demonstrates the rope's ability to adapt to specific constraints. Unique in the world, this funicular railway called “blanc-blanc”, has an 8 m² cabin whose atmosphere is classified as “ultra-clean / Air ISO 6”, that is, it is highly protected against any intrusion of dust and microparticles.

Automatic, developed with extreme docking accuracy in mind, the funicular railway operates on demand, like an elevator, and carries 12 researchers and their ultra-sensitive microelectronic components smoothly from one room to another at 5 m/s.

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

250 m

Difference in elevation

2,8 m

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Cabin Capacity

12 passengers

taux de dispo

Availability rate

99,37%

POMA, innovation

For the project

Cabin with a clean atmosphere

This funicular railway, unique in the world, has a cabin with a “clean” atmosphere, that is to say, in accordance with the required “ultra-cleanliness” conditions (ISO 6 air classification) that can carry up to 12 people. An airtight lock system was invented to allow researchers to transport electronic “chips” on silicon.

A world first

 

After ten months of construction, POMA, CEA and VÊPRES opened the world’s first rope-towed ultra-clean funicular railway in Grenoble.

An eco-responsible link

Smooth, silent and eco-responsible regarding electricity consumption – ambient air is treated as close as possible to users – this mode of transport is built on a “clean concept” model, that is, by responding to the specificities and constraints of working in a clean room.

Integration on the site

The construction of a 250-metre concrete viaduct supported by sixteen cylindrical beams, with a 5-metre difference in elevation, was not only more economical, but also made it possible to create a smooth pit suitable for the tyre rolling system,

Track with low ground coverage for ideal environmental integration and reduced earthmoving and site adjustments. The system is attached with clamps onto a rope that rotates in a loop: so there is only one drive system, no possible slippage, the adhesion is permanent.

Maintenance of the link

 

A 5-year maintenance contract
o Average availability of 99.37% since 2010
o Level 2-4 maintenance by POMA

Lisaison blanc/blanc in pictures

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Angelo cable car (Ajaccio)

AJACCIO – ANGELO

En octobre 2025, la CAPA a inauguré le nouveau téléporté urbain d’Ajaccio, construit par POMA. Long de 3km, il permet de relier Mezzavia, le secteur de Saint-Joseph et le bord de mer en seulement 12 minutes.

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Antananarivo

Madagascar – Antananarivo – 2024

In Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, the fifth largest island in the world, the population has increased tenfold in 60 years to reach 3.5 million inhabitants. As part of a sustainable restructuring of the city’s mobility system, the first urban cable car line was installed to carry over 40,000 passengers a day.

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le Valléen

France – Saint Gervais – 2024

Located at the foot of Mont Blanc, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is increasingly focusing on sustainable mobility solutions. The Le Valléen 10-seater gondola lift, whose bottom station is directly linked to the du Fayet train station, offers a fast, multimodal link to the center of Saint-Gervais. The new lift is already very popular with students, but is also…

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Santiago

Dominican Republic – Santiago de los caballeros – In progress

Santiago de los Caballeros, the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic, is currently building the SITS (Santiago Integrated Transport System), a sustainable mobility system that includes a monorail, bicycles, electric buses and a 12-passenger, almost four-kilometer-long gondola.

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P Line – Metrocable

Colombia – Medellin – 2021

A social and economic link, Medellin’s Metrocable is the emblem of a city on the move. The 6th line of the metrocable took off in 2022 to extend its public transport network, serving sustainable and soft mobility

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Los Alcarrizos

Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo – 2022

The city of Santo Domingo inaugurates its new urban aerial tramway line, the fastest in the world. The monocable system criss-crosses the sky over a 4.2-km stretch and serves four stations, offering a perfect soft mobility solution between the city centre and the suburbs.

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Citadel of Namur gondola lift

Belgique – Namur – 2021

In Namur, Belgium, the ropeway connects the city centre to the Citadel Esplanade, flying over the river Sambre and the ramparts. Tourists and locals alike enjoy the experience of a silent trip with a breathtaking viewpoint. An ecological mode of travel, it blends harmoniously into its environment, by virtue of its modern architecture that respects…

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Aerovia

Equateur – Guayaquil – ongoing project

In order to improve the flow of daily traffic between Duran and Guayaquil, Ecuador’s economic capital, and offer an alternative solution for crossing the estuary, the local authorities have opted for ropeway transportation. Ecuador’s first urban gondola lift links Duran and Guayaquil, providing fast, smooth travel throughout the transport network for 40,000 passengers a day.

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Chiatura

Géorgie – Chiatura – 2020

To retrofit its urban overhead transport system, the city of Chiatura chose POMA. Four small urban ropeways, developed specifically to satisfy the needs in terms of capacity and the constraints regarding distances, have replaced some (very) old Russian ropeways.

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Airtram New York

USA – New York – 2010

With the installation of this ultra-modern aerial tramway, POMA has provided New Yorkers with the most advanced technology in urban ropeway transportation. It is 960 m long and connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan in just three minutes, passing over the East River in great comfort with unique views of New York through the huge windows…

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Téléo

France – Toulouse – 2021

More than 8,000 passengers will board the cabins of the Téléo tricable ropeway every day. Part of the Toulouse Agglomeration’s transport network, it crosses a river and travels over a hill to link three major hubs of activity in the south of Toulouse: the University Cancer Institute, Rangueil Hospital and Paul Sabatier University.

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Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA
France – Grenoble – 2010

LIAISON BLANC / BLANC

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

product range
Observation Wheel
Application
Tourist attraction
More about

The project

To move from one clean room to another on the Minatec scientific site in Grenoble, researchers had to follow a strict protocol, wasting valuable time. The solution proposed by POMA demonstrates the rope's ability to adapt to specific constraints. Unique in the world, this funicular railway called “blanc-blanc”, has an 8 m² cabin whose atmosphere is classified as “ultra-clean / Air ISO 6”, that is, it is highly protected against any intrusion of dust and microparticles.

Automatic, developed with extreme docking accuracy in mind, the funicular railway operates on demand, like an elevator, and carries 12 researchers and their ultra-sensitive microelectronic components smoothly from one room to another at 5 m/s.

Liaison Blanc / Blanc

In Motion

Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

250 m

Difference in elevation

2,8 m

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Cabin Capacity

12 passengers

taux de dispo

Availability rate

99,37%

POMA, innovation

For the project

Cabin with a clean atmosphere

This funicular railway, unique in the world, has a cabin with a “clean” atmosphere, that is to say, in accordance with the required “ultra-cleanliness” conditions (ISO 6 air classification) that can carry up to 12 people. An airtight lock system was invented to allow researchers to transport electronic “chips” on silicon.

A world first

 

After ten months of construction, POMA, CEA and VÊPRES opened the world’s first rope-towed ultra-clean funicular railway in Grenoble.

An eco-responsible link

Smooth, silent and eco-responsible regarding electricity consumption – ambient air is treated as close as possible to users – this mode of transport is built on a “clean concept” model, that is, by responding to the specificities and constraints of working in a clean room.

Integration on the site

The construction of a 250-metre concrete viaduct supported by sixteen cylindrical beams, with a 5-metre difference in elevation, was not only more economical, but also made it possible to create a smooth pit suitable for the tyre rolling system,

Track with low ground coverage for ideal environmental integration and reduced earthmoving and site adjustments. The system is attached with clamps onto a rope that rotates in a loop: so there is only one drive system, no possible slippage, the adhesion is permanent.

Maintenance of the link

 

A 5-year maintenance contract
o Average availability of 99.37% since 2010
o Level 2-4 maintenance by POMA

Lisaison blanc/blanc in pictures

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POMA special projects

View all

Fourvière

France – Lyon – 2018

POMA carried out the special inspection of the iconic funicular railway in Lyon. During the inspection, its carriers as well as the drive station were completely renovated and upgraded in SIGMA’s workshops, according to the SYTRAL guidelines aimed at “providing users with an even greater level of comfort, while preserving the line’s historic heritage”.

Read

Hong Kong Wheel

China – Hong Kong – 2014

POMA produced the 45 cabins for the Hong Kong observation wheel in China. The observation wheel offers spectacular views over the bay and megacity centre, both during the day and at night.

Read

Ain Dubai

United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2020

For the world’s largest observation wheel, commissioned for the Dubai World Expo, POMA built 48 outsized capsules, the largest and heaviest ever produced. The teams came up with evermore ingenious product development solutions and met a very high level of customer demand.

Read

i360

England – Brighton – 2016

POMA designed and manufactured the entire pod and drive system of the world’s tallest observation tower, known as the British Airways i360. A unique concept, located on the Brighton seafront in the south of England.

Read

Shenzhen Observation Wheel

China – Shenzhen – 2020

POMA produced the 28 capsules of the observation wheel for the Chinese megalopolis of Shenzhen. Developed specifically to withstand a very hot and humid climate, they presented a real technical challenge, which the group’s teams managed to overcome.

Read

Miami Airport

United States – Miami – 2016

Miami International Airport inaugurated its two APMs in 2016 and 2017. The two APM trains travel 375 m and carry up to 12,000 passengers per hour between the main terminal and terminal E.

Read

Cairo Airport

Egypt – Cairo – 2012

The expanding Cairo International Airport, one of the largest in the Middle East, wanted a high-performance link to connect its three airport terminals and to provide access to the car parks and shopping centre. The specifications for the construction of the MiniMetro® were speed, silence, comfort, availability and also environmental considerations.

Read

Liaison Blanc Blanc

France – Grenoble – 2010

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

Read

The High Roller

United states – Las Vegas – 2014

Caesars Entertainment has entrusted the POMA Group with the design and manufacture of the High Roller observation wheel capsules. A flagship attraction of “The Linq”, a new urban and entertainment district in Las Vegas.

Read

Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA
France – Grenoble – 2010

LIAISON BLANC / BLANC

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

product range
Observation Wheel
Application
tourist attraction
More about

The project

To move from one clean room to another on the Minatec scientific site in Grenoble, researchers had to follow a strict protocol, wasting valuable time. The solution proposed by POMA demonstrates the rope's ability to adapt to specific constraints. Unique in the world, this funicular railway called “blanc-blanc”, has an 8 m² cabin whose atmosphere is classified as “ultra-clean / Air ISO 6”, that is, it is highly protected against any intrusion of dust and microparticles.

Automatic, developed with extreme docking accuracy in mind, the funicular railway operates on demand, like an elevator, and carries 12 researchers and their ultra-sensitive microelectronic components smoothly from one room to another at 5 m/s.

Liaison Blanc / Blanc

In Motion

Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

250 m

Difference in elevation

2,8 m

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Cabin Capacity

12 passengers

taux de dispo

Availability rate

99,37%

POMA, innovation

For the project

Cabin with a clean atmosphere

This funicular railway, unique in the world, has a cabin with a “clean” atmosphere, that is to say, in accordance with the required “ultra-cleanliness” conditions (ISO 6 air classification) that can carry up to 12 people. An airtight lock system was invented to allow researchers to transport electronic “chips” on silicon.

A world first

 

After ten months of construction, POMA, CEA and VÊPRES opened the world’s first rope-towed ultra-clean funicular railway in Grenoble.

An eco-responsible link

Smooth, silent and eco-responsible regarding electricity consumption – ambient air is treated as close as possible to users – this mode of transport is built on a “clean concept” model, that is, by responding to the specificities and constraints of working in a clean room.

Integration on the site

The construction of a 250-metre concrete viaduct supported by sixteen cylindrical beams, with a 5-metre difference in elevation, was not only more economical, but also made it possible to create a smooth pit suitable for the tyre rolling system,

Track with low ground coverage for ideal environmental integration and reduced earthmoving and site adjustments. The system is attached with clamps onto a rope that rotates in a loop: so there is only one drive system, no possible slippage, the adhesion is permanent.

Maintenance of the link

 

A 5-year maintenance contract
o Average availability of 99.37% since 2010
o Level 2-4 maintenance by POMA

Lisaison blanc/blanc in pictures

They talk about it

Vail Resort and LPOA

These three new chairlifts are located in the most popular ski areas in the United States. Vail is number 1, Breckenridge number 2 and Keystone number 4. Leitner-Poma is honoured to have been selected by Vail Resorts; this demonstrates our Group’s ability to inspire confidence and provide state-of-the-art ropeways to one of the world’s largest resort operators.

LPOA sales director

Jon MAUCH
télésiège LPOA Northwoods Express
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POMA special projects

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Fourvière

France – Lyon – 2018

POMA carried out the special inspection of the iconic funicular railway in Lyon. During the inspection, its carriers as well as the drive station were completely renovated and upgraded in SIGMA’s workshops, according to the SYTRAL guidelines aimed at “providing users with an even greater level of comfort, while preserving the line’s historic heritage”.

Read

Hong Kong Wheel

China – Hong Kong – 2014

POMA produced the 45 cabins for the Hong Kong observation wheel in China. The observation wheel offers spectacular views over the bay and megacity centre, both during the day and at night.

Read

Ain Dubai

United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2020

For the world’s largest observation wheel, commissioned for the Dubai World Expo, POMA built 48 outsized capsules, the largest and heaviest ever produced. The teams came up with evermore ingenious product development solutions and met a very high level of customer demand.

Read

i360

England – Brighton – 2016

POMA designed and manufactured the entire pod and drive system of the world’s tallest observation tower, known as the British Airways i360. A unique concept, located on the Brighton seafront in the south of England.

Read

Shenzhen Observation Wheel

China – Shenzhen – 2020

POMA produced the 28 capsules of the observation wheel for the Chinese megalopolis of Shenzhen. Developed specifically to withstand a very hot and humid climate, they presented a real technical challenge, which the group’s teams managed to overcome.

Read

Miami Airport

United States – Miami – 2016

Miami International Airport inaugurated its two APMs in 2016 and 2017. The two APM trains travel 375 m and carry up to 12,000 passengers per hour between the main terminal and terminal E.

Read

Cairo Airport

Egypt – Cairo – 2012

The expanding Cairo International Airport, one of the largest in the Middle East, wanted a high-performance link to connect its three airport terminals and to provide access to the car parks and shopping centre. The specifications for the construction of the MiniMetro® were speed, silence, comfort, availability and also environmental considerations.

Read

Liaison Blanc Blanc

France – Grenoble – 2010

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

Read

London Eye

England – London – 2000

Right in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames, 32 rotating capsules climb to 135 m, taking visitors above the rooftops of London for an exceptional view of the entire capital.

Read

Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA
France – Grenoble – 2010

LIAISON BLANC / BLANC

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

product range
Quadran
Application
Repowering
More about

The project

To move from one clean room to another on the Minatec scientific site in Grenoble, researchers had to follow a strict protocol, wasting valuable time. The solution proposed by POMA demonstrates the rope's ability to adapt to specific constraints. Unique in the world, this funicular railway called “blanc-blanc”, has an 8 m² cabin whose atmosphere is classified as “ultra-clean / Air ISO 6”, that is, it is highly protected against any intrusion of dust and microparticles.

Automatic, developed with extreme docking accuracy in mind, the funicular railway operates on demand, like an elevator, and carries 12 researchers and their ultra-sensitive microelectronic components smoothly from one room to another at 5 m/s.

Discover

Quadran

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

250 m

Difference in elevation

2,8 m

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Cabin Capacity

12 passengers

taux de dispo

Availability rate

99,37%

POMA, innovation

For the project

Cabin with a clean atmosphere

This funicular railway, unique in the world, has a cabin with a “clean” atmosphere, that is to say, in accordance with the required “ultra-cleanliness” conditions (ISO 6 air classification) that can carry up to 12 people. An airtight lock system was invented to allow researchers to transport electronic “chips” on silicon.

A world first

 

After ten months of construction, POMA, CEA and VÊPRES opened the world’s first rope-towed ultra-clean funicular railway in Grenoble.

An eco-responsible link

Smooth, silent and eco-responsible regarding electricity consumption – ambient air is treated as close as possible to users – this mode of transport is built on a “clean concept” model, that is, by responding to the specificities and constraints of working in a clean room.

Integration on the site

The construction of a 250-metre concrete viaduct supported by sixteen cylindrical beams, with a 5-metre difference in elevation, was not only more economical, but also made it possible to create a smooth pit suitable for the tyre rolling system,

Track with low ground coverage for ideal environmental integration and reduced earthmoving and site adjustments. The system is attached with clamps onto a rope that rotates in a loop: so there is only one drive system, no possible slippage, the adhesion is permanent.

Maintenance of the link

 

A 5-year maintenance contract
o Average availability of 99.37% since 2010
o Level 2-4 maintenance by POMA

Ils en parlent

Quadran

This new project, led by QUADRAN and POMA-Leitwind, strengthens the energy self-sufficiency potential of the Overseas Territories. It demonstrates the relevance of replacing renewable energy equipment as a lever for efficient and rapid action through the operation of a wind farm. It confirms the choice of a virtuous industrial model based on the manufacture of wind turbines assembled in France

Head of Business Development at POMA LEITWIND

Denis Baud-Lavigne
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