Von Roll Holding AG
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Von Roll Holding AG is a Swiss industrial group that operates worldwide, specializing in energy production.
Following this, the business developed into one of the most important industrial groups in Switzerland and reached its high point in the 1970s with more than 10,000 employees. But, like other Swiss companies, Von Roll suffered during the oil crisis of 1973 and the economic crisis it triggered. The company underwent financial restructuring after financial restructuring, seemingly without end. As recently as 2003, Von Roll had to fight for its survival. At the end of 2002, following the accumulated losses of previous years, Von Roll’s equity capital had shrunk to 10.3 million. But in 2004 the company initiated a new strategy to focus on the insulation business, beginning its turnaround.
Von Roll Holding AG is represented by approximately 3,100 employees at 30 locations in 19 countries, and achieved sales of CHF 710 million in 2008.
Von Roll is a global market leader in the areas of insulation products and systems for the electrical machinery industry as well as in the production of composite materials and components for industrial applications. In addition, Von Roll provides thermal and fire-resistant insulation products, which are used in cable manufacturing and in the electronics industry. Von Roll therefore covers the entire value creation chain, from engineering and production to application.
The operating activities of Von Roll Holding AG are split into three segments: Von Roll Insulation (formerly Electrical), Von Roll Composites (formerly Industrial) and Von Roll Elco Transformers, which was created in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Von Roll Insulation produces and markets electrical insulation materials for large-scale generators, high-voltage rotating machines, wind turbines, traction and machine motors for low-voltage rotating machines, and transformers. Products in this segment include enamelled wires and coils, resins and varnishes, mica tapes, and rigid and flexible laminates. Von Roll supplies both individual products and complete insulation systems.
Von Roll Composites provides products and services that focus on the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of insulating materials. The segment is divided into the product lines composite materials, moulded parts and cables (mainly fire-resistant).
The latest segment Von Roll Transformers creates and supplies solutions for power transmission and distribution. This includes the installation, maintenance and repair of high-voltage transformers (up to 850 MVA) in particular, and of mid-size and small transformers. The product range also includes distribution transformers, mobile substations for temporary use (for example in disaster situations) and special transformers developed for the specific requirements of the electrochemical industry for instance.
Furthermore, Von Roll offers various services in the areas of consulting and testing. These include consulting on the special design of workplaces, the optimisation of manufacturing processes, the reorganisation of production flows, the layout of plants, turnkey projects, the reengineering of electrical insulation systems, the introduction of complete electrical insulation systems, and the training of operators and engineers.
Von Roll has laboratories where it tests systems and materials in the field of electrical insulating materials and electrical insulation systems. The high-voltage laboratory in Breitenbach, Switzerland, is specialised in the mechanical and electrical testing of high-voltage materials and systems. The UL laboratory in Schenectady, USA, focuses on all types of UL testing for low and medium voltages, mostly UL 1446 testing.
and cableway division that was sold to Austria
n manufacturer Doppelmayr
in 1996.
automated people mover
(APM) systems were installed in a variety of locations before the technology was sold on to Adtranz
(later Bombardier
), which continues to supply the parts for the monorail systems.
The monorail cars at Alton Towers
theme park in England
were built for Expo 86
in Vancouver, BC, Canada
.
The Jurong Bird Park Panorail in Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
is a four-car straddle-beam monorail that began operation in 1991.
was given to operational service; it was built by Von Roll within seven months for one million Swiss francs.
History
Von Roll has its roots in the Eisenwerke der Handelsgesellschaft der Gebrüder Dürholz & Co. (Ironworks of the commercial firm of the Brothers Durholz & Co.) which was established in 1803. This firm was then taken over in 1810 by Von Roll & Cie, newly formed by Ludwig Freiherr von Roll (1771–1839) and Jakob von Glutz. In May 1823, Ludwig von Roll founded the Gesellschaft der Ludwig von Roll'schen Eisenwerke which benefited from industrialization and railroad construction that demanded much iron.Following this, the business developed into one of the most important industrial groups in Switzerland and reached its high point in the 1970s with more than 10,000 employees. But, like other Swiss companies, Von Roll suffered during the oil crisis of 1973 and the economic crisis it triggered. The company underwent financial restructuring after financial restructuring, seemingly without end. As recently as 2003, Von Roll had to fight for its survival. At the end of 2002, following the accumulated losses of previous years, Von Roll’s equity capital had shrunk to 10.3 million. But in 2004 the company initiated a new strategy to focus on the insulation business, beginning its turnaround.
Business divisions/company structure
Von Roll Holding AG is a Swiss industrial company that is active worldwide and today focuses on products and systems for power generation, transmission and distribution. The company’s operating activities are split into the segments Von Roll Insulation, Von Roll Composites and Von Roll Transformers. The company has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 1987, under the symbol ROL. Historically, Von Roll was principally known for its ironworks and foundries.Von Roll Holding AG is represented by approximately 3,100 employees at 30 locations in 19 countries, and achieved sales of CHF 710 million in 2008.
Von Roll is a global market leader in the areas of insulation products and systems for the electrical machinery industry as well as in the production of composite materials and components for industrial applications. In addition, Von Roll provides thermal and fire-resistant insulation products, which are used in cable manufacturing and in the electronics industry. Von Roll therefore covers the entire value creation chain, from engineering and production to application.
The operating activities of Von Roll Holding AG are split into three segments: Von Roll Insulation (formerly Electrical), Von Roll Composites (formerly Industrial) and Von Roll Elco Transformers, which was created in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Von Roll Insulation produces and markets electrical insulation materials for large-scale generators, high-voltage rotating machines, wind turbines, traction and machine motors for low-voltage rotating machines, and transformers. Products in this segment include enamelled wires and coils, resins and varnishes, mica tapes, and rigid and flexible laminates. Von Roll supplies both individual products and complete insulation systems.
Von Roll Composites provides products and services that focus on the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of insulating materials. The segment is divided into the product lines composite materials, moulded parts and cables (mainly fire-resistant).
The latest segment Von Roll Transformers creates and supplies solutions for power transmission and distribution. This includes the installation, maintenance and repair of high-voltage transformers (up to 850 MVA) in particular, and of mid-size and small transformers. The product range also includes distribution transformers, mobile substations for temporary use (for example in disaster situations) and special transformers developed for the specific requirements of the electrochemical industry for instance.
Furthermore, Von Roll offers various services in the areas of consulting and testing. These include consulting on the special design of workplaces, the optimisation of manufacturing processes, the reorganisation of production flows, the layout of plants, turnkey projects, the reengineering of electrical insulation systems, the introduction of complete electrical insulation systems, and the training of operators and engineers.
Von Roll has laboratories where it tests systems and materials in the field of electrical insulating materials and electrical insulation systems. The high-voltage laboratory in Breitenbach, Switzerland, is specialised in the mechanical and electrical testing of high-voltage materials and systems. The UL laboratory in Schenectady, USA, focuses on all types of UL testing for low and medium voltages, mostly UL 1446 testing.
Von Roll Seilbahnen AG
Von Roll Seilbahnen AG was the aerial tramwayAerial tramway
An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...
and cableway division that was sold to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n manufacturer Doppelmayr
Doppelmayr
The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group is an Austrian-Swiss company that manufactures chairlifts, cable cars, gondolas, surface tows for ski and amusement parks as well as urban people movers and material handling systems. To date, Doppelmayr and Garaventa have produced over 13,700 installations in 78...
in 1996.
VonRoll type 101s ever built
- Flims, GR, CH Flims-Foppa 16.12.1945 SB 2
- Gstaad, BE, CH Gstaad-Werdenvorsaas 02.02.1946 SB 2
- Gstaad, BE, CH Werdenvorsaas-Wasserngrat 06.04.1946 SB 2
- Beatenberg, BE, CH Beatenberg-Vorsaas 14.08.1946 SB 2
- Beatenberg, BE, CH Vorsaas-Niederhorn 15.09.1946 SB 2
- Grindelwald, BE, CH Grindelwald-Oberhaus 28.12.1946 SB 2
- Grindelwald, BE, CH Oberhaus-Bort 28.12.1946 SB 2
- Flims, GR, CH Foppa-Naraus 08.02.1947 SB 2
- Grindelwald, BE, CH Bort-Egg 08.02.1947 SB 2
- Grindelwald, BE, CH Egg-First 08.02.1947 SB 2
- Zermatt, VS, CH Zermatt-Sunnegga 24.12.1947 SB 2
- Braunwald, GL, CH Braunwald-Kleiner Gumen 01.01.1948 SB 2
- Kandersteg, BE, CH Kandersteg-Oeschinen 07.02.1948 SB 2
- Lenk, BE, CH Lenk-Stoss 23.12.1948 SB 2
- Snezka, Riesengebirge, Tschechien, ehem. CSFR Schneekoppe 1. Sektion 1948 SB 2
- Snezka, Riesengebirge, Tschechien, ehem. CSFR Schneekoppe 2. Sektion 1949 SB 2
- Thun, BE, CH KABA 1949 1949 SB 2 Ausstellung
- Wildhaus, SG, CH Wildhaus-Oberdorf 23.12.1949 SB 2
- Jasná, Nied. Tantra, Slowakei, ehem. CSFR Kosodrevina-Chopok (Nord) 1949 SB 2
- Jasná, Nied. Tantra, Slowakei, ehem. CSFR Chopok 1. Sektion (Süd) 1949 SB 2
- Jasná, Nied. Tantra, Slowakei, ehem. CSFR Luková-Chopok (Süd) 1949 SB 2
- Chlieb, Nied. Tantra, Slowakei, ehem. CSFR Terchová 1949 SB 2
- Oberstdorf, Bayern, D Söllereck 1950 SB 2
- Oberdorf, SO, CH Oberdorf-Nesselboden 29.12.1950 SB 2
- Oberdorf, SO, CH Nesselboden-Weissenstein 29.12.1950 SB 2
- Adelboden, BE, CH Adelboden-Tschentenalp 30.12.1950 SB 2
- Stuttgart, DE Höhenpark Killesberg, Gartenschau 1950 1950 SB 2
- Milano, IT Triennale 1951 1951 SB 2 Ausstellung
- Miglieglia, TI, CH Miglieglia-Monte Lema 06.04.1952 SB 2
- Neapel, IT Base del Cono-Vesuvio 1952 SB 2
- Valdeblore, Alpes Maritimes, F La Colmiane 1952 SB 2
- Teplice, Erz-Gebirge, Tschechien, ehem. CSFR Komári Hurka 1952 SB 2
- Borgosesia, Piemont, I Scopello-Mera 1953 SB 2
- Berchtesgaden, DE Königsee-Jennerwiesen 1953 SB 2
- Berchtesgaden, DE Jennerwiesen-Jenner 1953 SB 2
- München, DE Verkehrsausstellung 1953 1953 SB Ausstellung
- Bern, BE, CH HOSPES 1954 1954 SB Ausstellung
- Luzern, LU, CH Schw. Landwirtschaftsausstellung 1954 SB Ausstellung
- Kassel, DE Bundesgartenschau 1955 1955 GB Ausstellung
- Rotterdam, NL Kabelbaan Rotterdam 1955 GB 2 Ausstellung
- Namur, BE Namur-Citadelle 1956 GB 2
- Anaheim, California, USA Disneyland 1956 GB 4Skyway (Disney)The Skyway was a gondola lift attraction at Disneyland, at the Magic Kingdom, and at Tokyo Disneyland. Since all versions of this attraction took riders back and forth between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, the route from Tomorrowland was called Skyway to Fantasyland, and the route from Fantasyland...
- Lenk, BE, CH Stoss-Betelberg 12.09.1957 SB 2
- Norden, California, USA Sugar Bowl 1957 GB 4
- Berlin, DE Interbau 1958 1958 GB Ausstellung
- Bruxelles, BE Exposition Mondiale 1958 1. Sektion 1958 GB Ausstellung
- Bruxelles, BE Exposition Mondiale 1958 2. Sektion 1958 GB Ausstellung
- Bruxelles, BE Exposition Mondiale 1958 3. Sektion 1958 GB Ausstellung
- Santa Monica, California, USA Pacific Ocean Park 1958 GB 2
- Zürich, CH SAFFA 1958 1958 GB Ausstellung
- Lake Louise, Alberta, CDN Whitehorn 1959 GB 2
- Rotterdam, NL Int. Tuinbouwtentoostellung 1960 GB Ausstellung
- New York, USA Freedomland 1 1960 GB 2 Ausstellung
- New York, USA Freedomland 2 1960 GB 2 Ausstellung
- Memphis, Tenn., USA Lakeland 1960 GB 4
- BlackpoolBlackpoolBlackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, GBUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1960 GB 2 - Bern, BE, CH HYSPA 1961 1961 GB Ausstellung
- Arlington, Texas, USA Six Flags Over Texas 1961 GB 4
- Panama City, Florida, USA Magic World 1961 GB 2
- Milano, I Triennale 1962 1962 GB Ausstellung
- Seattle, Washington, USA World's Fair 1962 1962 GB Ausstellung
- Sandusky, Ohio, USA Cedar Point Nr. 1 1962 GB 2
- Knoxville, Tenn., USA Cherokee Wonderland 1962 GB 2
- Century 21, Seattle, USA Century 21 1962 GB 2-3 oval
- Tel Aviv Superland 1962 GB 4 offen
- Braunlage, Harz, D Wurmberg 2. Sektion 1962 GB 2
- Saas-Fee, VS, CH Saas-Fee – Plattjen 12.04.1963 GB 2
- Hamburg, DE Int. Gartenbauausstellung 1963 GB Ausstellung
- Brooklyn, New York, N.Y., USA Coney Island, Astroland Park 1963 GB 2-3 kugelförmig
- San Marcos, Texas, USA Aquarena Springs 1963 GB 2-3 kugelförmig
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA Legend City 1963 GB 4
- Bursa, Turkey Uludağ aerial tramway open in 29.10.1963
- Chicago, Illinois, USA Riverview Park 1963 GB 4
- Lausanne, VD, CH EXPO 1964 1964 GB 4 (2) Ausstellung
- Palisades, New Jersey, USA Palisades Amusement Park 1964 GB 4
- Minneapolis, Minn., USA Minneapolis State Fair 1964 GB 2
- New York, N.Y., USA World's Fair 1964 1 1964 GB Ausstellung
- New York, N.Y., USA World's Fair 1964 2 1964 GB Ausstellung
- Dallas, Texas, USA Texas State Fair 1964 GB 4
- San Antonio, Texas, USA Brackenridge 1964 GB 4
- Bursa, TR Sarialan 1964 GB 2
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Coney Island 1965 GB 2-3 oval, offen
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Bell's Amusement Park 1965 GB 4
- Kings Mill, Ohio, USA Kings Island 1965 GB 2-3
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA Six Flags over Georgia 1967 GB 4
- San Diego, Kalifornien, USA Seaworld 1967 GB 4
- Barry Island Camp, GB Barry Island 1967 GB 2
- Braunlage, Harz, D Wurmberg 1. Sektion 1967 GB 2
- San Antonio, Texas, USA Hemisfair 1967 GB 4
- Houston, Texas, USA Astroworld 1967 GB 4
- Sierra Nevada, Granada, E Prado Llano-Borreguiles 1968 GB 4
- North Creek, N.Y., USA Gore Mountain 1. Sektion 1968 GB 4
- North Creek, N.Y., USA Gore Mountain 2. Sektion 1968 GB 4
- Pirates World, Dania, Florida, USA Pirates World 1968 GB 4
- Sandusky, Ohio, USA Cedar Point Nr. 2 1969 GB 4
- San Diego, Kalifornien, USA San Diego Zoo 1969 GB 4
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA Six Flags Over Mid-America 1970 GB 4
- Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA Disney World 1971 GB 4Skyway (Disney)The Skyway was a gondola lift attraction at Disneyland, at the Magic Kingdom, and at Tokyo Disneyland. Since all versions of this attraction took riders back and forth between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, the route from Tomorrowland was called Skyway to Fantasyland, and the route from Fantasyland...
- Barcelona, E Castello de Montjuich 1971 GB 4
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA Opryland 1972 GB 4
- Bedford, GB Woburn Abbey 1972 GB 4
- New York, N.Y., USA Bronx Zoo 1972 GB 4
- Tampa, Florida, USA Busch-Gardens 1974 GB 4
- Agawam, Massachusetts Riverside Park 1974 GB 4 offen
- Jakarta, RI Gondola-Lift 1974 GB 4
- Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Busch Gardens 1975 GB 4
- Santa Clara, USA Marriott-Park 1975 GB 4 offen
- Chicago, Illinois, USA Marriott-Park Nr. 1 1975 GB 4 offen
- Chicago, Illionois, USA Marriott-Park Nr. 2 1977 GB 4 offen
Monorail
The Mk II and Mk III monorailMonorail
A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...
automated people mover
People mover
A people mover or automated people mover is a fully automated, grade-separated mass transit system.The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks, but is sometimes applied to considerably more complex automated...
(APM) systems were installed in a variety of locations before the technology was sold on to Adtranz
Adtranz
ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation , commonly known under its brand Adtranz, was a multi-national rail transport equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the USA....
(later Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
), which continues to supply the parts for the monorail systems.
The monorail cars at Alton Towers
Alton Towers
Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in Staffordshire, England. It attracts around 2.7 million visitors per year making it the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom. Alton Towers is also the 9th most visited theme park in Europe...
theme park in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
were built for Expo 86
Expo 86
The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo '86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Friday, May 2 until Monday, October 13, 1986...
in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The Jurong Bird Park Panorail in Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
is a four-car straddle-beam monorail that began operation in 1991.
Felseneggbahn
On December 30, 1954, FelseneggbahnLuftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg
Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg is an aerial tramway in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Its name is commonly abbreviated to LAF; the tramway usually is called Felseneggbahn....
was given to operational service; it was built by Von Roll within seven months for one million Swiss francs.