Building on the successful delivery of the “TOSIM yellow” Tower simulator in 2013 skyguide has continued to rely on the expertise of Antycip and Eyevis technology for the modernisation of their “TOSIM blue” tower simulator. With their higher resolution, more detailed colour representation and higher brightness the 14 Eyevis projectors provide an improved training environment for Skyguide’s Training Center in Dübendorf near Zurich. As an additional benefit the new projectors allow much longer maintenance cycles which again reduces operational costs over time.

The ESP-LWXT-1000 LED projectors selected for the upgrade were combined to a continuous single 360 degree simulation display with a 9.5m diameter. The tower visuals, including a number of national and international airports and airfields, are displayed exactly as if they were viewed from their respective ATC towers. The WUXGA resolution (1920 × 1200 pixels) projectors enable a 30% higher pixel density per screen area which provides a significantly increased level of detail for the simulation. The increased brightness and the eye-catching colour quality help to provide a stunning representation of the apron improving the visual simulation quality.

Due to their cluster-LED light source and their innovative heat-pipe cooling the newly installed Eyevis projectors are almost maintenance free. With an average lifetime of more than 60,000 hours, the LEDs need to be replaced significantly less frequently compared with projector lamps. This reduces operating costs, downtime for maintenance and improves the entire lifecycle costs for the installation.