Welcome to the PIARC World Congress – Klimator Launches the Future of Winter Maintenance
Tomorrow, the doors open to one of the world’s largest meeting places for the winter maintenance industry. For Klimator, the congress in Chambery, Frankrike - marks the starting point for the international launch of Saltera Ahead – for road‑condition‑based salting – alongside the full Saltera ecosystem, designed to help road operators deliver the right amount of salt, at the right time, in the right place.
PIARC is a combination of exhibition and global knowledge forum, with a strong research focus on winter road maintenance, road safety, and transport systems. The event gathers road authorities from more than 120 countries, together with researchers and industry innovators from across the winter maintenance sector.
With Saltera, we bring together our products and services within data‑driven winter maintenance into a clearer and more internationally scalable offering – focused on cost savings, reduced environmental impact, and high operational reliability.
Klimator’s Ecosystem
- Saltera Road Status – a powerful decision‑support system providing real‑time information on current and forecasted road conditions, including recommended actions.
- Saltera IoT RWIS – next‑generation connected IoT sensors delivering continuous, high‑resolution measurements directly from the road surface.
- Saltera Dynamic Salt – sends real‑time treatment recommendations directly to the salt spreader.
- Saltera Adaptive Salt – condition‑based treatments where camera and laser sensors analyze and adjust spreading automatically based on real‑time road conditions.
- Saltera WMI (Winter Maintenance Index) – consolidates all data in one place: forecasts, actions, and results, structured into a clear indicator to support contractors in planning, execution, and follow‑up.
- Saltera API – a flexible data‑access solution enabling full integration of Klimator’s road and weather data into customers’ own systems and workflows.
Academic Papers Presented at PIARC
- The right amount, in the right place, at the right time – a study showing how real‑time measurements from AHEAD in the salt truck automatically adjust the salt spreader to prevailing conditions.
- Driver Information – research examining how temperature‑based slippery‑road warnings in the vehicle correspond to real‑world road conditions.
Klimator will exhibit throughout the congress, demonstrating the entire Saltera ecosystem—including decision‑support tools, IoT stations, and dynamic and adaptive salting solutions—for contractors, municipalities, cities, and national road authorities.
Welcome to our Booth 117 at PIARC – Chambéry.
Klimator continues to lead the development of smart, sustainable, and evidence‑based winter road maintenance — now under the Saltera brand.