Tadano ATF 200G-5 lifts work of art

18 December 2020

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Crane service and sales specialist Hellmich Kranservice, based in Germany’s Rhine-Main area, used a Tadano ATF 200G-5 to assemble a work of art sponsored by UNICEF onto the runway at Frankfurt Airport.

The ‘Global Gate’ is a 24m wide and 21m high art structure based on Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and comprises a total of thirty-seven sea freight containers – thirty-three 20ft containers and four 40ft containers. It is the largest mobile work of art in the world.

The art project aims to provide a visual representation of UNICEF’s sustainability goals and bring these closer to people around the world. The ‘Global Gate’ will be on show in Frankfurt until February before completing a global tour by cargo flight.

“When we were asked if we would support a global project for such a good cause, we jumped at the chance. We carried out the construction at our own expense and will be taking it down again free of charge, too,” said René Hellmich, managing director at Hellmich Kranservice.

“We didn’t have any kind of information in advance about how much space we would have for the crane operation. This is why we opted for our Tadano ATF 200G-5. Not only does it offer the appropriate power reserves, but it can also be controlled with exceptional precision.”

With its 60m main boom and maximum lifting capacities of 15.5t at full boom length, the ATF 200G-5 lifted the containers with ease. The ‘Lift & Release Adjuster’ prevents the load from swinging by automatically correcting the working radius once the load has been picked up.

Official unveiling of the work of art.
The ATF 200G-5 lifts the final container onto the 'Global Gate'