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Drievliet family park in the Netherlands as “Formule X.” FORCES IN MOTION
The impact of this new development soon became clear: THE COMPANY MAURER SÖHNE
Shortly after Drievliet, the longest Launch Coaster Maurer Söhne was founded in Munich in 1876. The small
installation ever built was ordered. It has multiple metalworking operation quickly developed into one of the
acceleration sections, an exciting chase with rapid braking biggest structural steelwork operations in the region. The list
and renewed fast acceleration. The high-tech megacoaster of references for the familyowned company is
“Hollywood, Rip, Ride, Rockit” is currently being built in correspondingly long and reflects over 130 years of working
parallel for Universal Studios, Florida. It too was announced in the demanding field of structural steelwork and bridge
with a record-breaking package: the highest vertical lift construction. Today production is done at the main factory in
worldwide with an innovative, extremely comfortable Munich and non-roller coaster production at two further
recovery system; many completely new ride elements; a locations in Germany as well as in Turkey and China for the
built-in and individually controllable audio, video and light local markets there.
system. Both major installations will be opened in 2009. In addition to prize-winning structures such as Munich
A look back: Anton Schwarzkopf made a commitment to Airport International Terminal 2, which gained the renowned
steel construction 45 years ago and revolutionised the field European Steel Design Award in 2005, there is a noticeably
of roller coaster construction. The steel rails have remained, high proportion of unusual and innovative projects. Thus
but today they are found in ever more adventurous and since the 1970’s, several kilometres of track have been
daring track layouts that have been made possible by the produced for a new type of monorail system, the fully
very latest design programs, high-precision manufacturing automatic H-Bahn (H-track). A little later the structural
technology and comprehensive project management. And yet, steelwork for GROWIAN, at the time the biggest wind
Maurer Rides has taken over something else from its power installation in the world was delivered, as was the
legendary predecessor: its consistent and untiring massive steel tower for a solar updraft power plant in Spain.
commitment to the readiness for innovation. Maurer Rides Again and again, Maurer Söhne is the first choice for
has created a series of innovation and technological solutions to special problems, for example, for the
milestones over the past 15 years. They are the guarantee construction of large travelling cupola constructions for a
for the success of steel roller coasters. mosque in Saudi Arabia or for hundreds of huge, adjustable
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