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Thursday 28th of August

Case study - Containerlift 2004

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About Containerlift
 Containerlift are the UK's leading provider of ground-based container handling services. Keeping containers on the ground is the cost-effective and safe solution for many transport and haulage situations. In 2004 they contacted MLE Pyrotechnics with the view to us providing fireworks and pyrotechnics off of the top of a suspended container. Containerlift have the ability to lift loaded containers and transport them.
For more information visit www.containerlift.com

Conventional display?
The brief was to include a conventional display fired behind a wall of containers, Containerlift required something special to compliment the backdrop. MLE provided a computer fired chase sequence across the top of a 40 foot container suspended by a Containerlift lorry. Rigging was carried out on top of the container (close proximity effects) and at a seperate site some 25 metres behind (conventional display).

Photographs

The container top was rigged with 2 sets of silver gerbs (fireworks which emit silver sparks for a set duration and constant height). FireByWire computerised firing controlled each site individually with minimal cabling. After the sequencing had completed a row of longer burning fountains fired together created a 30second wall of silver sparks.
Here you can see the taller gerb devices which are produced specifically for MLE. They burn for 30seconds and virtually smokeless. The fall out is "cold burn" which means it won't damage anything in the proximity. The lorry that is suspending this container is worth a significant amount of money and it was of up most importance not to damage the paintwork in any way.
This photograph shows a 16way FireByWire firing module controlling one of several sites on the container. Each connector is controlled individually by computer and capable of firing several devices.
Just prior to firing. The container and lorry are lit for the duration of the event.

Photos from the show
Container and lorry uplit
2 Gerbs firing together
Firework display behind
Firework display behind
Wall of gerbs
Wall of gerbs

Video from the show
   
Video - 7 seconds (142kb)
    

 

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