They will also be used for transporting antennas between the maintenance area at 2900 m elevation and the "high site" at 5000 m above sea level, where the observations are carried out. The ALMA Antenna Transporters allow for moving the antennas between the different pre-defined antenna positions. Changing the relative positions of the antennas and thus also the configuration of the array allows for different observing modes, comparable to using a zoom lens, offering different degrees of resolution and sky coverage as needed by the astronomers. When completed on the high-altitude Chajnantor site in Chile, ALMA is expected to comprise more than 60 antennas, which can be placed in different locations on the plateau but which work together as one giant telescope. Meeting these requirements is a challenge for us, and we are proud to have been selected by ESO for this task," commented Hans-Jörg Habernegg, President of Scheuerle GmbH.Ĭaption: (left to right) Mr Thomas Riek, Vice-President of Scheuerle GmbH, Dr Catherine Cesarsky, ESO Director General and Mr Hans-Jörg Habernegg, President of Scheuerle GmbH.
"These vehicles will operate in a most unusual environment and must live up to very strict demands regarding performance, reliability and safety. "This contract thus marks a further step towards the realization of the ALMA project." "The timely awarding of this contract is most important to ensure that science operations can commence as planned," said ESO Director General Catherine Cesarsky. Ĭaption: Each of the ALMA transporters will be 10 m wide, 4.5 m high and 16 m long. The ALMA Transporter (Artist's Impression) These vehicles are of crucial importance for ALMA. Only two weeks after awarding its largest-ever contract for the procurement of antennas for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array project (ALMA), ESO has signed a contract with Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik GmbH, a world-leader in the design and production of custom-built heavy-duty transporters, for the provision of two antenna transporting vehicles.
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