Massive hydraulic gates for elephant house successfully put into operation

An elephant park was built in Vienna’s Schönbrunn Zoo in 1996. The facility consists of a 4,600^m2 outdoor area and an elephant house with an area of 2,100^m2. Zeman & Co GmbH was commissioned to supply elephant gates to divide the various outdoor areas.

The African elephant is the heaviest living land mammal in the world, so the gates must be of a very stable quality to withstand the great pressure. At the same time, however, ease of operation for the staff must not be neglected. For this reason, the gates were manufactured as a special design from solid stainless steel sheets with a thickness of 15-20 cm and fitted with hydraulic gate drives. The new elephant gates have now been successfully put into operation!