The Dubai Eye – the world’s largest Ferris wheel  

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The Dubai Eye launched in 2021 remains the world’s tallest and largest Ferris wheel.  

Located on Bluewaters Island in Dubai, UAE, the observation wheel stands at 250m – twice the height of the London Eye. Each leg of the wheel is 126m high – long enough to fit 15 London buses – while each spoke is longer than a full-scale football pitch. In addition, the weight of the assembled hub and spindle is equivalent to four A380 aircraft. 

The construction of Dubai Eye, which was estimated to have cost AED$1 billion (€247 million), commenced in May 2015. During the surface preparation phase, over 9,000 tonnes of steel were effectively cleaned using GMA PremiumBlast™ garnet. According to the blasting contractor, it was important that they chose the best quality garnet abrasives in the market for this project. 

In addition to delivering a cleaner surface and the right profile for optimal adhesion, abrasive consumption was low at only 13kg/m². Therefore, one tonne of GMA PremiumBlast™ effectively cleans 77m² of surface area. 

Project Performance using GMA PremiumBlast™ 

1. Productivity: 13kg/m²  
2. Surface area cleaned per tonne: 77m²  
3. Total garnet abrasive consumption: 1,700MT.