Market Focus: Trussing

MARKET FOCUS

Rigging Services is one of Europe’s largest rental houses of rigging equipment with a huge stock of truss and hoists. Its truss stocks include sizes from the ever-popular Prolyte H30V, to the beefy Prolyte B100. Rigging Services is a go-to- supplier for all event needs - regardless of size.

www.riggingservices.co.uk

TRUSSING

MILOS STEEL TRUSS

The worldwide market for events is becoming larger every year as artists depend more on income via concerts, not to mention electronic dance music as a real upcoming force in live events. This market requires higher and higher loads, as well as taller and taller structures.

To answer these demands, MILOS has designed a full range of steel trusses, towers and base sections. Through the use of very special steel alloys, trusses were developed that are able to handle an average of 2.5x more load at just double the weight compared to aluminium systems with the same dimensions and under the same deflection. In a newly dedicated part of its factory, MILOS produce these steel truss elements under TUV monitoring and according to EN1090.

“When designing the MILOS range of steel truss, we considered many factors and requirements that needed to be addressed in the final products,” said Area Four Industries Technical Director, Norbert Tripp. “One of these came directly from MILOS clients, who had often expressed a desire for their mother grids to achieve the greatest possible clearance heights, especially in fixed installations. With our new ultra-high strength steel truss, even the smallest models are able to support a significantly higher load capacity than aluminium truss at much lower heights. You can imagine the range of new possibilities that have now opened up for our customers.”

BENEFITS OF STEEL TRUSS:

• Optimised weight to strength ratio

• Optimised dimensions for packaging and/or nesting in trucks

• Use of profiles with OD’s to suit scaff clamps

• Pinned connectors for increased strength and safety

• Integrated forklift pick up points

• End frames with lateral connection options

• Matt black impact-resistant industrial paint finish

• Optional: metalizing for additional protection

• Exchangeable with aluminium truss with equivalent dimensions for achieving up to 3x more strength

• Optimised webbing pattern for ease of use when assembling cross trusses

• 200 cm truss is foldable

TOWER: Up to 20+ metres high Up to 40+ ton loading capacity Up to 60+ metre spans (60 metre spans with UDL 140 kg/m) Head section equipped with wheels for double fall chain hoist, which can lift up to 10 tons with 2.5 ton chain hoist Steel base lugs come with a variety of guy wire attachment points Wheels on tower truss segments Multi-directional sleeve block with a mechanical safety lock system that prevents drop and lift www.milossystems.com

LITEC MYT VIRTUE

The MyT Virtue is a compact, but strong, line of truss designed to provide the support the requirements for large-scale events. Part of the MyT family of truss, which recently won the gold star product award from PLSN in the United States, it bridges the gap between the MyT standard line and RL105 series. MyT Virtue combines the best qualities of different truss lines, such as a folding feature, compact form factor, and 60mm main chords that allow use of standard clamps.

SPECIFICATION

• 850 x 670 mm

• EN AW 7003 T6 aluminium

• 24–30m spans

• 60mm main chords

• Folding design for space savings during transportation

• Vertical forks allow for making various shapes

• Removable wheels

• Steel corner block

The new, self‐contained environment of the MyT Virtue roof system achieves 24 to 30m spans and has been designed to cover large-scale events. Part of this new system is a recently designed heavy‐duty tower and mechanical safety block. Also, as part of the MyT family of roof systems, customers can count on it to provide the support you need for your most important events.

STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS IN THE SYSTEM:

• MyT Virtue truss

• New Maxitower 63 with 50mm (diameter) x 6mm EN AW 6082 T6 aluminium main chords

• Steel sleeve block

• New mechanical safety block www.litectruss.com

TOMCAT LIGHTING

The new Lighting Pod from TOMCAT offers lighting designers a much broader canvas for their creations and affords them the opportunity to present ‘walls of light’ on a much larger scale than with traditional truss profiles. Extreme adjustability and flexibility allow for the use of multiple lighting options within one framework that can be utilised both vertically and horizontally.

The Lighting Pod is constructed from 2 inch x 1/8 inch and 1 ½ inch x 1/8 inch tubes for strength and durability, and measures a healthy 6ft x 2.6 inch x 6 inch (L x W x H) for extending your lighting wall possibilities. Stable stacking and convenient transport are ensured with steel spigots, forklift pockets and heavy-duty casters. www.tomcatglobal.com

GLOBAL TRUSS MULTIBASE

Global Truss offers, with the new Multibase, a multifunctional basement that convinces with high quality standards. Furthermore it is useable with different truss systems as for example with our standard F34 as well as the F44 and iM-Type system. The Multibase can be used as ground support as well as for free standing tower constructions or stage roofs. Some more intelligent features are the 90° adapter for the outriggers or the flexible motor pick point. The motor pick point can also be used as a connection for the tight rope system in stage roofs.

SPECIFICATION

• Includes four spindle feet with M27 thread

• Dimensions: 80 x 98 x 34cm

• Weight: 60.5 kg

• Material: Steel

• KTL powder coated

• Compatible: F34, F44 & iM Type

www.globaltruss.com

EUROTRUSS PRT TRUSS

PRT Truss is a versatile truss structure to carry moving heads permanently. This mean there is no longer the need to store flight cases and truss separately in either the warehouse or the back of truck. It saves not only space but also guarantees less set up time and saves labour cost. It is the ultimate stackable space and cost saver for touring.

The Pre Rig Truss also has an innovative feature - the counter positioning nut at the fork connector. This gives users the perfect fitting and angling it for corners and other complicated regions of a rig.

The truss has fixed cross bracing in the sides and on the top side straight braces and a linear tube for centric positioning of the lights. The truss can be stacked with or without the dolly. The stackable dollies are adjustable in height by using telescopic legs and enables one person to do the stacking, tipping and inserting the legs. Eurotruss developed a unique and ultimate dolly allowing faster and safer workflow that can be

completed with less people. Also the dolly is rigid so no more tipping over truss destroying your expensive and precious light fixtures. There is no point investing in pre rig truss if the dolly is not designed to do the job. In other words, the ultimate Pre Rig Truss for Professionals on a Tour.

FEATURES

• Touring truss for pre-adjusting Moving Lights

• Movable and stackable

• Saving trucking volume, time and labor cost

• Gentle fork connection

• Dollies have telescopic legs

• Two types of dollies available: stackable and folding

• TüV approved

• Approved according the DIN EN 1999-1-1 & 1999-1-1/A2 TECHNICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

• Height: 1149 mm - 1349 mm (max)

• Width: 610 mm

www.eurotruss.com

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PROLYTE MAMMOTH RANGE

Prolyte’s massive Mammoth M145RV truss can now be combined with a complete ground support system, consisting of a specially designed base section, top section, D75T tower and sleeve block to accommodate heavy loading and large spans. The goal is to provide customers with one completely integrated system for extreme loading needs.

Complex systems like the Mammoth truss are used by a few, well-experienced and knowledgeable companies like Malecon. With its feedback, Prolyte developed the individual components into a complete integrated system. As Thorsten Klein, Managing Director of Malecon commented: “We see a growing demand for these extreme load-bearing structures. You need the user expertise as well as the truss components to be able to fulfil that demand. Prolyte is both competent and capable of translating that demand in a great product.”

While the D75T towers can be loaded up to 30 tonnes at a height of 20m, building a complete grid or ground support system requires more elements, designed to absorb substantial loads. Using the M145RV Mammoth truss customers can build spans up to 60m, still allowing a centre point load of 2,000kg. For use in ground support systems, Prolyte has designed a sleeve block for the D75 tower, the D75T-010M145RV, which combines the D75T towers with the M145RV Mammoth truss.

The sleeve block can handle a cantilever point load of 2,000kg at a 10m cantilever. Furthermore, the sleeve block is equipped with a pinned dead hang system, which facilitates a dedicated dead hang position within the tower and increases the tower

loading capacity significantly. Sliding the dead hang pin into its integrated holder within the tower is easy, quick and safe.

The Mammoth ground support includes to following items to be combined with the D75T tower, sleeveblock and the Mammoth M145RV truss; the box corner, base section and top section.

The specially designed box corner for Mammoth truss, the BOX-M145RV equals the loading capacity of the Mammoth truss and can be used to make grid structures. Both the sleeve block and the box corner have integrated dedicated attachments for guy wires and lifting points. Meanwhile the base section can be integrated into a Layher 2072 x 2072 system and creates integral stability for the tower section, which results in an increase of the tower capacity. It features integrated dedicated attachments for guy wires and lifting points.

Providing a user-friendly solution, the base section can be used as a ballast element. The self-weight of the base section can be increased by filling this element with concrete.

Combining these elements into one grid, a temporary structure can be created, capable of absorbing massive loads. Using such structures as mother-grids for indoor and outdoor situations creates larger possibilities to create stunning events or projects.

“We definitely see a trend here,” commented Ralph Stockley, CCO for Prolyte Group, “with the Mammoth ground support we can extend our customer’s possibilities to meet the growing demand for larger spans or structures that can handle heavier loads and build all these great structures in a safe way.” www.prolyte.com

PROTRUSS SQ 30

PROTRUSS is a high-end Italian manufacturer which also designs and engineers a wide range of versatile and reliable structures and lifting systems specifically for the live entertainment market.

PROTRUSS is a key player in the global rigging markets. PROTRUSS’ flagship touring product, the SQ 30 truss, is carefully manufactured with the company’s renowned welding abilities. The product is made up of a square section aluminium truss with 29cm long sides.

SPECIFICATION: Lengthwise: extruded tubes, Ø 50x2 mm 6082 T6 Diagonal: extruded tubes, Ø 20x2 mm 6082 T6 Plate: conical quick-lock connectors Fast connection kit FCQ5 included

www.protruss.it

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SIXTY82

Sixty82 is a British, Dutch and French alliance of industry leaders in the design and manufacture of trussing and staging systems. Pioneers and visionaries, with over 100 years of experience between them, they have held leading roles in the development of countless innovations that have framed the landscape of today’s marketplace.

The product range offers many components required to facilitate the way that structural systems are used, and introduces unique technology that guarantees every structural component is traceable, safe and properly engineered.

An integrated SixtyTag enables RFID product tracking and traceability and is always tied to the unique serial number. Additionally, a product personality label is mounted and protected on the same bespoke end brace for duplication of tag data, and the serial number is engraved into the aluminium

cross member for ultimate retention of tractability. All products are interconnectable with other high quality brands with similar design dimensions, and full technical support is offered through the Sixty82 distribution channel.

The product range encompasses small (22cm), medium (29 & 39cm), large (35 & 52cm) and extra-large (101cm) sizes and these are designed around industry standard, ladder, triangular, rectangular and square geometry. The vast product portfolio has every conceivable application covered, from small scale theatre venues, nightclubs and rental outlets through to large scale rental houses and high loading structures.

The Sixty82 product range is distributed in the UK and Ireland through A.C. Entertainment Technologies and A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ireland. www.sixty82.nl www.ac-et.com