Motorised show rigging on a grand scale in Scotland.
Technical Components
• Stagemaker BGV-D8+ Chain Hoists, 4m/min, 10m travel 54 @ 1,000kg SWL, 76 @ 500kg SWL
• 42 pairs of Igus energy chains for cable management
• 48 panels (2,215sqm) from Sprinkler Stretch fabric
• 432m of Sixty82 400mm box truss, with 54 junctions
• 542m of Sixty82 300mm box truss, with 20 junctions
Awarded just before Christmas 2018, we had only six months to design, manufacture, and install the motorised rigging in the 6,000 sqm show hall and two 900+ sqm conference suites for the P&J Live Arena in Aberdeen. The key to the success of the project was providing a user-friendly control system, with appropriate safety systems, for a cost-effective price. We worked with Niscon to provide a custom control system which enables the end-user to operate all of the 130 hoists in the venues through our Micro+ handy, versatile device.
Powered by the Raynok operating system and coupled with the CH-801C-N12, an 8-channel hoist controller designed and engineered to operate low-voltage control-chain hoists. The 801C has a built-in power distribution that is integrated into the emergency stop system to deactivate all power to the hoist in the case of an E-Stop event.
The controller manages load cell inputs via a Raynok LC-050 load cell amplifier and reads positions via absolute encoders. The front faceplate provides an operator with the convenience of controlling individual or programmable groups of hoists. J&C Joel was honoured to be able to work on this landmark events complex with the following stakeholders, Theatre Projects Consultants and Robertson Construction.
