Entertainment

Giving you the power to perform, Columbus McKinnon products ensure the show goes off without a hitch, every time.

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What we can do for you

Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) is known throughout the entertainment industry as a leader in providing quality lifting and positioning equipment for riggers around the world. From international sporting events and tours to Broadway musicals and theaters, event organizers and production companies rely on our products to make sure the show goes on.

Typical solutions for Entertainment

The “CM” branded Lodestar D8+ is the state-of-the-art Entertainment Hoist solution of Columbus McKinnon. It is often used when you need lifting and lowering (of lighting bars etc.) in the same area as the audience is located. These hoists are specially designed to be “invisible” while doing their work right above the stage.  The ”Pfaff-silberblau” brand provides special and customizable Lifting Technology solutions using winches and whenever you need to lift or move something that is not the typical lighting bar. The “Yale” brand is specialized on standard chain hoists, winches and hydraulics that can make a difference solving numerous challenges.  With “Duff Norton”’s automated actuator systems (ASS), we create specialized solutions that are used in stadium scoreboards etc.

The following examples show how versatile and engineered CMCO solves challenges in different areas of the Entertainment industry.

 

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Our bestsellers for the Entertainment Industry

This page gives you an overview of our wide range of products and solutions that have been specially developed for entertainment applications. Find out, for example, which chain hoists hold the lighting on stages around the world or how we move an oversized collar as if by magic. The possibilities are as varied as they are endless. Our main goal is to master your requirements and offer you optimum performance, safety and reliability.

Entertainment Solutions by CMCO

BETA wire rope winches move the collar of Rigoletto

Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products supplied three BGV C1 BETA wire rope winches for this year's stage programme on the lake stage of the Bregenz Festival. The winches adjust the heavy sections of the stage floor

Belesonic Music Festival - Belfast

For this location, several LodeStar D8+ Entertainment hoists are used to hold the lighting bars. These can be positioned to specific needs.

Lighting upgrade in Hamburg's St. Mary's Cathedral

Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products has this year put its versatile THETA safety electric wire rope winch to work raising and lowering the lighting in St. Mary's Cathedral in Hamburg's St. Georg district.

Ball catching nets for football stadiums

One of the main applications for the Yale RPE Electric Winch is the netting in stadiums. For football games, the ball catching net is placed behind the goal via the winch.

Arena Indoor Track racing

Several Pfaff SHE screw jacks are used for lift and tilt adjustment. If required, the entire height of the track can be adjusted and the angle of inclination of the track can be varied individually.

Movable Scoreboards at Sport Stadiums

Scoreboards and screens are strategically placed throughout modern sports stadiums. They are used to display scores, stats, and game clocks, which greatly enhance the fans experience.

Brands for the Entertainment Industry

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This video animation provides a broad overview of the areas of theatre production which can be enhanced with technology by Pfaff-silberblau. 

Brands serving the Entertainment Industry

Use the CM LodeStar for light installation on your stage, a Pfaff-silberblau lifting table to elevate your stage or the Yale BatteryStar for the construction or last minute changes to stage equipment.

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Equipment for your event and to bring excellence to the Entertainment Industry. >> CM LodeStar

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Build your event with strong and reliable equipment. >> Winches - Screw Jacks - Actuators - Lifting Columns - Lifting Platforms

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When it comes to lifting or positioning, you'll want to use a Yale hoist. >> Hoists - Winches - Clamps & Grabs

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Moving the heaviest of your event and stage elements. >> Actuators - Screw Jacks

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Your stage needs lights that move in sync and can withstand the rain. >> Use the CM LodeStar electric chain hoist, for any size of stage.

Additional Equipment

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TIGRIP® load handling attachments have been a byword for reliability, quality and safety for over 35 years. For transport by hoist, we offer the optimum load handling attachment for almost every application. Our range includes grabs, lifting clamps, tension clamps, transport eyes, C-hooks, spring balancers, lifting magnets, load handling equipment for civil engineering, lifting beams, crane forks and weighing equipment. We are of course always available for further advice.

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Material Handling & Transportation solutions

The comprehensive range of products offers the right model for a large number of applications; be it for different route lengths or degrees of utilization, gradients and ramps or areas with a corrosion hazard. Our high-quality stationary scissor lifting tables give you a competitive advantage and ensure efficient and safe workflows in your company.

 

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