Automated theater rigging.
This article reports on an automated theater rigging system. The antiquated counterweight rigging system requires stagehands to manipulate rigging at dangerous heights and in unsafe situations. Vortek is an ADA-compliant floor-to-ceiling system that uses intuitive touch-screens and menus to allow a...
| Published in: | Architectural Record Vol. 191; p. 56 |
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| Format: | Product Review |
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BNP Media
Oct2003 Supplement
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