Counter Weight System Theatre

A fly system or theatrical rigging system is a system of rope lines blocks counterweights and related devices within a theater that enables a stage crew to fly hoist quickly quietly and safely components such as curtains lights scenery stage effects and sometimes people systems are typically designed to fly components between clear view of the audience and out of view into the.

Counter weight system theatre.

However the elements supported by the rigging are integral to the function of the performance. Video created by jadyn peterson oliver streck rachael pippen and will ebert. Its purpose is to make lifting the load more efficient which saves energy and is less taxing on the lifting machine. Clancy counterweight rigging systems equipment is engineered for reliability and built to last and can be combined with automated equipment to give theatres maximum flexibility.

Counterweight rigging equipment is a background tool in the theatre. Counterweights are often used in traction lifts elevators cranes and funfair rides. If the rigging performs its function the operators do not think about it. A counterweight rigging system operates so that it is not normally seen by the audience.

A 3 4 rope haul line runs from the top of the arbor up to the head block down through the lock rail around the tension pulley and back up to the bottom of the arbor. In these applications the expected load multiplied by the distance. A counterweight is a weight that by exerting an opposite force provides balance and stability of a mechanical system.