Broadweigh was the load monitoring brand of choice for the CF Toronto Eaton Centre’s Merry Merry Music event this festive season. “Rigging a 5000lb circular video wall in the middle of the Eaton Centre doesn’t come without its challenges." Paradigm’s primary safety concerns were the weight limits set by the building engineer on what the maximum allowable weight loads were per rigging point. "Ryan Brenton from Palmer Audio knew he would need some expert hands on-site to ensure the project was delivered both on schedule and more importantly, safely.”
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"The system really helps me to keep control of how much weight is taken per motor. I love the wireless ability versus running long lengths of XLR for load cell communication... To me, this seems to be an efficient touring method for load cells and its Graphical User Interface (GUI) is not difficult to understand. I will most definitely be looking to use this system in future endeavors. It makes my load concerns go away."
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A new generation of shackle from Broadweigh is set to be released this week. Regarded as the company’s hardest working shackle to date, this intelligent piece of kit takes all the benefits of Broadweigh’s tried and tested shackles and packages them up with some additional features…including Smart Sleep!
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As a multi day festival which can run from 9-12 days depending on the touring schedules of the artists, the festival’s organisers faced the challenge of constantly changing the LX and video rigs as well as moving trusses and audio clusters. This year, with one indoor stage and four outdoor stages, the wind conditions could have had a dramatic impact on the festival.
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Each outdoor site has its unique variables, which often factor into different wind patterns, so a modular wind speed system reporting back to a centralized monitoring area is an essential tool to give the clearest picture on what speeds are actually being seen across site, as well as comparing readings with anticipated winds from third party weather services.
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Broadweigh Bluetooth swept to victory at this year’s LDI Awards. Winning Best Debuting Product in the Rigging and Staging category, this latest win rounds of a hugely successful year for the brand which launched its Bluetooth system at ABTT earlier this year, where it won Widget of the Year.
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