Don’t take our word for it—past students who have attended our CM Hoist School had some great things to say about the training upon completing the multi-day event. Take a look at what our graduates thought of the CM Hoist School!
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Meet the Mountain: Decades of Experience and a Lifetime of Stories—Ronald Wilkinson
One of Mountain Productions’ most loyal and experienced team members knows the value of longevity. On June 13, 1984, Ronald “Wilky” Wilkinson was offered a two week job by Steve Thomas that sparked a lifelong career.
This “two week” stint ended up occupying Wilky’s time until Thanksgiving and, in February of 1985, he was invited to the first ever CM Hoist School hosted by Mountain Productions. It was then that he was offered and accepted a full-time position within the growing company.
Visit the MTN BOX® at PLASA London, Stand U1
Don’t miss your chance to check out the MTN BOX®: Spektrum Series road cases at the PLASA 2016 conference in London. Visit us at Stand U1 and get a firsthand look at the most innovative road cases to hit the market.
We’ll have a variety of our custom water-jet cut inserts for you to interact with along with the MTN BOX: Spektrum Series LG and SM road cases—two sizes to fit any and every application. Our original MTN BOX: Spektrum Series LG road case has taken the industry by storm with its unmatched durability and versatility, and the MTN BOX: Spektrum Series SM has all of the features of its larger counterpart fit into a compact size that is optimized for truck packs and smaller applications.
Mountain Productions Nominated for 2016 Staging Company of the Year Parnelli Award
On behalf of all of us at Mountain Productions, we are honored and proud to be nominated for the 2016 Staging Company of the Year Parnelli Award for our staging solutions at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN!
Our passion is providing the highest quality service and structures for our clients, and we work tirelessly to continually innovate and exceed expectations. The 2016 Parnelli Award nomination means so much to our company and we thank all those who were involved in considering us for the award.
The CMA Music Festival was an enormous project, featuring our Mountain Truss HD System, a custom-made multi-level front of house and Mountain Truss Delay Towers inside Nissan Stadium for the main stage performance venue, as well as a truss tower and roof grid stage structure at the Walk of Fame.
The French Connection: Checking in with our first International CM Hoist School student
One of our favorite things about CM Hoist School is getting to meet the diverse group of students we receive each year. Over the years, we’ve worked hard to make sure that the CM Hoist School is an enjoyable and informative experience in every way, and we have been grateful to welcome students from all over the globe as the school’s popularity grew.
We love to hear back from our graduates, and how our training has helped them to succeed with their individual endeavors. Recently, we were contacted by one of our past attendees, whose story is too good not to share…
4 Reasons You Should Be Using the Leica DISTO E7400x
The Leica DISTO E7400x is here to solve your measuring needs. Built with you in mind, this laser distance measurer, accurate within 1/16 of an inch, is taking down the tape measure and measuring wheel one project site at a time. Here are just four of the countless reasons you deserve this device in your tool belt:
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Smart Horizontal Mode
The DISTO E7400x comes with Smart Horizontal technology that allows you to measure the level horizontal distance to a target despite any obstacles that might be in your way. The software provides an angle measurement and uses this to automatically determine your actual horizontal distance. This is certainly not your grandfather’s measuring tape.
A Pledge of Excellence: The Value of Environmentally-Friendly, Domestic Production
The facts are simple. More than 80 percent of consumers agree that they would choose an American-made product given the choice. Nearly 60 percent of American consumers consider environmental impact when choosing a product, and more than half of all American consumers agree that they would pay “a little” to “significantly more” for a product that met their standards for being environmentally friendly. These facts may seem trivial to you, but they underline the significance of manufacturing environmentally conscious products right here in the United States.
The MTN BOX® POTW – A Closer Look at PRG’s Speedstar Chain Hoists
We recently featured PRG’s Speedstar Chain Hoists as our MTN BOX® Pack of the Week. These may look like your ordinary CM Lodestars, but they are loaded with variable speed capabilities that make them leaders in the industry in speed and positional accuracy.
YT Lechner, General Manager for PRG Scenic Technologies, had this to say about the PRG Speedstars:
“PRG’s Speedstar Variable Speed Chain Hoist is a collaborative effort between PRG and CM to provide 1/2T and 1T variable speed hoists with speeds of 110fpm and 55fpm respectively.
[Q+A] Insight from the Experts: Jim Digby and the Event Safety Alliance (ESA)
Together as an industry, we are all taking the necessary steps to improve safety site-wide at every event across the globe. This mission is simple, yet easy to overlook, especially in the fast-paced, think-on-your-toes nature of entertainment production. The key is to work safety protocols and practices into every project from day one.
One of the leading safety organizations in entertainment is the Event Safety Alliance (ESA). The ESA has quickly become one of the most important organizations amongst us, encouraging the adoption of critical safety procedures, and providing the education and training necessary to keep crews updated and informed. Jim Digby, Founder and Chairman of the Board of the ESA, is a 34-year veteran of the entertainment industry, and leads the ESA’s journey to global event safety.
What is Rotational Molding?
Our MTN BOX® road cases are manufactured using the rotational molding process, but what exactly is rotational molding? By definition, rotational molding is a manufacturing process using a hollow mold that is filled with material and then slowly rotated, resulting in the material dispersing and clinging to the walls of the mold. Continuous rotating during both the heating and cooling process allows the mold to maintain its shape, and after this process is complete, the material is extracted from the mold for assembly.
The history of this process used in the United States goes back to the early 1950s for the production of toy doll heads. The original machine used comprised of an E Blue box-oven machine based on a General Motors’ rear axle.