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19 Mar 2013

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Another Successful Year for CM Hoist School

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On March 19, 2013

Mountain Productions would like to thank everyone who attended our 2013 CM Hoist School this past week. It was the 28th year for the event, and Mountain was introduced to a diverse group of individuals who were excited to be a part of this tradition. It’s also exciting to note that this year’s Hoist School had the largest attendance in the event’s history.

The seminars were taught by some familiar faces, including Dave Carmack (CM / Hoist Use & Maintenance), Eric Rouse (ETCP Certified Rigger / Rigging Principles), Trey Allen (James Thomas Engineering / Truss Management), Mike Webb (Motion Laboratories / Motor Control & Load Monitoring), Mark O’Brien (Rosebrand / Stage Curtains & Tracking) and Matt Smith (Capital Safety / Fall Protection).

18 Mar 2013

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[EVENT RECAP] Samsung Galaxy Reveal in Times Square, NY

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On March 18, 2013

This past weekend, Mountain Productions was back in New York to set up equipment for the Samsung Galaxy Reveal in Times Square. Samsung unveiled its newest smart phone, the Galaxy S4 in an attention grabbing event at Radio City Music Hall.

Outside of Radio City, Mountain Productions constructed a booth for the product reveal, featuring a truss grid, decking and custom ADA ramps. A handful of the brand new smart phones were available in the booth for the public to try out themselves. The hands-on event was packed, and video footage inside of the phone’s presentation was streamed outside as well.

12 Mar 2013

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Insight from the Experts [Q+A]: Suspending loads with the D8+ – Guest Blog from CM’s Art Zobal

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On March 12, 2013

Mountain welcomes CM’s own Art Zobal as a guest contributor on our blog. For this post, Art shares some information on the D8+ and suspending loads above people with the unit:

D8 vs D8+

CM’s Lodestar D8 is a standard unit that is used in the majority of the applications, but you would need secondary support if you are going to suspend loads over people. The cost of the D8 unit would be much less since you do not have to derate the capacity by half and you only have one brake, instead of two.

07 Mar 2013

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[PROJECT RECAP] A complete, custom motor package for the Sight and Sound Theatre

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On March 7, 2013

Mountain Productions, Columbus McKinnon and Motion Laboratories recently completed a full, permanent installation motor package at the Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster County, PA.

The Sight and Sound Theatre

The Sight and Sound Theatre is the largest faith-based theatre in America. Always striving to push the envelope with new technology and productions, the Sight and Sound Theatre remains an innovator in the theatrical industry. (Check out Sight and Sound’s website for more information about the theatre as well as their upcoming production, Noah)

01 Mar 2013

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Focusing on the Soft*Limit System’s safety benefits

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On March 1, 2013

Last month, we highlighted Motion Laboratories’ Soft*Limit System, and it’s high level of customization and convenience when handling motor control. The system is user friendly and accurate and adaptable to almost any application. Perhaps some of the most important points about the Soft*Limit System are its safety features. Greg Quinkert from Motion Labs has shared some more information on the system’s safety capabilities:

The following are inclusive of the Soft*Limit System and lend to overall safety and control:

18 Feb 2013

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Staying ahead of the weather–Advanced weather monitoring to keep sites safe

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On February 18, 2013

Mountain Productions has been diligent in finding the best weather monitoring solutions in order to further increase and support safety awareness at each work site. Mountain’s crew recently took part in a training session with professional meteorologists from WeatherOps, one of our nation’s leaders in weather technology and consultation.

Along with this training and installation of a new weather tracking program, state-of-the-art wind meters will be used as well to pinpoint specific site locations. In turn, this provides our crew with prompt, up to date alerts and predictions of the weather conditions at any moment.

08 Feb 2013

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[EVENT RECAP] Adidas NEO Fashion Show in NYC

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On February 8, 2013

New York City’s SIR Stage37 recently hosted a fashion show for Adidas’s trendy NEO Label line of products. Celebrity style icon for the brand Selena Gomez was in attendance. The NEO Label brand is a mix of sporty and casual clothing and footwear designed for teens and young adults. Mountain Productions set up the staging for the fashion event, providing a unique solution that was brand focused and customized for NEO.

The equipment provided for the show included:

• Custom 3-level scaffold structure
• Perimeter scaffold wall
• 3-tiered press riser/FOH

06 Feb 2013

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[EVENT RECAP] Baltimore Ravens’ Championship Parade

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On February 6, 2013

Whether you’re rooting for your favorite team or just tuning in for the commercials, chances are you were watching one of our nation’s biggest sporting events of the year: the Superbowl. This past Sunday, television viewers and dedicated fans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome saw the Baltimore Ravens win football’s prestigious Lombardi Trophy. After a year of hard work leading up to the championship title, the Ravens had one more thing to do: celebrate!

31 Jan 2013

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Online CM Lodestar Training Now Available Through Mountain Productions

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On January 31, 2013

Mountain Productions is excited to announce that we are now offering the Online CM Lodestar Maintenance Training course. Interested customers can purchase the license key to access the training by calling us at 570 826 5566.

Visit our login page for further information.

Convenient online access to the proven and trusted CM Lodestar Training class

New platform. Same level of detail.

CM has been offering this 1-day motor class for 30 years, training industry beginners and riggers to understand the fundamentals of Lodestar maintenance and repair. Now, this training class is available online with the same level of detail and instruction as the traditional course.

29 Jan 2013

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[EVENT RECAP] Drexel Homecoming Dance Party

Sticky Post By mountainproductions On January 29, 2013

Mountain Productions recently set up staging for Drexel University’s Homecoming Dance Party. The event was held indoors at the Drexel University Armory, and featured performing artists Porter Robinson, Flosstradamus, and Waka Flocka Flame. Mountain was pleased to work alongside Spellcaster Productions again for the Homecoming concert. The talent consisted of DJs and hip hop artists which combined to create an electrifying show for Drexel’s students.