[PROMO] 10% Off All Rigging Hardware with Purchase of 5 Electric Chain Hoists

Restock, replenish, and prepare for the busy season ahead!

Are you ready for the 2017 season? Now is the time to order all of the equipment you will need to kick-off the spring and summer event circuit. We have a great promotion in our rigging department that will help you save money and time as you prepare for your upcoming events.

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Build-A-Hoist Tool: Make Quoting Fast, Accurate and Easy

Looking for an easier, more precise quote? Our Build-a-Hoist online tool ensures a painlessly fast and accurate quoting experience and helps speed up the purchasing process. This resource takes you step-by-step through the various specifications needed for proper and accurate quoting and instantly sends your chain hoist requirements to our leading hoist experts and sales team with only a few clicks.

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Happy Holi-DEALS from Mountain Productions: Enjoy 15% off!

As the holiday season approaches, we want to make getting the perfect gift easy and exciting. Whether you’re buying for someone else or treating yourself, we hope that an extra 15% off of our already unbeatable prices helps you to get the gear you and your loved ones deserve!

If you’re in the market for a new pair of gloves or want the best price on an industry-leading harness, you’ll want to be sure to check out our full line of fall protection and safety gear being offered.

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The Power of Networking: 3 Reasons Why You Should Say “Hello!”

For some of us, going to a conference, meeting, or any group session can be intimidating. Networking can be a chore and somehow always seems awkward at first.

What do I say? How do I react? When should I approach someone?

Although it may be against your normal instincts to throw yourself out there and meet as many people as possible, it is one of the best ways to get the most out of every group experience in your professional career.

Our CM Hoist School is rapidly approaching. This training seminar provides a lot of benefits, including high quality-training from industry-leading instructors and exclusive sessions with representatives from the brands of gear we use every day in the field.

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Riggers’ Buying Guide: 5 Gifts to Make Their Holiday Special

Success in the event production industry often relies on teamwork, experience and the quality of your equipment. As we approach this holiday season and Mountain Productions’ Holiday Blowout Sale, we’ve put together a list of some of the equipment that would keep us smiling well beyond the winter months.

1. Dirty Rigger Sub-Zero™ XC Cold Weather Gloves

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While any member of the Dirty Rigger family of gloves would make an excellent gift for the event production expert in your life, the Sub-Zero XC gloves are perfect for those fighting against the elements.

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Riggers’ Reading List: 5 Books You Should Have in Your Collection

As the colder weather approaches, event production crews may find themselves with a little bit of free time. Whether you’re a rigger just getting started or an industry veteran, these five books are an excellent way to spend your time off the road.

1. Stage Rigging Handbook

By Jay O. Glerum

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The Stage Rigging Handbook by Jay O. Glerum has become an industry staple. This go-to guide is to the point and provides an understanding of the rigging system, how to operate each type of rigging, and maintaining and inspecting your equipment.

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Trusted Support for your Safety Plan: MTN Steel Security Fencing

With great events comes great responsibility. The safety of your patrons and performers is the most critical aspect to any festival, concert or event. Sometimes the hype that your show generates becomes so intense that it turns a highly-anticipated performance into a dangerous situation. Fans can rush past security, break down shoddy barricade and endanger security crews, staff, and themselves in the process. Maintaining secure performance areas and safe borders for audiences is easily accomplished with MTN Steel Security Fencing.

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Leica Lino: 3 Reasons You Need One on Your Next Job Site

Bringing along a member of the Leica Lino line of laser leveling devices is like bringing along another member of the team—one willing to lend a hand with some of the most frustrating tasks.  We’ve decided to highlight a mere three of the endless ways in which a Leica Lino device can make your next project a breeze.

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1. Accurate & Adaptable Alignment

When you’re on a construction or rigging site, an uneven platform or support structure could have devastating consequences to your accuracy, especially when your project is outdoors.

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Know Your Audience: An Infographic on Festival Fanatics

Diehard festival goers are a unique demographic comprised of everyone from old-school music devotees all the way to fist-bumping millennials. Take one walk around a festival like Lollapalooza and you’ll see a wide range of faces, each with their own unique personalities, interests and characteristics. As entertainment professionals, it’s our job to understand this audience and how to cater to them, and only them—after all, it’s their loyalty that keeps us in business.

Thankfully, we live in the age of big data. This data is complex, with millions of data points provided, making it challenging to connect the dots and make vital decisions. If managed correctly, however, the reward is success, sold out crowds and the opportunity to host our events for yet another year.

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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.

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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.

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