What is truss rigging?

What Is Rigging and What Are Trusses? Rigging is when equipment/material is temporarily or permanently suspended or attached to the ceiling of a venue. The equipment could be suspended using chains, steel cables, or hoisting equipment. The great thing about rigging is that it’s versatile.

What is a Spanset?

A Span Set is one loop measured from end to end. It is also known as a Polyester Sling, Poly Sling, or Round Sling. It is called a set, but is one product. Used in construction, circus, and theater rigging. All our span sets are black.

What is GAC Flex?

Soft Steel Round Slings, also commonly referred to as GAC Flex, are a hybrid of Polyester Round Slings and Steel Wire Rope Slings. Soft Steel Round Slings are comprised of a steel core with polyester outer, offering an alternative solution when Polyester or Steel slings are not suitable.

What is rigging in staging?

Stage rigging is a term generally describing how equipment on stage is suspended and/or moved. Rigging can be dead hung, manually operated or motorized, and serves many purposes. In a dead hung facility, the rigging is used to suspend equipment and does not move.

How much weight can a lighting truss hold?

The dead load on the bottom chord of a truss varies with the weight of materials attached to it, such as drywall on the ceiling; a typical load is 5 and 10 pounds per square foot. A metal or double reinforced truss will be able to give double that amount.

What are three types of rigging?

Different Types of Rigging Equipment

• Rigging Hooks. Rigging hooks are used when heavy equipment needs to be lifted.
• Pulleys and Blocks. Pulleys and lifting blocks are used when very heavy objects need to be lifted.
• Shackles.
• Eye Bolts.
• Steel Nuts.
• Wire Ropes and Accessories.
• Synthetic Lifting Slings.

What is the most common rigging?

5 most common types of rigging hardware

• Blocks & Pulleys. These are widely used across the rigging industry for lifting exceptionally heavy objects.
• Eye Bolts.
• Rigging Hooks.
• Wire ropes & accessories.
• Stainless steel nuts.

What is Spanset made of?

Span·sets – A lifting sling made from several wraps of natural polyester fiber covered by a double-wall tubular webbing that is sewn together at the ends. Often referred to as Polyester Round Slings, spansets have many practical uses in various fields involving rigging.

How much weight can a steel truss support?

Typical Loads The dead load on the bottom chord of a truss varies with the weight of materials attached to it, such as drywall on the ceiling; a typical load is 5 and 10 pounds per square foot.

How much weight can a steel truss hold?

The horizontal bottom chords of most garage trusses are designed to carry the weight of drywall and insulation. So if your ceiling is unfinished, you have some excess carrying capacity up there: 5 lbs. per sq. ft. is a safe estimate.

What is a Spanset made of?

What is an arbor pit?

Arbor Pit. An area located below an opening in the stage floor that permits greater travel for counterweight arbors and pipe battens.

Is Spanset training still open for business?

The SpanSet Training Department has learnt a lot since March 2020 about how to adapt and run Training courses safely within Government guidelines. We have remained open for business throughout this difficult time of social distancing and provided the Training support our customers require.

Why choose Spanset lifts?

We test the maximum load strength and durability. By choosing SpanSet quality products for lifting, you can move nearly any load – while protecting the material and ensuring the safety of the people. As a recognized industry leader, SpanSet has directed its business with the understanding that success is guided by customer satisfaction.

How does Spanset ensure the safety of its products?

Simply regard SpanSet as your partner for a comfortingly high degree of security. Our quality management system involves ongoing tests of materials and end products. These materials and end products are subject to continuous checks in our in-house laboratory and in external test series. We test the maximum load strength and durability.

How can I get in touch with Spanset?

If you can’t find the answer you looking for, give our friendly training team a call on 01606 738529, or send your enquiry here and they’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Trust SpanSet the Market Leaders, successfully training 25,000+ candidates annually – online, on site, at our Training Centre in Middlewich Cheshire and throughout the UK.