Counterweights are often used in traction lifts elevators cranes and funfair rides.
Counter weight system theatre.
If the rigging performs its function the operators do not think about it.
A counterweight is a weight that by exerting an opposite force provides balance and stability of a mechanical system.
Counterweight rigging systems manual rigging is a practical cost effective solution for theatres of all sizes.
A counterweight system is easier and safer to use.
Its purpose is to make lifting the load more efficient which saves energy and is less taxing on the lifting machine.
However the elements supported by the rigging are integral to the function of the performance.
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Clancy counterweight rigging systems equipment is engineered for reliability and built to last and can be combined with automated equipment to give theatres maximum flexibility.
A set of 1 4 steel cables lift lines run from the 1 1 2 steel pipe or batten up to the loft blocks across to the head block and down to the top of the counterweight arbor.
In these applications the expected load multiplied by the distance.
A counterweight rigging system operates so that it is not normally seen by the audience.