Examples of successful stage technology applications

In order to move the lighting rigs safely above the stage over the long term, zig-zag systems are used instead of the previously used fabric cables. Thanks to modular guide boxes and extra space in the e-chains, the system can be flexibly adapted and expanded for future stage conversions.

Kellook was tasked with developing luminous gyroscopes that would hover above the performers during the show by the band Chinese Man. The designers decided to use igubal four hole flange bearings and cylindrical iglidur plain bearings. They offer numerous advantages that benefit both the customer and the end user.

With its highly sensitive multi-touch surface and MPE recognition technology, the MIDI controller from Embodme offers a high level of expressiveness and control. A sophisticated solution is also concealed in the bearing of the instrument's rotary knob: An iglidur J plain bearing that reduces friction on the rotary knob and contributes to the pleasant user experience in this detail of the controller.

French company MECAoctet has created a movable ceiling for a nightclub in the Accor Arena in Paris. For the power supply, the designers rely on slip-ring-free spring cable drums from the e-spool series.

The Hungexpo multi-purpose hall in Budapest is a huge auditorium with rows of seats on 43 platforms that can move flexibly. For the complex guidance of the many cables, those responsible brought the igus project team on board and use our E4 and E2 e-chains and chainflex control, data and bus cables.

Safely moving state-of-the-art equipment is used in this modern event hall in a prestigious area of Moscow. To ensure that the complex, specific cabling can be safely moved over long travels to the hall ceiling, a plastic energy chain is used that is compactly wound and unwound on an e-spool.

In theatres, opera houses and on cruise ships, the stage technology specialist Waagner-Biro Stage Systems has been developing innovative technical systems to create a big show for over 150 years. To safely move high loads such as acoustic and lighting systems, stage sets or entire stage podiums, the design engineers use our smooth-running energy chains – the E4 series, e-spool and zig-zag system.

In the Cologne Opera House, e-spools and zig-zag systems are also used in the podium pit to provide energy, data and hydraulics for moving the stage platforms. They are cost-effective and can be installed in tight spaces thanks to their compact design.

Ten e-spool systems, equipped with robust chainflex control cables, are used on the moving lighting trusses of the Cultural and Congress Centre in Toruń, Poland. Mounted on the fly walks, the compact system operates quietly and invisibly.

Three camera robots are suspended under the ceiling of the Tagesschau studio to achieve smooth, highly precise camera movements. Smooth running, low vibration and wear resistance are the main requirements for the energy chains for guiding the extensive cable packages. E6 chains and chainflex control cables are used.

SBS Bühnentechnik GmbH uses drylin W linear guides in the Konzerthaus Berlin stage lifting device. Equipped with heavy-duty supported shafts, the guides work not only quietly and with little vibration, but also require virtually no maintenance thanks to their dry-operating plastic gliding elements in the linear carriage.