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PowerAssist from JR Clancy Honoured at LDI
JR Clancy got a bit more than just positive customer feedback at this year’s LDI in Las Vegas about their PowerAssist Counterweight Automation System. Clancy was awarded both the 2006 Live Design International Product of the Year in the Rigging and Staging category as well as the ESTA Dealers’ Choice Product Award, Equipment Category for its PowerAssist.
“This year at LDI we were honoured to receive both awards on top of the extraordinary feedback from attendees on the show floor. We were very happy with the response at the show before Saturday night’s awards, but we were really happy on Sunday morning,” says Tom Young, vice president of marketing for JR Clancy. “We’re particularly pleased by these awards because the LDI award is from judges who are end users and specifiers of the product and the ESTA award is from dealers, who we consider our partners; they sell the product. It is always a good sign that you have given the industry a product they want when everyone supports it. The support for PowerAssist has been gratifying. Feedback from end users and dealers has always been an important development tool for us here at Clancy.”
The PowerAssist allows you to automate existing counterweight rigging sets, as well as add motorized rigging to new projects in a cost-effective manner. It eliminates the need to handle counterweights to keep sets in balance and reduces the risk associated with out of balance sets. PowerAssist replaces your floor block and rope lock. The winch makes use of your existing arbor, guides, and blocks, minimizing the cost of automation. There are fixed and variable speed units, with speeds up to 175 fpm and set capacities up to 2,000 lbs. Control choices range from local pushbuttons on the PowerAssist to the Clancy SceneControl 500.
Both awards were presented during the LDI 2006 ‘Viva Las Vegas’ awards ceremony on Saturday, October 21st. The Live Design Products of the Year Awards were chosen by panels of working designers, technicians, and consultants and represent the best products released since last fall's trade show season. The ESTA Dealers’ Choice Product Awards recognize outstanding entertainment technology products; these awards were established in recognition of the fact that dealers have an enormous impact on the success of a new product, as well as a unique perspective on its merits.
In picture: LDI 2006 Rigging Product of the Year Award for the JR Clancy PowerAssist; ESTA Dealers’ Choice Award 2006 Product of the Year, Equipment.
7th December 2006
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