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Verlinde Equips New Skating Rink in Chartres
Auvisys, integrator of technical audio visual and lighting solutions, chose Verlinde Stagemaker SM5 hoists to equip three circular trusses at the skating rink in the new Odyssée aquatic complex in Chartres, the biggest in France.
The Odyssée, inaugurated just a few months ago, is the biggest aquatic complex in France, with over 3,500m² of water.
It includes several pools (Olympic, hydrotherapy, health recovery, and a 500m² outdoor wave pool, as well as a 20m diving tank. It also includes a fitness center and a 1,300m² ice-skating rink. The company Auvisys was selected to install all the audio, video and lighting equipment in the complex. At the rink, sound and lighting systems are used for special events: foam parties, fog on ice, bubbles a go-go, etc. A 23 metre long screen installed on the back wall is used with seven electronically controlled video projectors operated simultaneously.
Three circular trusses, each eight metres in diameter, are installed above the rink to hold sound and lighting equipment. Each truss is attached to the roofing framework with four 500kg capacity SM5 Stagemaker hoists equipped with Verlinde IPN PAP3 beam clamps.
"We've been working with Verlinde for over 15 years. They really are tops in the entertainment industry. We order all our motors from Verlinde and we have never had a problem. Their hoists are very reliable", says Mr. Greneau, project leader at Auvisys. The hoists are used to raise and lower the circular truss to meet the needs of different events, or for maintenance. Each truss ring is operated individually from a control cabinet set up by Auvisys.
17th March 2010
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