Winch Systems Available from Hall Stage North America

typical-clew-black.jpgKits Provide Customers with Complete Set of Rigging Components

September 15, 2008, WINONA, MN. – Hall Stage North America, a single-source theatre and entertainment venue rigging equipment supplier, is pleased to announce the availability of complete winch system kits.

Perfect for new theatres and renovations of existing venues, HSNA winch system kits supply customers with all the necessary components for complete multi-line systems. Theatre operators can custom build winch systems to meet their exact project specifications in the convenience of a single package. With the highest quality equipment, theatre operators now have new rigging options available to them that offer convenience, quality, and affordability.

Built around Thern clew winches, kits come complete with universal clew plates, guide wires, haul lines and high quality Hall Stage head and loft blocks manufactured by Thern. Customers have the added option of choosing between a manual clew winch or powered clew winch system. Manual clew winches feature a die cast aluminum gear case, bronze worm gearing for accurate operation, adjustable handle and hex drive input for operation with drill. Manual clew winches also have a retrofit power kit option available. Powered clew winches feature a cast aluminum gear case, bronze worm gearing and a standard 115 volt, single phase reversible motor with the option for variable voltages. All clew winches feature load capacity of 1100 pounds, dual drum configuration, internal mechanical brakes, adjustable guide bars and welded steel drums and frames.

Hall Stage blocks feature steel side plates with high quality, lightweight Nylatron sheaves that run on precision ball bearings on machined steel shafts for smooth, quiet operation. Designed for use with 3/16 or ¼ inch galvanized wire rope, these blocks range in size from single groove up to nine grooves, able to facilitate rigging setups large or small.

Launched in 2007, Hall Stage North America is a single-source supplier of high quality rigging equipment for theatre and entertainment venues. Combining Hall Stage's century of tradition in the European theatre market with Thern, Inc.'s 60 year reputation of manufacturing excellence in the United States, Hall Stage North America is a premiere theatre and entertainment venue rigging supplier. For more information on HSNA products call 800-843-7648.

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For more information, contact:

Brooke Zachman Liv Tollefson

Thern, Inc. Linnihan Foy Advertising

Phone: 507.454.2996 x248 Phone: 612.238.3003

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