Polar Focus line array rigging for Adamson loudspeakers

Polar Focus assisted Seth May from SDMTEC, LLC in the Syracuse area with flying these two arrays of ADAMSON IS7’s, as well as some single Adamson fill speakers from sloped beams in a house of worship installation. Polar Focus provided Custom Beam Attachments for attaching all the speaker loads to the sloped beams. We also provided SFA tilt bars for infinitely adjustable line array tilt control, as well as wire rope assemblies for the side fills.

This looks amazing and will serve the congregation for years to come. Here’s what Seth had to say about Polar Focus hardware:
“The project went best case scenario! The Polar Focus pieces were exactly as specified and expected and the client is incredibly pleased with both the esthetics of the new hang placement and the audio coverage we were able to accomplish for the project. Attached are a couple photos of the completion. Thank you for working with us to come up with a rock solid deployment for this.”
-Seth May

You’re welcome, Seth! It’s always great to work with new customers!!

Polar Focus line array rigging for Adamson Line Arrays

Ottawa National Arts Center

Mark Radu and Chris Washkau of Solotech​ called us recently for
assistance flying these massive d&b audio line arrays at the Ottawa
National Arts Center in Ontario.

Polar Focus provided 3,000 lb rated Spine Frame Adapters
and Zbeam halves to support this gorgeous installation.

Great work Mark, Chris and the crew at Solotech! 🔊

Need help rigging, mounting or aiming your loudspeakers or line arrays?
We can help!  Call us at (413) 586-4444.

Polar Focus @Infocomm 2018

In June, Polar Focus went on our annual field trip to Infocomm in Las Vegas.  It was
a great show!  Community Professional Loudspeakers was displaying their IV6 line
array in their booth and demo room, complete with Polar Focus rigging.  In case you missed the show, here’s a video of Mike showcasing our new line array rigging
hardware designed for this amazing new Community product.

Mike and James had a great time talking to everyone and hearing about upcoming projects.

Need help rigging, mounting or aiming your loudspeakers or line arrays?
We can help!  Call us at (413) 586-4444.

PM1-17-G Pole Mount

This image is the output of our Finite Element Analysis package being used to confirm the WLL (Working Load Limit) of our popular PM1-17-G Pole Mount. We’re doing this rigorous analysis as part of a project with our friends at Community Professional Loudspeakers.

We’re developing a way to extend their new IV6 line array product as a pole mounted line array for top performance and easy installation. We’re really looking forward to watching this line array become a popular outdoor sound system.

Line array rigging for Sinnissippi Music Shell

Mik Moore of Clearwing Productions contacted us for this challenging line array installation rigging used at the Sinnissippi Music Shell in Rockford, IL.

The speakers were 3 L-Acoustics SB15m subwoofers, along with 10 KIVA II mid-hi boxes as a center cluster. The cluster needed to be weather rated as it is left installed from late spring through early autumn. The square frame at the top allows for an installation hoist to lift the cluster into position; after set up the hoist can be removed.

At the end of the performance season, the procedure is reversed. Braces from the bottom of the cluster to left and right wood beams lock off the cluster and keep it from swinging in the wind.

This is a beautiful facility with a great sounding system. Great job by Mik and his team!

Polar Focus rigging for Bose RoomMatch

Southland Baptist Temple contacted Mark Lowrance of Lowrance Sound Company, Inc. of Union City, Tennessee to upgrade their sound system. Mark utilized a design with Bose Professional RoomMatch line array modules in a left and right configuration, along with a downfiring RMS-123 model subwoofer on each side.

Additional speakers from Bose were used as choir fills. Mark chose Polar Focus for our family of wood beam brackets for super clean installation. Polar Focus also offered an aftermarket line array frame for the Bose RoomMatch with integral tilt control and a full range of accessories. Using a Custom Beam Attachment to connect to the wood beams with a structural extension post that was also a cable raceway resulted in a very clean and safe installation. This system looks great and sounds better!

The team at Lowrance Sound specializes in high quality sound systems installed well.

Need help rigging, mounting or aiming your loudspeakers or line arrays?
We can help!  Call us at (413) 586-4444.

Stewart Independent Production Turns to Polar Focus

by Debi Moen
Published in Front of House
12 December, 2016

SAUGATUCK, MI – Shannon Stewart of Stewart Independent Production was seeking a better solution than conventional rigging allows when flying a line array on a lift tower. He found the solution with the Polar Focus Spine Frame Adapter. “The Spine Frame Adapter design is flawless in its ease of attachment, pan and tilt capability and control,” Stewart explains. “The mounting bracket goes on the tower in seconds securely and with redundant safety chains.”

Says Shannon Stewart of Stewart Independent Production, “When flying line array from Genie ST20 Super Towers, or any lift tower for that matter, we wanted a better solution than conventional rigging allows. We want fast consistent, safe, rigid rigging points that allow for great pan and tilt capabilities that can easily be adjusted on the ground or at trim and easily matched tower to tower.”

Stewart says they contacted Polar Focus Rigging and found their solution with the Spine Frame Adapter. “They have a very cool crank tower line array mount with a spine frame that allows for two in-line rigging points and everything we were looking for as mentioned above and more.”

The crank-lift mounting bracket holds up to 800 lbs. It is custom fabricated based on comparing tower manufacturer specs with the measurement of actual fork-play in the client’s own lift towers of the same model.

“The Spine Frame Adapter design is flawless in its ease of attachment, pan and tilt capability and control,” Stewart explains. “The mounting bracket goes on the tower in seconds securely and with redundant safety chains.”

Stewart adds, “Everyone on crew is not only impressed, they are grateful for the new rigging tools from Polar Focus. It is not often that everyone on any crew is grateful, so we can’t say enough good about this product and the company’s design and fabrication capacity.”

Pro audio rigging design, roof attachment, supplemental structure, sales, support and PE stamped drawings in any US State provided by Polar Focus. Call us today for more information at (413) 586-4444.

Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV

This 18″ diameter pulley configuration is one of four we recently made for the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV.

3G Productions, Inc will be installing four d&b audiotechnik line arrays consisting of 12 midhi frequency boxes – 6 V8’s and 6 V12’s; plus four V-SUB Subwoofers.

Need help rigging, mounting or aiming your loudspeakers or line arrays?
We can help!  Call us at (413) 586-4444.

Mankato Event Center

Here’s an amazing line array trolley system being installed by Video Services, Inc. at the newly renovated Mankato Event Center in Mankato, MN. Designed by Peterson AV Consulting, Inc., this project consisted of two systems, a FOH distributed system with 10 Fulcrum Acoustic AH65’s; and two Martin Audio line array clusters consisting of 8 W8LC modules with two custom flying amp racks.

The amp racks are standard rolling amp racks, which are each secured into a flying cage. Each rack and cluster can be independently raised or lowered on its own hoist. Each amp rack and line array cluster travels front to back in the room on trolley beams. For stage extension productions, the clusters roll forward. To hide the clusters, they can be rolled on the trolley beams into tall closets on the back wall. Polar Focus supplied the trolley rigging system, hoists, Motor Zbeams, flying rack cages, aiming bars for the main line arrays, all the rigging for the distributed FOH system, and finally PE stamped drawings for the entire design, stamped by a Minnesota Structural Engineer.

The renovated Event Center opens September 1st – we hope they enjoy their new sound system! We’re looking forward to more photos of this project as it is completed, so we’ll share them as they come in.

Excellent work, Dave Peterson and the crew at Video Services, Inc.!

Need help rigging, mounting or aiming your loudspeakers or line arrays?
We can help!  Call us at (413) 586-4444.

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