Stage Directions: Cosmis Truss’ new U-Torm system is made up of modules and sections that fit seamlessly together with standard pipes and adaptors from the Cosmic Truss range, and allows endless configurations for single fixtures, double hangs or ladders of multiple fixtures.
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This is a really cool system and it seems really simple. So simple that I cannot believe other companies have not come up with similar products. There are a few ideas that have gone into this product that I totally appreciate. The staggered rungs of the truss allow for a lot of diversity for the designers. The number of lighting positions allowable in a single area at least doubled which is pretty exciting. Another feature is the ease in which this system comes together. It has the range of being able to hang or stand in a boom base. It also has stack-ability which ties into the structure’s overall flexibility. I bet that this truss system will hit the touring concert scene pretty fast if it has not already as those guys get pretty creative with lighting placements and fixtures. If the units actually come together as easily as the article says than there is really nothing stopping people from taking these on the road.
As far as I can tell, this system looks like a neat, simpler alternative to building pipe structures cheeseboroughed together. I am curious how the system would adapt to different widths of fixtures, for example wider moving lights and the like. It looks pretty narrow, would you be able to hang lights like that in one of the cells of this system? Also, how adaptable is it in a horizontal direction, can it be continually expanded that way as well, or only vertically? In either case, I'd like to play with some of this at some point.
I'm pretty impressed with the design of this system. The picture the article includes is really misleading so once I actually went to the Cosmic Truss website I understood how it actually worked. I though the whole thing they showed was the unit when it's really just the U shaped piece the light is hanging from. Now that I actually understand what I'm looking at it's a pretty cool product. There are so many possibilities for configuration that makes this set-up really versatile. The way it all fits together makes me think that their claim of it being really quick to deploy is accurate. My only worry would be with clearance when using a larger moving head but I'm sure they took that into account and it isn't a problem. Overall this looks like a very versatile new product.
This form of truss seems as though it would be ideal for concert rigs. Having more fixtures hung in parallel without having to add additional trusses or hanging multiple box trusses in a line just seems to make sense. Like Philip said, the picture given in the article is really misleading. This small add on can help with the rigging of a show and the load in by significantly cutting back on the time needed for the assembly of trusses and will end up looking ten times cleaner. I'm excited to see this product put to use in the future.
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