ETNow.com: The award winning Broadweigh Bluetooth system is set to be a major talking point on the A.C Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) stand where it will make its PLASA debut this year. The kit, which launched in June has already been put through its paces at some major events, including the New York Auto Show and at Glastonbury and is in the running for the 2019 PLASA Innovation Award.
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I hope that we get the opportunity to get access to this type of technology. I feel like this could be something we easily use and replaces objects like load cells, which at CMU just sit up in the steel grid collecting dust. Considering that precision in rigging is really important, especially in outdoor rigging spaces, this small, portable, app connected product seems like the perfect evolution. The Broadweigh Bluetooth system could become a real standard for the rigging industry. I wonder how expensive this product is. Considering the fact that this product is a major talking point at the A.C Entertainment Technologies Stand, and that it is in the running for the 2019 PLASA innovation award must mean something really positive. In addition, this product has already been used at the New York Auto Show and at Glastonbury. I’m interested to see where this product is in five years, if it becomes an industry standard or just another “too expensive” piece of hardware that only high level entertainment industry uses.
The Broadweigh Bluetooth is really interesting tool! In the same vein as Ella mentioned, the load cells we currently have in the Chosky pretty much just sit in the steel grid, collecting dust. My understanding is that in order to use them, we would have to run a fairly significant amount of cable in advance, which is something we do not typically have time for while loading in a show. While the Broadweigh Bluetooth, rated for 3.25 tonnes (7165.024 pounds), is a bit overkill for our needs in that space, it would be useful as a teaching tool about load distribution and balancing. It is certainly something worth considering as a purchase. If I recall correctly, wireless load cells even made the list for possible capital expenditures for PTM at the end of the last semester. In addition to the ease of use for this tool, it appears that Broadweigh will also be launching a calibration service alongside the tool at the upcoming PLASA.
This new system of monitoring loadcells is really cool and will be great in so many applications. The biggest inconvienince of using load cells has been keeping all the wiring clean and run to where you can have convenient monitoring of the information. That's the awesome thing about this is there is no setting up a network or miles of cable. This particular brand has a lot of great features and service warrantee that will continue throughout the life of the product. Which brings me to my next concern which is that the article did not mention anything about, the battery life. This is the biggest issue with any other ones on the market now is that they don't last much more than 15 days. Which will cover most short touring events but will not help with any of the more permante installs in the theatre world. I would love to see if they have been able to increase this in a significant way.
Broadweigh have actually recently updated their site to include more information on the Bluetooth range at https://bluetooth.broadweigh.com/.
Hope this is useful.
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