To briefly recap, the Verto system was originally developed as a fast and quiet alternative to the Conical Connecting System. “Silent. Safe. Quick,” are the three words Eric chooses to describe the Verto-Truss System, and assembly and disassembly are very quick indeed.
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Prolyte's new Verto truss seems less like a "new product" and more like a modification to an existing product. That being said, that modification seems like it could be extremely useful to the industry. While I was unable to find a loading table for the truss due to the one download they have not working, I can imagine that this isn't quite a replacement for your more standard 12X12 inch box truss used for arena rigging and other similar applications. I can't imagine that these connectors can support that same amount of weight that bolting standard truss together can. That being said, this definitely still has its applications for smaller events and other uses other than loading tons of lights on them. I could using this in situations where you want the look of truss but do not necessarily need the support that truss provides. The quick connector seems perfect for situations like these.
I agree with DJ in that I'd be curious to see if these styles of truss would make it into the higher end of our industry. The primary concern with this style of connection is that it creates two failure locations per connector, and I'm particularly concerned about the connections in shear. On the other hand, ratings are ratings, and truthfully one could argue that these are far safer than standard bolt-truss connections since you don't have to be worried about over/under torquing your bolts at your connection. In fact, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if these performed more consistently due to Prolyte engineering out operator skill and error. For the same form factor, these may underperform against standard trussing systems, but at the end of the day that might not matter if it simplifies installation. Furthermore, tours might see this as a benefit because you can slap this together far quicker and with easier, as well as during strike. It all comes down to Risk Analysis/Risk Reduction, cost analysis, and application.
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