A CM manufactured variable speed Lodestar hoist, dubbed the Varistar will also be making its worldwide debut. This will be shown alongside a sample of the company's new BGV-C1 specification Lodestar hoist.
"Although Lodestars with these features are already available they are conversions of standard units made by end-users or our distributors" comments Adrian Forbes-Black, CM's regional manager for Europe. "Now we are enabling these same people to purchase the exact specification they need from CM, rather than having to go to the expense and hassle of modifying the standard hoist themselves."
CM has also announced that its 236kg s.w.l. Prostar hoist will be upgraded to 250kg s.w.l. later this year.
Probably the most radical product introduced was also the simplest: CM showed 500kg, 1000kg and 2000kg s.w.l. versions of its new Hurricane inverted manual chain hoist. Forbes-Black explains: "At the moment in the entertainment industry, if people have a simple lifting problem, like conference work for example, then they either have to use the relatively expensive and complicated solution of an electric chain hoist or they have to try and use a manual chain hoist designed for industrial applications. We are therefore excited to show the Hurricane which we believe is the world's first manual chain hoist designed for use in the entertainment industry."
The Hurricane can be used inverted in a similar vein to the Prostar and Lodestar electric chain hoists. This is achieved through a radical chain guiding system and a unique 360° rotating hand chain cover which allows the hand chain which powers the hoist to be used in any position relative to the body of the unit. Alongside these new products, CM also promoted its range of forged products including a new range of alloy bow shackles aimed at the European entertainment market.
(Lee Baldock)
