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SICK helps Billy Elliot take flight

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Dutch production company Stage Entertainment continues its successful series, earning three musical prizes for “Billy Elliot – The Musical”. Silicon Theatre Scenery (STS), based in De Kwakel, Netherlands and the company put in charge of the theater equipment, also contributed to this success. The showpiece of STS is called “Hempy”. “This is the machine that allows Billy Elliot to fly while dancing. Encoders and motor feedback systems from SICK determine, check and monitor the position of all the scenery parts and lifting/lowering equipment. Silicon Theatre Scenery provided all the machine technology and automation for the Dutch version of Billy Elliot in the Circustheater in Scheveningen. “STS specializes in automation for theater productions,” explains Managing Director and Owner Ralph Goyarts. “This includes automation of specific productions such as ‘Billy Elliot – The Musical’. Of course, the Circustheater in Scheveningen has the basic stage production equipment and we provide the special effects automation.   Speed is money In part, the reason that STS can work so fast is due to the company’s modular working principle: “Essentially, the purpose of this type of production is always to set specific objects, such as scenery parts, in motion. This usually requires a motor. Therefore, motors with a performance spectrum of 20 watts to 200 kilowatts are required, depending on the weight to be moved. To control these motors, we have developed prefabricated modules that can easily be integrated into the grid. Finally, these modules can be connected via plug and play motors and SICK encoders.” This approach is highly practical, particularly for new productions. When we first receive a job, we sometimes are not yet sure which areas will require automation. This can mean that an axle whose weight was initially specified as 100 kilograms now weighs 500 kilograms. In this case, a more powerful controller would be needed. These … Continue reading

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