WARSAW – The Very Good Company (VGC) is offering a Kinesys automation system with K2 control to its rental and staging customers. VGC's team was impressed with the use of the system for the Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe world tour. After visiting Kinesys in the U.K., VGC sales director Grzegorz Niemczyk, chief production manager Piotr Lukasik and LD Artur Szyman opted for a system with K2 3D software control instead of the more basic Vector control, keeping future system expansion in mind.
In addition to K2, the initial order included eight Kinesys converted Liftket 20m/min 500kg chain hoists plus eight Elevation 1+ variable speed motor controllers, an Array PD-ES to distribute power, emergency stop and data communications and related accessories.
VGC put the system to use on a corporate event for LOTOS group of oil processing and fuel producing companies staged at the Polska Filharmonia Baltucka in Gdansk, where singer Basia Trzetrzelewska performed for VIP attendees including Polish prime minister Donald Tusk.
The VGC crew got an assist from Kinesys business development manager Mark de Gruyter and technical support manager Andy Hicks, who were on hand to provide additional training and to ensure that everything went smoothly.
VGC crew included K2 operator and technical support engineer Jarek Gluch, and Hicks, who led training sessions at a Gdansk hotel, credited the VGC team as "some of the fastest learners I've ever had the pleasure of training."
For the LOTOS show, the system was controlling the main set piece, which included a series of 2-by-8 meter-diameter semi-circular trusses connected together via vertical strips of LED to form a curved screen that was raised and lowered as an artist and band reveal.
For more information, please visit www.kinesys.co.uk.
