Hoist Rigging System

• SPEED: 20 ft/min
• LIFTING CAPACITY: 2000 lbs
• TRAVEL DISTANCE: Standard Travel 65’ – Additional travel distance available upon request
• DIMENSIONS:
  • Length: 12’-8”
  • Height: 19.3” Does not include backbone stiffener height
  • Width: 9”
  • WIRE ROPE LIFT LINES: 3/16” 7x19 Galvanized Aircraft Cable run to a single Nylatron® drum
• WEIGHT: 650 lbs

Every Vortek® hoist system is built to lift line standards of 10:1 design factor.

Glass filled Nylatron® drum features helical grooves which fully envelops lift lines to insure positive tracking and avoid “pile winding” wire rope. Glass filled Nylatron® is less abrasive to wire rope than steel drums as noted by SAE. Nylatron is quieter than steel.

Pendant Control Center features; Soft Start and Soft Stop, Momentary push buttons for directional control with ability to store and clear up to four targets with the turn of a key, Relative positioning errors between targets of no more than .02”. Easy to adjust I batten sensitivity, Maintained mushroom head emergency stop button.

Vortek® control system general architecture is composed of “Off the Shelf Parts” which are available world wide

Wireless Remote with e-stop available

Acoustical barrier significantly lowers audible noise from escaping the enclosure. 6 decibels over ambient noise level with no outstanding frequencies.

Acoustical Cover: Self-extinguishing fire retardant thermoplastic that holds a UL94-V0-5VA flammability rating. This is the most flame retardant UL94 rating for any material available today.

Loft Block: Self-extinguishing, molded, glass-reinforced, heat stabilized nylon 66 resins. This material has been tested to ASTM D 648 and ASTM D 3418 standards and holds a UL94-HB flammability rating.

Power wiring is installed in a common buss system with pigtail taps for ease of connection to each Vortek® hoist.

The power pigtail cords are equipped with twist locking connectors to connect 3-phase 200-240VAC or 380-480 VAC +/- 10%, 50/60 Hz power to each Vortek® hoist module as specified in the system riser drawing. (Wireways provided by Vortek™) Hoist motor horsepower: 2 HP standard for VP76A.

Vortek Automation Center (VAC)Vortek VAC

The Vortek® Automation Center (VAC™) is the brains behind the Vortek® Automated Rigging System. There is no show too big or small for the VAC™. Each VAC™ is supplied with Vortek® software to ensure unbeatable reliability, protection and security. Productions requiring either multiple presets or hundreds of cues are handled smoothly through VAC™. VAC™ offers an optional seamless, instantaneous recovery of cues, which prevents a processor failure from stopping your show.

• VAC™ is wheelchair accessible
• VAC™ screens are inherently intuitive
• Maintained mushroom head e-stop button
• Multiple e-stop locations available
• Variable speeds
• Virtually unlimited cues
• Easy-to-use preset screens
• Digital photography identification for scenery
• Factory pre-set ultimate software limits
• Adjustable batten high/low and intermediate trim targets
• VAC™ will operate up to 250 Vortek® units on one system
• Target and position repeatability is consistently within 1/50" accuracy
• Adjust over-load under-load sensitivity of battens
• Motor restrict function gives administrative control over selective hoist access
• Multi-language feature along with a user selectable menu for English/Metric position conversion
• VAC™ uses easy-to-operate touch screens, splash proof keypad and dual joysticks
• Ramped starts and stops for smooth acceleration and deceleration
• VAC™ has 3 levels of password protection; factory, administrator and user
• Seamless recovery of cues in the event of main possessor failure (optional with backup laptop)
• All electrical components are off the shelf parts and available worldwide
• Multiple synchronous battens track together in groups within 1/50" accuracy
• Remote service and assistance