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I'd like to add to Footer's comments about graduate degrees and automation - There are 4 of us here at Creative Conners, and none of us, including the founder and creator of most of our gear, have a graduate degree. Our Product Engineer spent a year at UNCSA, but wasn't satisfied with the...

Kyle, you're right about the torque, and there is slippage sometimes. We use an external wheel (we call it a 'dancer wheel') for encoding the position, so if the drive wheel slips, the position stays true. A cable drive is limited by the capacity of the drum. A chain drive is a great choice for...

Thanks for the shout-out, Kicknargel! Our Revolver unit is specifically designed for edge-driving of revolves in a live entertainment environment. I'm not sure what the programming environment is for the Chassisdrive 300 (if there is one) but our software can handle all of the expected show...

There's no question that $10,000 is a lot for automating a curtain, but there are a number of situations where the money is well worth it. The biggest advantage is to couple your motor with computer control, allowing exact positioning, cue linking and coordination of multiple motors.One...