Performance rigging equipment, like all machinery, requires inspection and maintenance. Even with proper care moving parts will wear out. Lack of maintenance and inspections will only increase the likelihood of a component failure. Failures can be catastrophic, resulting in property damage, serious injuries or death.

Assuming you have a limited equipment purchase budget, it makes sense that you would want to get the most out of your rigging system. Properly maintained equipment should give you trouble-free operation for many, many years. Equipment that is ignored will not.

And finally, equipment failures can be extremely capricious. Murphy's Law dictates that a failure will happen at the most inopportune time. Opening night, for example. Avoid embarrassing and expensive problems. Have your rigging equipment checked on a regular basis.

Sapsis Rigging recommends annual inspection of all rigging equipment. Inspection and maintenance services are conducted by factory trained Sapsis Rigging personnel. All services can be conducted onsite except the following:
                Gear box repair (returned to manufacturer)
               Chain Motor inspection/repair (Our facilities)

OSHA requirements call not only for regular inspection and maintenance of all motorized systems but also documentation of all services rendered on that equipment. Sapsis Rigging, Inc. will help you design a program that meets OSHA requirements and fits your needs.

How much is this going to cost? The definitive answer is...it depends. Your location and the amount of equipment have a direct bearing on the price. So does the accessibility of your rigging system. It takes longer to work on a line shaft winch that's hanging from the roof steel than it does to repair a winch sitting on the fly gallery floor. Labor is billed at a day rate if it takes more than an hour to get to your facility. Hourly rates are available for smaller projects closer to home. All parts, gear box oil, etc., are billable unless other arrangements have been made. Travel, lodging, etc., if needed, are billed at face value. We don't mark up expense costs. If we have to fly to get to you, we fly coach.

*Any system using a mechanically generated force (electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic) to move equipment onstage.

 

For more information please call 800-727-7471
or e-mail us at info@sapsis-rigging.com
and we can discuss your situation in detail.

We stand behind (and under) our work.