Electrosonic, a leader in light, sound and image control in Southern Africa, recently held a CM Lodestar training day, on 25 February, at their offices in Johannesburg. Chris Jones, senior technician at Columbus McKinnon Corporation, conducted the day-long lecture. The course gave attendees hands-on training on the CM Lodestar electric chain hoist (motors).
The Lodestar is used for applications such as lifting and securing overhead truss systems, lighting arrays and speaker clusters and is recognised worldwide as the industry workhorse. According to Jones, this is why professional entertainment riggers and organisers have trusted the CM Lodestar to deliver reliability for generations.
Speaking about the training Jones stated: “This professional training program was specifically designed to meet the needs of the entertainment industry. This, like other courses at Columbus McKinnon, consisted of lectures and hands-on training, highlighting safe use, fault-finding, maintenance, repair and testing of the CM Lodestar, in line with current legislation. I believe that training on the most current techniques, product features, and industry requirements is critical to safe work environment and sound maintenance programmes.’
Jones also expressed his excitement at visiting South Africa. He said that it was a great opportunity to visit Electrosonic, authorised CM-ET distributer in South Africa. “It was excellent visiting Electrosonic and meeting some of their customers in person. South Africa itself is fantastic and everyone I met here was very friendly and made me feel most welcome,’ he concluded.
