Event Truss & Staging
Welcome to our verified technology directory of the world’s premier Event Truss & Staging manufacturers. Explore structural fabricators, high-load aluminum rigging innovators, and staging solutions relied upon by major concert arenas and global exhibition planners.
XSF 🇺🇸
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XSF (Event Truss) was founded by Jacky Hawthorne in 2002. They consult alongside structural engineers to develop highly resilient, lightweight, and cost-effective truss product lines equipped with a wide array of mounting accessories for large-scale events.
Trusstool3d 🇺🇸
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The all-new Truss Tool 3D allows designers to digitally construct and plan structures using three different truss systems—F32, F33, and F34. Every single truss piece, including baseplates, spacers, and circles, is accurately modeled in the software.
Stretchshapes 🇺🇸
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Providing event designers and lighting companies the ability to bring full color to any stick of truss. Stretchshapes provides printed truss covers, transforming solid industrial metal into fully branded textures for the live event and festival circuits.
Global Truss 🇺🇸
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Founded in 2001, Global Truss America provides highly trusted Square, Triangular, and I-Beam Trussing. They supply everything from crank stands to lighting clamps for exhibitions, furniture installations, and massive concert stages worldwide.
Truss Pros 🇺🇸
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Founded in 1978 and part of US LBM, Truss Pros is a premier supplier of heavy engineered wood products, including structural roof trusses and floor trusses. They provide complete, turn-key guaranteed material packages for major structural projects.
TAF 🇨🇿
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Truss Aluminium Factory a.s. (TAF) has been an innovator in the aluminium trussing industry since 1998. They have firmly established themselves globally as one of the elite production leaders of premium, high-capacity aluminium stage trusses.
Stage Concepts 🇬🇧
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The professional’s choice for premium Staging Equipment, Pro Audio, and Visual Display Systems. Stage Concepts distributes specialized aluminium Stage Decks and Stage Truss products for high-end corporate events, live performances, and exhibitions.
Total Solutions 🇬🇧
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Total Solutions Group acts as the definitive ‘one stop shop’ for structural staging. Beyond standard truss fabrication, they provide complex temporary roof structures, comprehensive rigging training, and centralized project management for major events.
Event Truss & Staging: Structural Overview
LED and automated lighting fixtures (known as “movers”), video walls, and heavy line-array audio systems are deployed in theatres, stadiums, and performance arts centers using robust structural staging equipment. Aluminum and steel lighting trusses form the backbone of these massive productions.
🔩 The Building Blocks
Lighting fixtures, video screens, and staging equipment are hung directly from the truss framework using individual “sticks” or modular pieces of the truss. Lighting truss is manufactured in a vast variety of lengths and load capacities, allowing riggers to produce highly customized shapes and architectural designs.
🪶 Aluminum Stage Truss
Because of its incredible strength-to-weight ratio, aluminum is widely utilized for touring concert productions and trade show booths. Its lightweight nature makes it highly portable, dramatically reducing the labor, time, and logistical costs associated with setup and dismantling.
🏗️ Heavy-Duty Steel Truss
While aluminum is preferred for touring, Steel truss is the mandatory structural choice for permanent venue installations or massive outdoor festivals requiring extremely high load ratings and roof structure support for heavy dynamic loads.
🎨 Aesthetic Truss Covers
In the corporate and luxury event sectors, exposed industrial metal may clash with the branding. Specialized stretch fabrics and full-color printed truss sleeves (like those pioneered by Stretchshapes) are now widely used to mask the aluminum and create vibrant, internally-lit architectural columns.
Essential Safety & Evaluation Guide
What constitutes a reliable lighting truss installation?
A reliable truss deployment always begins with a certified structural load analysis. Riggers must calculate both the static weight (the physical weight of the lights and screens) and dynamic weight (environmental factors like wind load on temporary roofs, or the motion of automated moving head fixtures). It is critical to always operate well within the manufacturer’s specified load capacity and to exclusively employ reputable, certified rigging contractors.
Why is 3D visualization software becoming critical for truss staging?
Platforms like Trusstool3d are revolutionizing the industry by allowing designers to simulate the physical properties and stress points of F32, F33, and F34 systems before a single piece of metal is shipped to the venue. This prevents onsite structural failures, ensures exact component inventory (counting every spacer, circle, and baseplate), and guarantees the final stage matches the client’s creative vision perfectly.
