Use Case — People Mover

Stage Lifts – Safe Stage Technology Thanks to Highly Reliable Industrial Radio Technology

R3 Solutions provides the wireless technology that allows stage lifts to be integrated flexibly and safely into any production without complex cabling. Reliable, show after show.

Overview

Modern stage technology moves people and loads—precisely, safely, and often in very confined spaces. Stage lifts raise and lower performers, backdrops, and entire stage sets, frequently during the performance itself and directly in the audience’s line of sight.

What sets the stage apart from traditional industry is constant change. Every production presents different requirements, and the technology must be flexible enough to adapt accordingly. A hard-wired control system stands in the way of this need: it is time-consuming to install, difficult to modify, and ill-suited to the limited installation space behind and beneath the stage. A wireless solution decouples the control system from the hard-wired infrastructure. It is crucial that, despite all this flexibility, safety is guaranteed without compromise, because people are moving around on stage.

Typical Challenges in the Industry

Safety for Cast and Crew

Stage lifts move people and heavy loads. Safety functions must be reliably executed at all times, without compromise.

Flexible integration for each production

Every production uses stage technology differently. Lifts must be able to be integrated flexibly and quickly into the control system depending on the production.

Limited installation space

Space is limited behind and under the stage. Extensive fixed cabling is often impractical here.

Operation without specialized knowledge

Stage managers should be able to set up the technology independently, without time-consuming and error-prone network configuration.

How R3 Solves the Challenges

R3 Solutions connects stage lifts to the control system via a reliable radio link, enabling a plug-and-play concept that allows the technology to be integrated flexibly and safely into any production—even in the confined space of a stage.

Edge X

For advanced requirements that demand higher bandwidths and the integration of different protocols.

Edge X by R3 Solutions

Bridge E

For safety and control applications with real-time requirements and high synchronization.

  • Determinism: Time-slot-based signal transmission, packet loss rate of 0.000000001 %.
  • Real-time communication: Latencies of up to 2 milliseconds are possible.
  • Safety-compliant: PROFIsafe, CIP Safety, and others are transmitted transparently.
  • Proven in practice: Years of use by European and American OEMs.

Typical Project Workflow

Project Assessment

Project analysis, functional safety requirements, protocol selection.

Network Solution Plan

Traffic analysis, channel planning, configuration details.

Deployment

Installation, functional safety testing, acceptance testing.

Support & Maintenance

Monitoring, firmware updates, and enhancements.

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