Aerial view of the SPM Rockwall facility — production scale context for staged lighting and entertainment equipment

Industry

Lighting & Entertainment Equipment

SPM partners with lighting and entertainment equipment manufacturers on the sheet metal fixture housings, equipment cabinets, and venue rigging brackets that ship inside stage and venue installations. ISO 9001 certified.

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How We Serve

Built for stage and venue equipment

Lighting and entertainment equipment manufacturers need precision sheet metal that handles the visual rigor of stage and venue applications — clean welds, custom matte black or color finishes, and dimensional accuracy that meets venue mounting standards. SPM brings fiber laser cutting for tight-pattern lighting fixture housings, AWS D1.3 certified welding for equipment frames, and in-house powder coating with matte black and custom-color finish options. Our scope covers non-life-safety equipment — fixture housings, equipment cabinets, venue rigging brackets — but does not include load-rated lift equipment or certified life-safety rigging hardware, which require specialized certifications we do not hold.

Use Cases

What SPM builds for lighting and entertainment programs

Stage Lighting

Stage lighting fixture housings and yokes

Sheet metal housings, yokes, and mounting brackets for stage lighting fixtures. Custom matte black powder coat finish; AWS D1.3 certified welds.

Venue Rigging

Entertainment rigging brackets (non-life-safety)

Sheet metal rigging brackets, mounting plates, and equipment hangers for venue installations. Scope: non-life-safety hardware. Load-rated trusses and certified lift equipment are outside SPM’s scope.

Equipment Cabinets

Venue equipment cabinets and racks

Sheet metal cabinets, equipment racks, and AV/lighting control housings for venues and entertainment installations. Powder-coat finish in custom colors.

Certifications

Built to the standards entertainment equipment requires

ISO 9001 AWS D1.3 In-House Powder Coat

SPM is ISO 9001 certified company-wide. For lighting and entertainment equipment work, our certified welding department operates to AWS D1.3 on fixture and cabinet frames, our in-house powder coating applies matte black and custom-color finishes, and our scope covers non-life-safety equipment: fixture housings, equipment cabinets, and venue rigging brackets. Certified life-safety rigging hardware and load-rated lift equipment require specialized certifications we do not hold.

Specifications

Lighting & Entertainment capability matrix

Common parameters for lighting and entertainment equipment projects. Contact us for project-specific tolerances and ratings beyond these ranges.

Parameter Range Notes
Scope Non-life-safety fixtures, cabinets, brackets Excludes load-rated lift equipment
Materials Mild steel, aluminum (lightweight), stainless Aluminum for fixture weight reduction
Substrate thickness 0.040″ – 0.187″ Lighter gauges for lighting fixtures
Finish Matte black powder coat; custom colors Stage-equipment-appropriate finishes
Certifications ISO 9001 + AWS D1.3 Company-wide

Case Studies

Recent lighting and entertainment work

Lighting and entertainment equipment case studies coming soon. We’re documenting recent OEM engagements and will publish them at our case studies hub. In the meantime, talk to an engineer about your specific application.

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FAQ

Frequently asked

What does SPM build for lighting and entertainment equipment?
Stage lighting fixture housings and yokes, entertainment rigging brackets for non-life-safety mounting, and venue equipment cabinets and racks. Matte black and custom-color powder coat finish; AWS D1.3 certified welding.
Does SPM produce certified load-rated rigging or lift equipment?
No. SPM’s scope for entertainment work covers non-life-safety equipment: fixture housings, equipment cabinets, and venue brackets. Certified load-rated rigging trusses and lift equipment require specialized certifications we do not hold.
What finish options does SPM offer for stage and venue equipment?
Matte black powder coat is standard for stage equipment, with custom-color options available per project specification. In-house powder coating allows for masked-area finishing and rapid color changeover.

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