BLUMANO

Blumano.com offers a comprehensive range of engineering and consultancy services primarily for the event industry, focusing on stage machinery and control systems. Their core services include:

• ​Compliance: Assisting stage machinery and control system manufacturers with the entire CE marking and UKCA marking process, from initial assessments to the Declaration of Conformity.

• ​Certification: Conducting product type certification processes for machinery and control systems through notified bodies like TÜV.

• ​Approvals: Providing authorized experts for installation approvals of machinery according to DGUV V 17/18 (formerly BGV C1), functional safety (EN 61508, EN 62061, or EN 13849), and mechanical/structural calculations and designs.

• ​Validations: Producing gap analyses and independent peer reviews of documentation and design for stage machinery and event structures, including risk assessment validations.

• ​Design Consultancy: Assisting with hardware and software design for custom stage machinery and control systems, including multiplatform and custom safety-rated SIL 3 solutions.

• ​Machinery Risk Assessments: Compiling mandatory risk assessments for manufacturers following directives' requirements or drafting scenic motion risk analyses for operators and users.

• ​Functional Safety Assessments: Producing SIL and PL safety assessments and analyses for stage machinery and control systems, identifying essential requirements for product compliance and approval.

• ​Technical Writing: Offering graphic design and writing of operation manuals, information for use, maintenance documentation, and safety guidelines for stage machinery, control systems, tours, and installations.

• ​Project Management: Offering bespoke plans for handling tasks related to stage machinery systems and structures, including production/contractor liaison, achieving milestones, and identifying "Show Stopper" issues.

• ​H&S of Machinery Install & Use: Conducting on-site surveys and assessing installations, machinery, and control systems to ensure compliance with the latest requirements.

• ​Integration of Machinery and Controls: Supporting system integrators, designers, and technical directors in achieving client requirements for unified and safe motion control systems.

​Blumano aims to ensure stage machinery is safe, compliant, and meets all applicable regulations and client needs.