While most truss manufacturers produce 12” and 20.5” box truss, connections and weight loads vary from truss to truss, and some offer design variations for varying requirements. All companies offer natural finish and black; some offer custom colors as well. Go to each company’s website to see what other truss and associated products they have. Here are 11 truss products submitted from a range of manufacturers so that you can do preliminary comparisons. NOTE: The listings include abbreviations for Maximum Uniform Load and Maximum Center Uniform Load data; they appear here as MUL and MCUL, respectively.
Applied Truss and Electronics
- Model Name: 12×12 HD Video Wall Truss
- Alloy: 6061-T6
- MUL, 20’ Span: 2,350 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 1,760 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 996 lbs.
- Connection Type: Bolted or Spigoted
- Available Lengths (Feet): 9.84’ and Under
- Size H x W (Inches): 12 x 12
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Weight (lbs.): 85 lbs. per 9.84’
- More Details: Applied’s Video Wall Truss is designed to balance your video wall while gaining headroom by recessing the header into the truss. Available in 12×12, 16×16 and 20.5×20.5 formats. Bolted or Spigoted.
Generico Entertainment Products
- Model Name: 12 x 12 Plated Truss
- Alloy: 6061-T6
- MUL, 20’ Span: 2,080 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 850 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 417 lbs.
- Connection Type: Bolt
- Available Lengths (Feet): 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10’
- Size H x W (Inches): 12” x 12”
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models: Yes
- Weight (10’): 69.84 lbs.
- More Details: 11 lengths in stock in either silver or black. 10 types of corners/hinges. NJ/CA locations. All sizes truss/towers available. Many accessories, rigging, clamps, and much more are available.
James Thomas Engineering
- Model Name: SuperMega Truss 500 × 1,000
- Alloy: 6061-T6
- MUL, 20’ Span: 10,670 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 10,670 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 10,670 lbs.
- Connection Type: SuperMega Truss Fork
- Available Lengths (Feet): 5’, 8’, 10’, 12’, 15’, 20’
- Size H x W (Inches): 42.36 x 22.67
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Weight (10’): 252 lbs.
- More Details: Developed for applications requiring monumental loadbearing capacity. Manufactured from 6082T6 or 6061T6 tube using 3” diameter main tubes, 1.96” cross boom tubes, and 1.5” diagonals. The connection is a scaled up version of the SuperTruss Fork.
MILOS
- Model Name: M290
- Alloy: 6082-T6
- MUL, 20’ Span: 2,913 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 1,587 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 794 lbs.
- Connection Type: Conical
- Available Lengths (Feet): 0 – 11.48
- Size H x W (Inches): 11.417’ x 11.417’
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Weight (10’): 42 lbs.
- More Details: Certified 50mm tube modular truss series with great free span & loading characteristics. Compatible with 200/400/500/600 series cell clamps and XTruss accessories.
ModTruss Inc.
- Model Name: MT-TR-12-12 Modular Truss
- Alloy: 5052-H32
- MUL, 20’ Span: 9,499 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 2,948 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 1,545 lbs.
- Connection Type: Bolt
- Available Lengths (Feet): 6” increments up to 10’
- Size H x W (Inches): 12”x12”
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Weight (10’): 95.5 lbs.
- More Details: Connectivity on all six sides every three inches. Compatible with 12” utility truss pattern. Compatible with all series of ModTruss Products. Proudly made in the USA.
Prolyte
- Model Name: Verto H30V
- Alloy: 6082-T6
- MUL, 20’ Span: 3,820 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 1,840 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 920 lbs.
- Connection Type: Verto Rotating Coupling System (Patented)
- Available Lengths (Feet): 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10
- Size H x W (Inches): 11.37” x 11.37”
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Weight (10’): 45 lbs.
- More Details: A twist on fast performance. The Verto truss is a new revolutionary system, making truss connection fast, silent, and safe. The Verto truss brings a totally new perspective on truss assembly.
Reliable Design Services, LP
- Model Name: Fifth Chord Fixed Fork Truss
- Alloy: 6061-T6
- MUL, 20’ Span: 8,880 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 3,600 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 2,094 lbs.
- Connection Type: Fixed Fork
- Available Lengths (Feet): 5, 6, 8, 10’; metric & custom
- Size H x W (Inches): 16” x 16”
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Weight (10’): 112 lbs.
- More Details: Provides a flexible solution for video wall and lighting projects for both temporary and permanent installations. Steel fork connections make assembly faster while contributing to much higher loading capacity. Available in imperial and metric lengths.
Tomcat USA
- Model Name: Middle Duty Truss
- Alloy: 6061-T6
- MUL, 20’ Span: 6,940 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 3,080 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 1,301 lbs.
- Connection Type: Steel Spigot
- Available Lengths (Feet): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10’; custom
- Size H x W (Inches): 16” x 16”
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Weight (10’): 105lbs.
- More Details: Discover the strength of new truck pack friendly 16 x 16 Middle Duty truss; delivering over a 50% increase in load capacity compared to existing Light Duty 12 x 12 spigoted truss.
Total Structures
- Model Name: 16” Video Truss
- Alloy: 6061-T6
- MUL, 20’ Span: 7,200 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 4,400 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 2,200 lbs. CPL
- Connection Type: Omni Fork
- Available Lengths (Feet): 5, 8, 10’
- Size H x W (Inches): 16” x 16”
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: No
- Weight (10’): 175 lbs.
- More Details: Removeable fifth chord that can be moved in multiple positions to suit different install applications. Diagonals in the top face have been added to provide lateral support for outside applications.
Tyler Truss LLC
- Model Name: Tyler GT Plus
- Alloy: 6005A-T651 Aluminum, 12L14
Steel Fork Ends - MUL, 20’ Span: 400 lbs. PLF (10’ GT)
- MUL, 40’ Span: 62.5 lbs. PLF (10’ GT)
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 1,520 lbs. (10’ GT)
- Connection Type: Indexable, Fixed Vertical or Threaded Fork Ends
- Available Lengths (Feet): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10’; Custom
- Size H x W (Inches): 14” x 24”
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Weight (10’): 144 lbs. (Without Legs)
- More Details: Tyler launched Tyler GT®, its proprietary lighting ‘pre-rig’ truss, in 2007. Today, with over 15 value-added accessories, Tyler GT is the most versatile pre-rig in the industry.
Xtreme Structures and Fabrication
- Model Name: MAV Truss
- Alloy: 6005A-T61
- MUL, 20’ Span: 9,100 lbs.
- MUL, 40’ Span: 4,080 lbs.
- MCUL, 40’ Span: 2,032 lbs.
- Connection Type: Steel Fork End
- Available Lengths (Feet): 5, 8, 10’; Metric & Custom
- Size H x W (Inches): 14” x 24”
- Corners & Hinges: Yes
- Base Plates: Yes
- Curved Models Available: Yes
- Weight (10’): 190 lbs. (Without Legs)
- More Details: Moving Light, Automation, and Video Wall (MAV) Truss. Trusses joined together with 3/4” steel clevis pins through 2” OD aluminum fork end connections. Fabricated by AWS certified welders in the USA.
