SGPS/ShowRig, the global staging, rigging and automation company, has acquired Niscon Inc., the Ontario-based engineering firm behind the widely used Raynok motion-control software. The deal brings together two long-time partners and further consolidates SGPS/ShowRig’s position in live entertainment as a provider of automation solutions for tours, festivals, film/TV productions, and permanent installations.

Under the agreement, Niscon will operate as a division of SGPS/ShowRig from its Canadian headquarters. The integration is being led by SGPS/ShowRig president Ned Collett.

“For years, our touring clients — including some of the biggest names in the industry — have relied on Niscon’s Raynok software to execute jaw-dropping automation,” Collett said in a press release. “Niscon’s reputati

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