Show Control

Cue the Lights, Sound, Animation — All stitched together perfectly to provide a compelling show experience. Show control systems integrate the diverse electrical hardware & software elements that execute your performance flawlessly every time. Birket Engineering has provided the control systems for the industry’s best-known and most challenging shows.

Birket Engineering provides complete control system design/build/commissioning services for shows with animation, A/V, and life-safety flame, pyro, water, show action, or related effects. Birket is the developer of Firelinx, the world’s safest and most full-featured pyro and show controller. Safety is our number one priority for all of our projects.

Services:
  • Risk Assessment
  • Theory of Operations
  • Complete show control system hardware & software design and build
  • FAT/SAT authoring and execution
  • Site commissioning
  • Operations manuals and training
  • Complete documentation
Qualifications:
  • TUV FS (Functional Safety) engineers to satisfy ISO 12100 and 13849
  • Licensed professional engineers
  • Panel assembly satisfying UL508a labeling requirements
Experience:
  • WaterWorld – A Live Sea War Spectacular, Universal Studios 
    • Show control system design, build, and commissioning
      • Los Angeles, Singapore, Osaka, and Beijing
  • Lights! Motors! Action!, Disney’s Hollywood Studios 
    • Show control software
  • Shanghai Disneyland Resort
    • Show control system design and commissioning for 18 attractions