When we talk about industrial automation, we tend to think first about such things as factories and oil pumps, not entertainment. But go tell that to Ryan Poethke, Automation and Electrics Designer at Showman Fabricators, makers of what he calls „the weird and the wonderful.“ 

Founded over 30 years ago, Showman Fabricators designs and creates custom sets and environments, using all kinds of materials and shape-building techniques.  Whether it‘s the glitzy set of a TV show or a Broadway play, a replica of a historical street in a museum, or a unique retail or public space, this company builds 3D structures, as well as associated electronics, graphics, and mechanical parts in a state-of-the-art facility in Bayonne, NJ.

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