Blade Platforms’ Vital Role in The Sphere

In the heart of Las Vegas, The Sphere — a colossal 366-foot-tall and 516-foot-wide entertainment marvel built by Madison Square Garden Entertainment — entrusted Blade Platforms, North America’s leading provider of truck-mounted lift solutions, with the precise installation of LEP (LED) display panels inside and outside the sphere-shaped structure.

The scale and curvature of the structure, combined with a demanding timeline, made traditional crane solutions impractical — the panels had to be placed accurately at varying heights and angles across both the interior and the exterior surface.

Blade Platforms deployed two of its 90-meter Ruthmann truck-mounted aerial lifts. With equipment reaching up to 336 feet in height and extending laterally up to 115 feet, our fleet was the natural choice for installing the thousands of curved and flat LEP display panels at varying heights and angles.

These machines were instrumental across the interior of The Sphere and played a critical role in the exterior displays — their adaptability and precision allowing seamless placement in even the most intricate locations. Mobile, agile and far more efficient than cranes, truck-mounted lifts were the go-to machine for this colossal structure.