The Bud Westmore Building – Building #4250 – houses a number of craft workshops and associated offices.
Grip Department – Metal Shop – Graphic Design & Sign Shop – Paint Shop – Fabrication and Staff Shop
Grip Department (from universalstudioslot.com)
The Universal Studios Grip department offers production and construction rigging equipment. We have an extensive grip inventory including steel deck, chain motors, and box truss in stock to meet all of your production needs at competitive rates. Pre-loaded Grip truck packages are available.
The Canvas Room can handle custom orders. We also carry a vast inventory of green and blue screens, backings, duvetyn, rags, scrims, silks and flags in any style or size.
In addition to our rentals, the Grip department offers assistance in scheduling and booking skilled and dependable Grips.
We also offer extensive Grip inventory in other states including New Mexico, Georgia and Illinois. The companies serve major motion pictures, independent features, TV and commercial productions nationwide.
Metal Shop (from universalstudioslot.com)
The Metal Shop is certified by the City of Los Angeles and has a Type 1 Fabricator License.
Types of welding:
- TIG, MIG, ARC, BRAZING, Inner shield, Outer shield, and Gas
- Pipe, tube, angle iron and plate rolling
- Fire escapes
- Ladders
- Steel structure
- Metal forming and pounding
- Bounding + rolling
- HVAC duct
- Ride support
- Repair
- Tube and pipe bending
- Structural, architectural, and ornamental
- Steel, aluminum, stainless steel
- Sheet metal – 10 foot sheer and 10 foot brake
- Sheet metal rolling, punching, forming
- Galvanized, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass
- Machine Shop – 3 lathes with 20″ swing capacity and 3 mills
- I.D./O.D. grinder
- Water jet and laser jet
- All types of plating including galvanizing, anodizing, and powder coat
Graphic Design and Sign Shop (from universalstudioslot.com)
The Graphic Design & Sign Shop features a team of gifted graphic artists who offer full design services for productions and other industry clients.
Services Include:
- State-of-the-art Equipment
- Large Format Printing
- Vinyl Graphics
- CNC Routing
- Dimensional Lettering
- Faux Plaques
- Hand Lettering
- Floor Graphics
- Custom Wall Paper
- Vehicle Graphics
- Specialty Printing (Canvas, Backlit, Art Papers, Tyvek, Cling)
- Prop Packaging
- Standees
- Mounting and Lamination
- Digital and Vinyl Banner
NOW FEATURING!!!
Océ Arizona 2200 XT
- 8’x10′ flatbed and roll printer hybrid.
- Rigid or flexible materials.
- Full Color printing including 2-pass White Ink.
- High-Speed UV Curable technology / Instantly dry.
- Perfect for high capacity, high quality projects (up to 12 – 4’x8′ boards per hour).
- Exceptional, closely-viewed, indoor or outdoor graphics.
- Photo-realistic and spot color printing onto most surfaces.
- Calibrated color for great results.
Products include:
Step and Repeat Walls, Maps, Posters, Standees, Packaging, Wood Prints, Clings and Banners, Clear prints, Metal prints and more!
HP Latex 370
- High Quality, High Volume Photo Realistic roll printer.
- Double-sided roll printing, perfect for banners and block-out posters.
- Grayscale and B&W printing.
- Perfect for “touchable” prints (magazines, posters for signings)
- No need for over-lamination
- Water-based, environmentally-friendly printing.
Products include:
Posters, Backlit, Adhesive-backed Vinyl, Canvas, Static Clings, Labels, Textiles, and more.
Moulding Shop (from universalstudioslot.com)
Fabrication and Staff Shop (from universalstudioslot.com)
[sidenote: Staff is a mixture of plaster of Paris and cement used for temporary construction]
The Fabrication & Staff Shop creates a variety of custom fabrication and construction of flex moldings, fiberglass casting and more. There is a lot of new inventory; please call or set up a visit to see the new staff and ornamental items. We service the entertainment, architectural, and a variety of other industries. We offer quick turnaround to keep any project on time!
Services include:
- Vac-u-form including rock, bricks, stone and custom patterns
- Mold making consisting of fiberglass, plaster, and silicone
- Flex moldings – 200 styles available
- Casting building ornaments like rosettes, cornice, brackets, and columns
- Door and lock hardware, antique locks and doorknobs
- Wall plates, electrical plates and light switches
- Fiberglass casting and fabrication – 50 designs of fiberglass skins
- Binks Fiberglass Chopper Gun
- Construction concrete and plastering
- Set plastering, skim walls, textures and faux finishes
- Sculpting services
- Foam and urethanes