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Daktronics Control Pendant
Daktronics’ new maintenance and limit-testing pendant, which works with the company’s Pro Series control system, responds to user requests for a convenient way to prove during commissioning that hoists stop in the correct position. The handheld pendant verifies that there are fewer than six inches between the normal hard struck limit switch and the hard ultimate overtravel limit switch, according to rigging operations manager Dave Rossi, who calls this “a huge advantage during commissioning.” The pendant will be featured at Daktronics’ USITT booth #770.
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Dorsett Uses Elektralite LEDs for Indoor/Outdoor Corporate Event
Farmingdale, NY — Dorsett Productions handled the holiday event for a Mississippi vessel builder at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center. Dorsett used a number of Elektralite fixtures to light the interior party area as well as the exterior – including the shipyard doors of its corporate headquarters across the Mississippi River from the convention center.
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Robe Gives it Killer Love for Nicole Scherzinger
LONDON – LD Scott Warner used a selection of Robe’s latest fixtures on the recent sold-out UK/European tour with Nicole Scherzinger. Warner first worked with Scherzinger when she was a member of the Pussycat Dolls seven years ago, and he continues on with her solo work. He’s used Robe products for the past five years.
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VMB TL-A150, TL-A300 Line Array Lifts
The VMB TL-A150 lifts 150kg (331 lbs.) to a height of 5.3m (17.4 ft.) while the TL-A300 lifts 300kg (662 lbs.) to a height of 5.8m (19 ft.). Both lifts maintain compact features and the ALS (Auto Lock Security) system, a safety feature which automatically locks the lift masts as they rise. The two new lifts also have the new built-in feature, the SRS (Sequence Retainer System), which means that the sections of the lift rise and descend in sequence, one after the other.
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Strand Reorganizes U.S. Sales Regions, Adds Stanziano, Kenter
DALLAS – Philips Strand Lighting has reorganized its U.S. Sales Regions as part of an effort to expand its client relations and support services nationwide. Along with the newly-structured territories, the company has added new sales team members Tom Stanziano for the Southeastern region and Todd Kenter for the Midwestern region.
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VARI-LITE Fixtures Take the ‘Giant’ Stage
DALLAS – The musical production of GIANT was posed to relocate to New York City after the initial production run. But it was in Dallas that the new musical would get its start under the direction of Michael Greif with LD Ken Posner. Philips Vari-Lite contributed luminaires to the show, happy to support a story about Texas, having Texas roots itself.
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Pete’s Big TVs Quietly Rips the Runway
NEW CASTLE, DE – Pete’s Big TVs for the third consecutive year provided the visual elements of BET’s Rip the Runway. But this year, Pete’s Big TVs ripped it quietly using their new MC7 high resolution LED panels. Pete’s Big TVs says the MC7 LED panels are in high demand, especially for events such as TV, for their high resolution picture quality and also because they emit no radio frequency noise.
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