Hideaki Tsutsui, a professor of lighting design at the University of Texas/El Paso, decided to find out what would it be like to stage a… Read More »All-LED Theatrical Lighting: Not Easy, but Possible
Read More »LOS ANGELES — The dispute between California based GLP (German Light Products) US Inc. and Global Truss America, LLC, which had brought a suit against GLP US earlier this year claiming trademark infringement, has heated up again after GLP US issued a press release claiming to have been appointed as “the sole and exclusive distributor of Global Truss products for the United States of America and Canadian markets.”
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LAS VEGAS — A key group of forward-thinking companies have already confirmed their spots as sponsors of the 11th Annual Parnelli Awards, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando. This year’s Parnelli Awards ceremony will honor Ed Wannebo, winner of the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award; Jim Fackert, the Parnelli Visionary Award winner; Kenton Forsythe, the Parnelli Audio Innovator; plus two dozen yet-to-be-determined winners of awards in the converging worlds of lighting, video and sound. It will take place at 8 pm, following a cocktail reception at 7 pm.
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LAS VEGAS — The Electric Daisy Carnival’s dusk-to-dawn electronic music and arts extravaganza moved from Los Angeles to Las Vegas this summer, adding a third night to the schedule. The total attendee count was near 250,000, far exceeding the 130,000 who attended the two-day event in Los Angeles last year.
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Mega-Lite’s ARC Narrow and ARC Medium architectural fixtures can be used to transform the look of any space outdoors or indoors. They each use 48 1-watt LEDs in all, and users can customize the unit with 3 LED types to choose from: RGB, WWA, and white. They are controlled by DMX 512 and each has three channel options: red, green and blue. The display is digital for ease of operation. The fixtures are IP 65 rated and safe for outdoor use. The ARC Narrow’s 15° lens creates an extremely narrow and long throw, ideal for illuminating pillars and columns. The ARC Medium comes with a 30° lens.
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Chroma-Q’s new Color Block Plus Replacement Engine for the Color Block DB4 LED fixture, designed to be fitted by authorized Chroma-Q service agents, can serve as a cost-effective alternative to replacing the whole Color Block DB4 fixture.
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CLARKSTON, MI — High Resolution Systems LLC’s Universal Device Controller (UDC) is a software-based control platform for devices using IP (TCP/UDP) or serial (232/422/485) protocols, and the company is getting positive feedback from customers citing benefits including simplicity and cost-effective control solutions.
Read More »PARIS — Harkness Screens recently established a Guinness world record when it supplied the world’s largest 3D screen for a special viewing of the hit film Rio at Le Grand Palais in Paris. Harkness’ Spectral 240 3D silver surface was the screen chosen for the event.
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PENDLETON, IN — Tyler Truss Systems Inc. recently added Tony Biddle to its fabrication facility management team. Biddle, who has more than 22 years of experience in the aerospace, automotive, and medical industries, is a machining specialist with experience in supervision and management positions. He has also completed coursework in both Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
Read More »ORLANDO, FL – Da-Lite Screen Company honored its professional sales consultants at its annual awards dinner on June 14, 2011 prior to the opening of InfoComm 2011. This year, Sam Gremillion was recognized with the Sales Consultant of the Year award.
Read More »KORTRIJK, Belgium — Following his upcoming appointment as Chairman of Gimv as of June 30, 2011, Dr Urbain Vandeurzen, Chairman and CEO of LMS International, has decided to resign from the Board of Directors of Barco nv. Barco’s board and executive management team expressed their appreciation for Vandeurzen’s contributions to the company.
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BERLIN, Germany — The 15th Showtech, a biannual trade event which ran from June 7-9, drew more than 7,520 attendees to the Exhibition Center Berlin. The turnout was just a slight dip from the previous record (7,813 in 2009) and included a noticeable increase in international visitors. Surveys also revealed less economic gloom among attendees and exhibitors.
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