Harting has expanded its already-extensive array of assembly tools designed to align perfectly with its connector products for both large form factor industrial and board level connectivity. From hex keys to crimp tools, panel punches and torque sets, Harting tools are designed to serve as a solution that precisely fits the connector or contacts involved, making the job easy, quick and reliable.
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Christie added three new Boxer models featuring 2K resolution and 20,000, 25,000 and 30,000 center lumens output. Christie Boxer 2K20, 2K25 and 2K30 offer compact, lightweight and rugged design for easy transport, shipping and installation; 360-degree omnidirectional installation capabilities; complete connectivity options; built-in Christie Twist image warping and blending software and easy rigging and stacking.
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NEW YORK — Adele Live in New York City, a one-night-only show at Radio City Music Hall, aired on NBC Dec. 14, 2015. DWP Live provided a projection-mapping visual assist for the broadcast, which garnered more than 11 million viewers. DWP Live used an arsenal of gear on short order for mapped surfaces that included four ceiling arches, the proscenium and the stage of Radio City Music Hall.
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Elation’s ACL 360i is a single-beam moving effect luminaire that combines the intensity of a tight ACL beam with quick-moving beam looks and continuous 360-degree pan and tilt movement. It can be used for pin-spotting or large motion effects when used in larger configurations. It is the latest and the smallest high-output luminaire in Elation’s ACL Series of narrow-beam LED effect lights. A single 60W RGBW LED combines with an advanced collimator optic lens to produce a dense and uniform 4-degree color-changing beam. Frost lens options of 10 and 45 degrees (included) can be employed to soften and spread the beam for color washing applications.
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TORUN, Poland – The new Jordanki Culture and Congress Center (CKK Jordanki) houses an 880-seat concert hall and a 300-seat chamber hall. To light those spaces, Philips distributor PS TEATR supplied 144 Philips Vari-Lite moving heads, including the company’s new VL4000 Spots; 32 Philips Selecon PL3 luminaires; eight PLcyc2 luminaires; and three Philips Showline SL NITRO 510 strobes.
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DURBAN, South Africa – For Aquafest, a day-long surfside celebration, LD Shaniel Laloo added extra visual impact to the beat of the music with Strike 4 fixtures from from Chauvet Professional, sourced via importer Audiosure.
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AMSTERDAM – Austrian engineering company, AV Stumpfl will feature an 8K version of Wings Engine Raw at ISE 2016. The upgraded media server now offers four streams of full 4K uncompressed content at 60hz plus media overlays, text generation and show control on top. It is designed for media-based installations requiring high-resolution content such as themed attractions, cinematic presentation, theatres, live events, or even planetariums.
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LONDON – Organizers for the Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI), to be held Sept. 18 at Kensington Olympia in London, note that preparations for the ninth annual ceremony are already well underway, with submissions coming in for the Television and Concert Touring and Events categories.
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DURBAN, South Africa – Sound Stylists opened their Durban branch in 2010 to service the growing events, music and entertainment markets in the KwaZulu Natal port city, and it’s expanded from a satellite operation for the Johannesburg HQ with two staff to a major branch with 11 full time employees, working across all industry sectors. Pictured here is head of lighting Mphilisi Miya (AKA Tarzan) along with some of the most recent Robe additions to the rental company’s inventory.
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BRISTOL, UK – CPL provided lighting and video equipment for the TEDxBristol event, UK, one of the ongoing series of locally organized TEDx (Technology, Entertainment Design) global conferences underpinned by the not-for-profit Sapling Foundation. The “ideas worth spreading” program has an emphasis on technology, design and various other scientific, cultural and academic topics, and is designed to inspire and encourage action and initiative.
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NORMAN, OK — The Event Safety Alliance noted that a detailed agenda for the 2016 Severe Weather Summit March 8-9, 2016 is now available. Held at the National Weather Center’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK, the Severe Weather Summit is designed to aid event, sports, and venue professionals in preparing for and responding to dangerous weather conditions.
Read More »BOTHELL, WA — The OCA Alliance has noted that its Open Control Architecture (OCA), an open control and monitoring standard that the alliance created for professional audio and AV media network devices, has been officially standardized by the Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee (AESSC) in their published AES70-2015 standard for audio applications of networks — Open Control Architecture. With the Jan. 4, 2016 ratification of OCA as AES70, it is now an official public open standard.
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