The LU500 open frame AC/DC power supply is new from SL Power Electronics, a division of SL Industries. At 500 watts, the LU500 is well suited for LED and architectural lighting that requires a small form factor, high efficiency and wide input range. SL Power will be showcasing the new LU500 during the LDI trade show in Las Vegas, Oct. 23-25, in booth number 438.
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POTTSTOWN, PA — Although the decision on “LED vs. Projection” for corporate events has always been influenced by what video gear is available, and at what cost, a proliferation of lower-cost, higher-resolution LED video options may be shifting the debate somewhat. While acknowledging that his company “mainly focuses on LED displays,” and that he “may be biased towards LED,” Upstage Video owner Doug Murray invited two other rental and staging industry professionals, Scott Williams from Quince Imaging and Brian Brooks from MB Video Productions, for their potentially contrasting views.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI), a leading control and automation manufacturer for residential and light commercial settings, today announced that Mike Everett has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing, Americas.
Le Maitre will be unveiling two new Special Effects technologies at this year’s LDI, Booth 455. Le Maitre’s G300-SMART is a professional smoke machine, designed with the future in mind. This new machine features IoT capability via Wi-Fi, wireless set up and diagnostics, and an easy to read backlit LCD display. Also on view at LDI 2015 will be the X2 WAVE FLAMER, a fluid based flame machine.
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AV Stumpfl will bring the largest ever line up of innovation to LDI 2015. Making its Americas debut at LDI 2015, will be the Wings Engine Raw, a triple-stream 4K uncompressed media server that uses a custom engineered RAID 10 system (pictured here).
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COLOGNE, Germany – LD Björn Hermann used GLP impression X4 S and X4 L fixtures to help boost a giant matrix at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne for the second Video Days. This was another opportunity for 15,000 YouTube fans to see the stars of this genre not only on a canvas, but also live on stage at the massive Lanxess Arena.
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Robe will launch its new BMFL Wash and BMFL Wash XF (Extra Features) fixtures at LDI 2015. There will also be a host of other new products making their US debut at Booth 2521 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Oct. 23-25.
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ADJ will continue to celebrate 30 Years of Pure Lighting Excitement as it returns to LDI with a series of game-changing products, all of which display the company’s recent developments in the professional production and nightclub/mobile entertainment sectors. They include the Revo 4 IR, COB Cannon Wash Pearl and WiFLY Chameleon (pictured here, L-R).
LONDON – Colour Sound Experiment supplied gear for Secret Garden Party (SGP), which drew 30,000 to Mill Hill Field in Cambridgeshire July 23-26. Jonathan Ricketts, Head of Lighting for SGP’s production team, The Dark Horses, included 18 Clay Paky Sharpys in the Great Stage’s lighting rig. Pictured here, Jungle performs.
MIDDLETON, WI – Undergoing a planned phase of strategic growth, ETC in Middleton, Wisconsin has surpassed a significant milestone this summer, employing more than 1,000 people worldwide.
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PixelFLEX is expanding its FLEXUltra product line with 1.6mm, 1.9mm, and 1.9mm front-serviceable LED video panels. Designed for the permanent installation market, the FLEXUltra product line promises stunning high-resolution and curve-able LED displays that allow designers and engineers to easily create exciting and unique environments.
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MONTREAL – The Duceppe theater company staged Judy Garland, la fin d’une étoile, a French language adaptation of Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow, which focusing on the last months of actress Judy Garland’s life, in Montreal from April 8 to May 16. Set designer Olivier Landreville required custom carpet to showcase Garland’s performance in a hotel suite, where a piano would sit. He turned to Vincent Rousselle, Duceppe’s technical director, for an assist, and Rousselle found a custom printed carpet solution from Enhance a Colour.
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