COLUMBIA, MD — Nemetschek AG, corporate parent to Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., announced that it will acquire 100 percent of Bluebeam Software, Inc., headquartered in Pasadena, CA. Bluebeam is a leading provider of PDF-based workflow solutions for digital processes and collaboration in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry with more than 650,000 users worldwide.
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ROUDNICE nad LABEM, Czech Republic — Milos Group, parent company to Tomcat, will add James Thomas Engineering (JTE) to its stable of truss-related brands. The company announced plans to bring JTE under the Tomcat banner Oct. 6.
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LONDON — The seventh Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI), held at the at the Troxy Theatre here on Oct. 5, honored the creative achievements of lighting and video professionals working on shows across the U.K. The awards, organized by The Society of Television & Lighting Design (STLD), The Association of Lighting Designers (ALD), Clay Paky and Ambersphere Solutions, included touring, television and theatrical lighting and video design categories. LD Mark Jonathan served as host at the event.
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LAS VEGAS — Micah Otano and Jason Scoppa worked with PRG recently to bring the vibe of the Sayers Club in Hollywood, CA to Las Vegas’ newly opened SLS Casino, on the site of the former Sahara at the northern end of the Strip. For the grand opening, which featured rock legend Lenny Kravitz, PRG provided Chauvet Professional’s ÉPIX Strip 2.0 and Bar 2.0 fixtures.
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VAN NUYS, CA — Ed Pink Racing Engines, an auto racing engine building, rebuilding, testing, design and development facility based here, updated their previous lighting system with 13 LED high-bay luminaires fro LEDtronics. The new system, comparably brigh to the one it replaced, uses only a fraction of the energy. RTM Lighting & Electronics oversaw the installation.Pictured here is a before (left) and after (right) look at the facility.
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MIAMI — For a unique entertainment experience called H2Hombre: Brave The Elements, presented at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center, Everlast Productions of Dania Beach, FL provided 70 COLORado 4 IP Quad-Color LED linear bars and 16 Q-Wash moving yoke LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, is one of the sports venues that have been turning to Click Effects for their digital content delivery system. Click Effects, a division of Nashville-based Sound & Video Creations, has been relying, in turn, upon Vista Systems’ Spyder for live multiple-destination video and data mixed signal switching with real-time windowing and composition.
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Le Maitre’s new line of Colored Ice Gerbs includes a notable new color change effect. A deeply cultured flame enveloping the base of the gerb and a column of silver sparks shoot up to heights of 6-8ft, the company notes. The effect, which lasts for some 20 seconds, is available in aqua, blue, green, orange, purple, red, yellow and pink or as a color change version.
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