AMSTERDAM — Royal Philips acquired New Zealand-based Selecon, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of professional theatrical and architectural lighting fixtures. Under the terms of the agreement, Philips will acquire the business assets of Selecon New Zealand Limited, Selecon UK Limited, Selecon North America LLC and Aureol Lighting Limited. No financial details on the transaction were disclosed.
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Show Distribution Group Inc.’s latest controller for the entertainment rigging industry is a handheld computer controller designed to synchronize positioning and load balancing on over 250 hoists of any brands or type, including winches and scenery elevators. Features include user-defined access to control, meaning that certain users could have access to only a certain group of hoists, or be able to move hoists as groups only and not individually. Built with a heavy-duty remote enclosure and customizable and programmable to meet many requirements, the controller can be reprogrammed to be used in different setups or configuration. It can also be upgraded to add features like position monitoring, synchronization, load monitoring, speed control and more, assuming the hoists or winches are properly equipped with such features. It is well-suited for schools, churches, theatres, convention centers, touring, live events and other uses.
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NASHVILLE — Pastor Mark Marshall may not be able to physically be in two places at one time, but thanks to a fiber optic system linking a new 450-seat chapel and main church on its 50-acre suburban Nashville campus, he’s able to appear before groups of worshippers at the two houses of worship simultaneously.
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LONDON — Mark de Gruyter has joined Kinesys as head of sales and business development. de Gruyter has previously worked with Element Labs, High End Systems and PRG.
Read More »DUNEDIN, FL — Ocean Optics, a manufacturer of miniature photonics, has announced that its Thin Films Division is now become a separate company. Ocean Thin Films, as the new entity will be known, designs and manufactures patented dichroic filters and precision optics entertainment technology and other applications.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Robe Lighting launched its Robin (Robe Innovative Concept) range of moving light products at Prolight+Sound Frankfurt. The first fixtures in the Robin series are the Robin 3 Plasma Spot, the Robin 300E Spot and the Robin 300E Wash.
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Read More »CANTON, MI — The Joint Training Initiative of The ESTA Foundation and USITT announces Electrical and Rigging Training Sessions to be held at the Village Theatre at Cherry Hill in Canton, Mich. The event will be hosted and co-produced by Eastern Michigan University at Ypsilanti in association with The Village Theatre at Cherry Hill.
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Zero 88, part of Cooper Controls Ltd, launched ORB, a new theatrical lighting console based on market research and customer feedback. The ORB uses four universes of DMX control and the ZerOS software suite, the same platform underlying the operating system used for Zero 88’s Leap Frog and Frog 2. The ORB lets users control and integrate multiple LED fittings, intelligent lights or media servers controlling video along with generic dimming systems. The user interfaces include custom designed encoder wheels, multiple playback stacks, user definable keys and optional touch screens. The ORB also offers tools like an integrated track ball, automatic palettes and syntax keys for more experienced lighting operators. The ORB will be featured at the ProLight + Sound Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) honored Philips Color Kinetics with a "Significant Achievement in Solid-State Lighting Research & Development" award. It was the second year for the company's research efforts to be chosen to join a select few from more than 50 DOE-funded projects for the honor.
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SERIATE, Italy — Clay Paky named Ashley Lewis as its regional sales manager for the U.K. and Ireland. A 20-year veteran in the entertainment lighting business, he will be responsible for supporting Clay Paky customers in the region. Lewis is pictured left, with Clay Paky’s international sales director, Pio Nahum, center, and Emilio Cornelli, sales manager, right.
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DUNKERQUE, France — A waste disposal plant may seem an unlikely candidate for urban beautification, but that didn’t stop the Dunkerque City Council in France from specifying an architectural lighting installation for the Dunkerque Littoral Pole de Valorisation des Dechets.
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