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VMB TL-A400/8

Creative Stage Lighting noted that VMB’s newest line array lift, the TL-A400/8, is now available in North America. The TL-A400/8 includes all features found with VMB’s other TL-A line array lifts, and also meets the DIN 56950-3 and DGUV17 European standards. The TL-A400/8 features include Load Limit System (an optional feature), Cable Guide System, a heavy-set overlap of the mast profiles to minimize flex, by increasing the amount that the mast profiles overlap each other and makes the lift stronger than ever.

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ADB Stagelight Launches OCEAN Console for Theaters

ADB Stagelight’s OCEAN console made its debut Nov. 27-28 at the JTSE exhibition (jtse.fr) in Paris. Designed for use at theaters, opera houses and multi-purpose venues, the console features a large (27.5 inch wide) high-res touchscreen that promises to give operators a view of the stage from every angle. Other features include four Ethernet outputs; 18 subfaders with Assign key, Start key and Flash button; and 18 Executor buttons with Assign key and Start key. There is also a Sequential Theatrical Crossfade, and Sequence Playbacks can also be assigned to subfaders. Other controls include a wheel for intensity and speed control, four rotary wheels with pushbutton functionality, seven Attribute Group/Palette keys and eight free assignable keys.

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MEGA Cases Return to Mega Systems Inc.

MEGA Cases, first established in 1998 by the MEGA (Miguel, Elio, Guillermo, Arturo) brothers shortly after MEGA Systems Inc. was born, are back. But the brand, which originally started off in a U.S. garage, is making its return to MEGA Systems brand portfolio from the international stage, with custom cases developed for clients sourced from China and available to the world market. The MEGA brothers are teaming up with their overseas partners to make the most of their combined experience in entertainment and sales, with a commitment from their locations in the U.S. and China to serve customer needs. MEGA Cases will be making their first re-appearance Jan. 24-27 at the NAMM 2019 Show in Anaheim, CA.

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Beckhoff ELM314x EtherCAT Measurement Modules

Beckhoff Automation has added the ELM314x economy line to the EtherCAT measurement module family, supplementing the established ELM3x0x line with a lower cost 1 ksps class. This I/O system expansion simplifies the use of system-integrated precision measurement technology, which taps significant optimization and efficiency potentials both in production machines and for inline test benches. The new ELM314x measurement modules are available in two, four, six and eight-channel versions. High-precision measurements with an accuracy of 100 ppm are possible over a wide temperature range from 10 to 40 °C. Each channel in the measurement modules can be set to current or voltage measurements with a sampling rate of up to 1 ksps per channel. Analog signals in the ranges from ±1.25 to ±10 V, 0 to 10 V, ±20 mA or 0/4 to 20 mA can be processed.

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Flex Rental Solutions’ Flex5 Phone

Flex Rental Solutions, which provides web-based inventory and rental management software for the AV, event and production management industry, has a new phone app, Flex5 Phone. Flex5 is the company’s new HTML5 user interface and features a complete rewrite of Flex’s user interface and backend architecture. Flex5 will eventually replace Flex’s current Flash UI by adding a new desktop environment. Flex5 Phone is already available for download in the Apple App Store for iPhones and in the Google Play store for Android devices. Flex5 Phone replaces Flex Mobile, which is no longer available in the App store. In August of this year, Flex Rental Solutions announced that it had released Flex5 Tablet. Flex5 Phone features will mirror Flex5 Tablet. Users can search, call, text, or get direction to a contact right from their phone or tablet.

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