Product News

Apollo Design Technology recently added two new sizes – 3 and 6 inch versions – of its Little Focus focusing wrenches. The company also reengineered its Little Focus 5 wrench. The new products were developed in response to user feedback.

High End Systems announced that its SolaSpot Pro 1500, the latest in the SolaSpot range, will be available in December 2014. The company says its SolaSpot Pro 1500 is designed to output 20,000 lumens using a 400W LED engine.

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.

Harman’s Martin Professional announced the RUSH Wizard “full-house” effect light for nightclubs, bars and other leisure environments is now shipping. As the latest member of the RUSH by Martin line of affordable lighting solutions, the RUSH Wizard is designed to serve as a bright yet energy-efficient light providing high-quality mid-air effects.

Lightware Visual Engineering has introduced the UMX-TPS range of extension systems designed to transmit multiple video formats at resolutions up to 4K and UHD.  With these transmitters video, audio and control signals can be sent up to 170 meters at full HD over a single CAT5 cable.  The UMX-TPS-TX120, UMX-TPS-TX130 and UMX-TPS-TX140 transmitters are ideal solutions for small meeting rooms, classrooms, control rooms and home cinema applications. 

Chauvet Professional’s new Vesuvio RGBA combines color and fog to create unusual atmospheric effects. It is equipped with 28 red, green, blue and amber LEDs and a fog generator that produces 40,000 cubic feet per minute. The Vesuvio RGBA is also equipped with an electronic dimmer and a variable strobe.

ADJ’s new Inno Scan HP (pictured here, left) and Inno Roll HP (pictured below) are higher-power versions of its earlier LED mirror scanners, both featuring 80-watt LED sources. Its 8 colors and 6 rotating, interchangeable GOBOs can be combined to create create mesmeric colored pattern effects.

Mantracourt announced that a smaller size case is now available for its BroadWeigh wireless load monitoring system. The custom designed, compact case is available for up to 8 wireless load cell shackles. It is designed to make the load monitoring system easily transportable when on tour and better suited to smaller projects.

Staging Concepts’ Bravado Acoustical Shell System, a portable and lightweight acoustics system designed to blend and reflect sound energy towards audiences in performing arts venues, consists of mobile towers and ceiling panels that align to form a performance space that promises to enhance the audience experience.

Blizzard Lighting’s new Skyline is an 8-port, rack-mountable DMX splitter with built-in two-way 2.4GHz ISM wireless connectivity. As with Blizzard’s Pipeline 8-way DMX distributor, the Skyline gives users a simple and efficient way to distribute and boost incoming DMX signals into each of its 8 separate electronically isolated, 3-pin DMX outputs.

The Jem Hazer Pro from Harman’s Martin features advanced pump technology, a 2.5-liter fluid capacity that provides 10 hours of operation on full output, an on-board control panel with preset functionality and a variety of other new features.

Creative Conners, based in Warren, RI, responded to the need from production company Stage House to have more surface contact between Creative Conners’ Revolver stage turntable mechanism and a drive ring mounted to the underside of the turntable. As a result, the company has modified their Revolver to provide better engagement between the 8” friction wheel of the machine and the drive ring of any existing turntable. The new design also gives operators easier access for maintenance on the friction wheel.