LONDON — In its 21st year, PLASA 2012 marks the final staging of the annual exhibition at Earls Court & Olympia before the show moves to ExCeL London (and the month of October) for 2013. Along with panel sessions on the industry’s involvement in this year’s Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics, there were plenty of new lighting and video products on display.
ArKaos had the latest details of its new MediaMaster 3.0 and the Video Mapper extension at Stand 2-R23 in the White Light zone.
Artistic Licence Engineering was among those represented at PLASA’s stand devoted to RDM developments (1-EC2-R4), which this year split its focus on architectural and entertainment use.
Avolites Media (1-G15) featured its Ai Infinity Media Server and Sapphire Media console.
CAST Group (1-E27) launched its upgraded BlackTrax V1, with tracked spotlights demonstrating how the speed of the system has been increased by between two and four times that of the original — a development made possible by switching to an Ethernet connection between the BlackTrax cameras and controller from the prior reliance on USB connectivity.
Chroma-Q (1-E8) launched its Studio Force Phosphor LED lighting range alongside the brand’s other recent LED, control, data distribution and lighting accessory solutions. Chroma-Q also unveiled its new corporate logo, brand identity and revamped website.
coolux (1-C17) featured its Pandoras Box Version 5.3, Widget Designer 4.0, and new uncompressed SSD playback editions of Pandoras Box.
Cooper Controls (1-E38) featured Zero 88’s 40th anniversary celebration and the launch of ZerOS 8.0 operating software, along with a hands-on display of RDM and moving light control with a wide range of consoles. The Cooper Controls booth also featured LED products from Cogent Lighting. Zero 88’s RDM enabled network and data distribution products were on show in the RDM area (2-R4).
Daktronics (1-H33) featured demos for its Vortek Classic hoist and Pro Series controller with its 3-part cueing capability, along with the handheld maintenance pendant used during commissioning to verify that the hoist is working correctly.
GLP (1-F8), which launched its latest LED fixture, the Volklsicht Spot, also featured its impression X4. The stand also features the latest G-LEC video solutions.
Green Hippo Ltd (1-G6) is following a year of expansion in staff and premises with announced enhancements of its media servers that promise user benefits including improved work-flow and production times and enhanced 3D video mapping, demoed by the new RegionMapper, projecting onto a cube in the middle of the stand, where the company turned VideoMapper 3D.
Jands (1-E10) launched its “Made for LEDs” Stage CL console, with 12 direct fixture control channels, powerful yet simple storing and a touch-screen interface, all in an easily portable chassis.
Lightfactor supported partner product launches from VXCO (with new DMX Creator PC lighting control software), DTS (Nick 1201 NRG LED moving head wash fixture, Jack Spot moving head with a dynamic motorized zoom and Scena F (fresnel) and PC (pebble convex) LED theatrical fixtures), LDR Alba 200W LED profile fixture), Cooper Controls (Cogent LED fixtures and Zero88 control products) along with Lightfactor’s distribution collaboration with soundlight.de.
LSC Lighting Systems (2-Q22) featured its new Clarity LX300 & LX600 lighting and media control consoles and EKO TruPower installation dimmer.
Martin (1-F44) marked 25 years with a new product focus that ranged from its MAC Viper series to the latest products in its MAC III AirFX, MAC III Wash and VC series of LED video, along with the M-Series lighting controller and atmospheric smoke machine product ranges.
Milos, which now also owns Litec and Tomcat, previewed three versions of its new Mobiltechlift range, due out in January 2013. Built with a telescopic mast and manual hand-winch system, the Mobiltechlifts can lift loads of up to 529 lbs. 6.5 meters in the air.
Penn Elcom (1-B15) combined its brands CLD, Pro Audio Stash and Rackz into a single integrated booth, with a special focus this year on the company’s CaseDesigner software innovations.
Philips Entertainment (Hall 1, stand BV 1-F50) launched the Showline range of LED fixtures, including the SL BAR 640 and 660, the SL BAR 520 and the SL PAR 150. They are designed to work seamlessly with the company’s Vari-Lite, Selecon and Strand Lighting brand products. Philips also introduced the Selecon PLFRESNEL-1 and the PLPROFILE-1, which relieve users of the need to change lamps and color filters. Also on show were the Strand Lighting ML250 moving light control console and new iPad controls for Palette lighting control consoles. Philips also marked 30 years since the first Vari-Lite moving lights were put into service.
Pixled featured its F-10 10.4 mm tiles, which can be used indoors or outdoors, or be rigged horizontally and covered to serve as a dynamic dance-floor and under-floor stage effect.
Prism Projection (2-P16, in the White Light Zone) expanded its RevEAL line of LED products with three new luminaires — Profile Jr., Studio.3 Fresnel, and Studio.UV Fresnel.
Robe (1 F47), which had its origins as a company in 1994 and adopted the Robe brand in 2002, celebrated its 10th anniversary with the focus on the following additions to the ROBIN line of fixtures: DLS Profile, MMX WashBeam, 800 LEDWash, Actor 3, Actor 6, Actor 12 and 100 LED Beam (DL and SW versions). The company notes that its DL fixtures are designed to meet theatrical and television lighting requirements.
Robert Juliat (2-R18, in the White Light Zone) spotlit its Tibo and Zep LED profiles along with the company’s 4000W HTI Lancelot, 1800W MSR Victor long throw spot and its short throw counterpart, Flo.
Rosco is debuting the Miro Cube, its new line of wash lights based on Black Tank’s Brick Blaster fixtures. Three luminaires make up the range: Miro Cube 4C, Miro Cube WNC and Miro Cube UV.
Spotlight s.r.l. featured its new FresneLED 250 White Tunable fixtures, its ProfiLED 200 and its ProfiLED 250 RGBW.
Stage Technologies was represented within PLASA’s professional development program and rigging conference panels, and also returned to the exhibition’s Hall 1.
Tüchler Bühnen & Textiltechnik GmbH (2-R10), makers of flame retardant fabrics, dance and stage flooring and stage technology solutions, exhibited for the first time at PLASA 2012.
Wireless Solution Sweden AB (2-R13 in the White Light Zone) featured its W-DMX G4S software and the BlackBox MK2 and also participated in educational seminars.
PLASA 2013 is set for ExCeL London from Oct. 6-9.
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