Pio Nahum, Clay Paky marketing manager, says:"We got very positive feedback from this show, which confirmed that our product choices and commercial policy are right, at a time when our reference competitors are announcing negative results for last year and a difficult recovery. Our distribution network is increasingly widespread on five continents, and our product range has grown to include new items, such as LED screens."
The Alpha 1500 line was presented in full force for the first time. A beam shaper, a spotlight and a washlight have been added to the previously launched beam moving light and long-throw washlight, so that the line now consists of five models with well defined functions and fields of application. They can be combined together due to their complementary effects, modular construction, advanced electronics and perfectly interchangeable firmware.
Clay Paky also debuted the Mirage. It is an innovative semi-transparent LED display with video technology, designed to adapt both to indoor and outdoor environments. It is not physically built as a solid barrier, but allows you to see what is behind it and allows light beams to pass through it in both directions. It is a see-through display, with a structure consisting of thin horizontal bars alternated with gaps that give it an approximately 50% transparency ratio. Thanks to its specifications and ease of handling and use, the Mirage display is suitable for a variety of applications including small and large events, live shows, and in TV studios.
Another new Clay Paky product is HandsOn, introduced for the first time at PL+S 2010. It is a practical control system that allows you to programme a medium-sized computerised lighting system using a PC. HandsOn transforms the laptop screen into an intuitive direct control interface for any DMX 512 fixture, including lights with conventional lamps or LEDs, dimmers, lasers, smoke machines, and any other effect.
(Jim Evans)
