Events

Coemar

Details: 14 March 2016

A brace of new products from Coemar; I-Wash LED an automated LED washlight, with RGB mixing. The popular I-Spot 1200 now comes in an EB (electronic ballast) variant. New to the I range, I-Wash 575 and I-Spot 575, both remarkably small units for their output, and both also available with electronic ballast, greatly reducing weight.

SES Film & Television

Details: 14 March 2016

SES Film & Television was back after a three-year gap from PLASA, and reportedly enjoyed a very busy show, with special interest in its range of HDPE plastic distro boxes and new Y-cord splitter - a proper moulded 16A Cee Form splitter. Also new was a non-serviceable Cee Form plug/socket.

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MBN Eventproducts

Details: 14 March 2016

If it wasn't the big red blow-up man that drew your attention to the MBN Eventproducts stand, then the repeating videos of clubbers bouncing around in foam undoubtedly did. As well as nightclub staples like foam and confetti cannon, the company was promoting its new Airdome, an inflatable waterproof housing for moving heads.

DNH World-Wide

Details: 14 March 2016

DNH World-Wide is known for its high quality loudspeakers with interchangeable components that are easy to install. A new product for 2004 is its 40W Zone 1 Atex alarm driver. Aimed at the demanding off-shore market, it is extremely loud and certified not to cause a spark.

Funktion One

Details: 14 March 2016

Funktion One itself was putting various products through their paces, including the new Resolution 1 loudspeakers. Featuring a new 5" driver and ported 12" bass driver, the enclosure has been designed to hide a wall bracket and is available in silver or the company's regulation violet.

ETC

Details: 14 March 2016

The newest addition to ETC's Smart solutions line is SmartFade, a compact lighting console ideal for first-time users, educational establishments and amateur groups. SmartFade has three operating modes: Two Preset, Normal and DMX Backup.

PLASA also saw the European lighting market get its first look at Congo, the latest console developed with the respected Avab brand. A new version of Safari software, V3.5, has also been released and for a limited time is being offered free to users who register name and system details at a new Avab website administered by ETC.

Slingco

Details: 14 March 2016

Slingco was again showing its revolutionary Cablenet 'virtual floor'. Strong enough to hold the weight of technicians, the floors are virtually invisible from ground level and cast no shadow.

Enttec

Details: 14 March 2016

PLASA debutant Enttec had a successful show: on a mission to appoint European distributors for its lighting control solutions, the Australian manufacturer took the opportunity to launch its versatile Datagate DMX routing engine.

PRG

Details: 14 March 2016

PRG this year had much to show and tell. With no visible evidence of the grim reaper in sight, VLPS and LSD Fourth Phase shared the stand, mingling easily with one another and their respective customers. There is a review period underway examining the integration potentials, with particular focus on combining rental stock, management systems and equipment tracking. The new VL3500 from Vari*Lite was displayed - a lamp that takes the existing VL3000 and adds a shutter mechanism by removing one gobo wheel. More significantly, the EX1 media server takes the current trend for such systems to the extremes, with the ability to create stunning effects in the 3D realm. Features include keystone correction by virtual shutters (mouse grabable at each corner) and 3D movement control by pan and tilt functions on the lighting desk.

MilTec UK

Details: 14 March 2016

Something for everyone on the stand of MilTec UK. New PR Lighting 575 and 1200 wash/profiles were flying the flag for moving heads, while the company's own-brand power amplifiers were attracting attention from users with lower budgets. Beyma loudspeakers were on show to interest PA manufacturers, with Ecler mixers and Universal Effects foam cannon of interest to the nightclub fraternity.

Current Thinking

Details: 14 March 2016

The comprehensive range of audio assistance equipment offered by Current Thinking included clipboard and portable induction loop amplifiers, a low-spill induction loop kit, the Unity self-contained voice alarm amplifier and controller, plus the VoCall EVCS combined fire telephone and disabled voice communication system.

Protonic

Details: 14 March 2016

Resource management is the name of the game for Protonic: Easyjob V3.0 is software developed by a team experienced in the entertainment industry, for personnel, equipment, and general asset management. A German language original has become an English version - curiously by demand of Danish customers. The software also features a sub-set for large project management jobs, and Protonic provides user training and support.

LSC Lighting

Details: 14 March 2016

Australian lighting control manufacturer LSC revealed its new XTC console, taking the best features from the popular MaXim console and re-packaging them in a striking, compact club console format. LSC's EKO DMX dimmer is now available as a hybrid machine with architectural features - it talks DMX and also offers environmental features such as internal memories and remote wall stations.

Commercial Audio Solutions

Details: 14 March 2016

Commercial Audio Solutions supplies specifically architecturally pleasing and appropriate products. Products on the stand included the WSP Series of flush music panels from CES Audio, as recently supplied to the Theatre Royal Stratford East on the recommendation of English Heritage.

Chainmaster

Details: 14 March 2016

An upgrade to its hoist control software saw Chainmaster refining a well-liked product. More significantly with BGV D8, the rigging standard for hoisted loads above the public, Chainmaster now offers a retrofit double-brake assembly for all its hoists. (BGV D8 allows for 50% rated load above the public, provided the hoist is double-braked).

Prolyte

Details: 14 March 2016

The new Prolyft hoist from Prolyte is a range of chain hoists with a built-in scannable code device that enables users to data track their equipment for servicing and utilization. Also new, Prolyte Barrier is a lightweight crowd control barrier. Just 35kg per 1m section, it has a simple interlock and folds totally flat for storage.

Look Solutions

Details: 14 March 2016

MD Kirsten Eicher said Look Solutions was having an extremely busy show with many international visitors on the stand interested in its extensive range of fog machines. The company has recently opened a new office in the USA to respond to its growing market.

Tannoy

Details: 14 March 2016

Tannoy highlighted its new Arena 5.1 system for residential and 'lifestyle' applications: it features extended wideband frequency response and dual concentric drivers. Minimum components in the signal path ensure transparency and aural separation. A 300W amplifier powers the subwoofer, the cabinets are stylish and curvaceous with stands that swivel round to become wall brackets. Arena is currently available in black, white, silver and bronze.

Optima Lighting

Details: 14 March 2016

Optima Lighting showed its new Matrix 300 spot moving light fixture. With 575 and 700 Spots and Wash fixtures in all three ranges 'coming soon', they were testing the water at PLASA for the first time. The fixtures are designed and engineered in the US and manufactured in Romania.

Dare Professional Audio

Details: 14 March 2016

Dare Professional Audio, always hot on the aesthetic front, is getting into architectural audio products with its new 'Wafer' enclosures. The back box is installed at first-fix stage and the front grille cloth - available in a variety of finishes, colours and printed patterns - is attached at second fix stage. The box is available in 2, 3 or 4-ways versions. The 2-way, an A3-sized 40mm deep panel is being sold via the Marcus Art Galleries in Birmingham.

TMB-UK

Details: 14 March 2016

Being positioned next to the Bandit Lites bar meant that TMB-UK had a captive audience for much of the show. Dominating the stand was an eye-catching, star-shaped array of ColourPix LED fixtures, a product aimed at the increasingly blurred area between LED lighting and video.

XTBA

Details: 14 March 2016

XTBA featured a range of products, among them its new DMX Audit and The Splitter View DMX splitters. The View shows what's occurring on the DMX line and also transmits, so the user can add and set levels to DMX channels. The Audit takes that info to another level, enabling all DMX parameters to be changed. It can fix 'bad' DMX with a couple of button presses, and it can send 'fast', 'slow' or 'lazy' DMX to help different DMX strings talk to one another!

Element Labs

Details: 14 March 2016

Element Labs showed the latest generation of its popular LED products - VersaTILE and VersaTUBE. VersaTILE now has factory-set colour calibration as part of its fourth generation upgrade. This close control over colour accuracy also allows faithful reproduction of more difficult colours such as grey, brown, fleshtones and pure white, say the company. Meanwhile, VersaTUBE has also been enhanced with improved colour rendition and other features.

Penton

Details: 14 March 2016

Going up in the world was Penton UK, which took a stand on the top deck - a change from its usual downstairs position. This year's focus was on overseas clients, but there were three new speaker products, including a circular version of the vandal-proof Sentry, the PW6/T inexpensive rectangular enclosure and the PMC4/T weatherproof model.

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