Australia - The National Institute of Dramatic Art has taken delivery of Jands HPC12 dimmer racks to be utilised in their new atrium performance space. "We needed dimmers that had a "rock and roll" approach to allow for quick and easy ...
Tags: NIDA, dimmer racks, Power Distribution System, mains cables, HPX dimmers
UK - XL Video supplied full video production including LED screens, cameras / PPU and control, IMAG projection system and crew to Madness's recent sold-out UK arena tour. This capitalised on a high profile year for the band that included ...
Tags: LED screens, XL Video, video design, LED
Norway - The annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert, held in Oslo, saw an extensive network of Midas live audio mixing consoles ensure artists, including Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Hudson, and Seal, sounded spectacular. Hosted by the American ...
Tags: network, multiple floor monitors, Nobel Peace Prize Concert
UK - West London-based technical solutions company Entec Sound & Light continued its long working relationship with The Bootleg Beatles, the most successful and widely recognised tribute band to the legendary British musical group. Entec ...
Tags: lighting crew chief, lighting designer, lighting, Wash moving lights
A luminaire which harnesses gravity to produce light has been designed in the UK for use in developing countries. Jim Reeves and Martin Riddiford, directors at product design consultancy Therefore, were challenged to design an LED lantern ...
One of China's largest coal mines has introduced LEDs to reduce time spent fixing lamps and avoid potental hazards on site. The Xishan Duerping coal mine in Shanxi Province, owned by Shanxi Coking Coal, asked Shenzhen General Technology ...
Tags: China, coal mines, LEDs, fixing lamps
Lamps and reflectors from Megaman’s extensive decorative lamp range, including LED candles and LED GU10’s, are being used for a variety of applications in Coombe Abbey Hotel, a beautiful country house nestling within the ...
Tags: Lamps, decorative lamp, LED candles, LED
A new pound 2 million scheme is beginning to upgrade the Conwy Tunnel on the A55 in north Wales and it is expected to take four weeks to complete. There will be a new lighting system put in place in the westbound tunnel using LED outdoor ...
Tags: Conwy Tunnel, north Wales, LED lighting, LED technology
January 8, 2013 - Acuity Brands, a player in energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, has acquired the assets of Adura Technologies Inc., a developer of wireless controls and energy management solutions. Terms of the acquisition ...
Tags: wireless controls, energy management solutions, lighting
January 8, 2013 - Mike Gentile, vice president and general manager of Philips Lighting Canada, announced today the formation of a single customer facing sales organization representing the entire Philips Lighting portfolio previously ...
Tags: Lighting brands, Lighting, Philips Lamps, Lamps
Matheson of Basking Ridge, NJ, USA, a subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), says that William J. Kroll has transferred to the role of executive chairman of the board of directors, effective 2 January 2013. Kroll was ...
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) has taken delivery of a MA Lighting grandMA2 light console which will become the venue's main, large show lighting console. "It was time we upgraded and the grandMA2 is an awesome console," ...
Tags: BCEC, MA Lighting, grandMA2 light console, Brisbane Centre
Rapidly declining pricing, softening demand and a still uncertain global economy are creating challenges for manufacturers at all stages of the optical industry supply chain, according to the Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound ...
Tags: opto market, optical industry, LEDs, optoelectronic devices
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe), has acquired Solar Chile, a Santiago-based solar development company in which Fundación Chile was an early ...
Tags: Solar, Solar Chile, photovoltaic power projects, solar irradiance
Despite the lingering market pessimism which may last through 2013 and bring even greater challenges to LED lighting companies, the anticipation of a growing market share for LED lighting gives reason for optimism. Bridgelux The market ...
Tags: LED lighting, optimism, Bridgelux, Everlight