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New Products at PLASA London 2013

PLASA_LONDON2013-1013PLASA London 2013 will feature a brand new floor plan, two new bars, three new business lounges, and three new educational theaters — all in line with its mission to be the world’s premier platform for pro audio, lighting and stage technologies.

This year the show (at ExCeL London from Oct. 6-9) will host a plethora of global, European and UK product launches for the pro-audio and entertainment lighting industries.

Here is just a selection of the new products that will be on show at PLASA London 2013:

Avolites will launch a range of wings to extend the capabilities of all of its Titan consoles — the Sapphire Touch Wing, Sapphire Media Wing and the Titan Mobile Wing. The Titan Mobile Wing gives direct access to items that are always needed, such as Shape Overlay Cues blinders, house lights, smoke machines or performer key lights for TV productions.

AC-ET will unveil the new lighting product range from Vision, alongside the latest offerings from Chroma-Q, PixelRange, Spotlight, SGM, Philips Selecon and Mole Richardson.

ArKaos is promising to give customers tantalizing hints of the ‘magic yet to come’ with sneak peeks at the new Studio Server and Video Optimiser. The Studio Server is a four-output media server with all the ease of full MediaMaster Pro features on board. It has been designed to deliver optimal images for the high-end demands of studio, concert tour, television and corporate applications. ArKaos new Video Optimizer allows you to convert video files to optimal format with just a couple of clicks.

Artistic Licence brings three innovative new products to PLASA London. nanoScope is a pocket-sized, battery-powered tester for DMX512 and RDM; eSense promises to unlock the potential of RDM for smart monitoring applications — currently a hugely under-used resource; and Art-Osc is a new protocol that allows remote interfacing of lighting control data via smartphones or tablets.

PLASA_scene-1013Chromalech will present Elidy software version 2.0 for the first time in the UK. Elidy, the world’s first LED matrix fixture capable of projecting volumetric graphics, was launched at PLASA 2012; this free upgrade introduces ‘Animation Maker’, an integral powerful GIF sequencer which controls Elidy like a moving light using the minimum number of DMX channels. Also new for PLASA, Chromlech completes its Elidy range with the introduction of the Elidy striplight, an LED strip projector composed of either 5 or 15 LEDs that incorporates all the technology and functionality of the Elidy panels and also, in a revolutionary new development, brings a new Addressing Technology to the market.

HARTING, the provider of connectivity and RFID solutions for audio-visual multimedia installation and asset management applications, will be showing Han-Eco Outdoor, a new addition to HARTING’s Han-Eco connector family specifically designed for outdoor applications. The Han-Eco Outdoor connector housing is based on robust high-performance plastic material, making it weather resistant and light-weight.

The Le Mark Group has chosen PLASA 2013 for the UK launch of its new range of Dirty Rigger GLOWMAN LED series, the Backstage Light Glove. Featuring integrated i-lume technology by fibretronic, GLOWMAN combines workwear expertise with cutting edge LED technology. The gloves are ROHS compliant with a luminous density 30,000 MCD, and are touch screen compatible with all major phone and tablet touch screen devices.

MilTec will introduce the production versions of its British-made Mini-Map miniature LED screen that measures 155×155-millimeter with 36 pixels and is controlled via DMX512. Two versions are available, one for touring and one for installation. The idea behind the product is to allow small and medium sized companies to produce effective pixel effects on a budget and using standard cabling.

Robert Juliat will exhibit for the first time with its new UK partner, Ambersphere Solutions, and will introduce a new motorized yoke as an accessory for its range of Fresnel lanterns. This option will be of great assistance to operas, theaters and all venues requiring automated fixtures.

AC Audio offers hands-on demos including Soundcraft, Yamaha and Allen & Heath alongside RCF active line array system and loudspeaker products from Nexo.

Norton Audio will highlight its LS3 line source array and club sound system P1 in the show’s exciting new AudioLab Arena sponsored by Medialease.

Pioneer is set to enter the professional audio market with the launch of its flagship club sound system.

TC Group will return to PLASA London to showcase its recent product launches. Lab.gruppen will provide this year’s main focus, with the new, affordable amp range. On top of that, the flagship PLM 20000Q – which comes incorporated with Lake Processing, will also be on the stand. Tannoy’s appearance will be spearheaded by its successful passive column range VLS Series, the first Tannoy product to incorporate FAST (Focused Asymmetrical Shaping Technology), which helps deliver “unique acoustic performance benefits not previously seen across a full range of passive column loudspeakers.”

The show opens next week and if you’re interested in attending, go here.

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