ABTT 2018: AC-ET shows extensive portfolio
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Lighting: Chroma-Q's premium performance Color Force II LED cyclorama & effects light, and Inspire XT RGBW LED house light - both multi award-winners - and new Studio Force II high output variable white fixture; ProLights' Eclipse LED Fresnel in a choice of white colour temperatures, plus various effects lighting models; a preview of Spotlight's Hyperion 6-colour LED Profile and Fresnel, alongside many other theatrical LED fixtures; Follow-Me's remote follow spot control system for harnessing multiple moving lights from any brand in any orientation, to replace old-school follow spots; LSC's Mantra Lite console; Luminex's range of high performance lighting networking solutions; and LumenRadio's wireless DMX and RDM lighting control products.
Rigging: The new original, Sixty82 brings a fresh innovative approach to trussing and staging systems through years of experience from the industry innovators who are behind the new brand; BroadWeigh's new BW-BSd wireless USB dongle for laptops and tablets, enabling users to connect to BroadWeigh shackles at a line of sight range of up to 500m; Columbus McKinnon Entertainment's Prostar electric chain hoists designed for smaller venues; and Tourmate's new Multilock Hoist, a new cabling system for controlling and powering hoists that removes the risk of cross connecting them with other power supplies.
Audio: D.A.D's Touring Power Series of affordable loudspeaker solutions purpose-engineered to the high performance level needed for live applications; Allen & Heath's dLive S5000 fully featured digital console and DM48 MixRack system covering all show bases; Luminex audio networking solutions; Sennheiser's new evolution wireless G4 series providing even simpler, more flexible and reliable professional wireless technology; Shure's new Axient Digital wireless system combining truly outstanding sound quality and RF signal performance; and NEXO's GEO M6 high output, flexible line array system delivering full-range sound in a compact design.
Video: ProLights' AlphaPIX modular LED video wall for immersive scenic backdrops at the ideal resolution for the viewing distance; Green Hippo's new Hippotizer V4+ media servers range featuring built-in Notch functionality; Panasonic's ground-breaking PT-RZ21K 3-Chip DLP Laser projector giving flagship picture quality in a low maintenance, compact and durable design; Draper's FocalPoint modular projector screen featuring a rigid, durable frame; and video over IP solutions thanks to Luminex and Just Add Power.
Power & Distro: StageSmarts' smartPDU introducing a new level of intelligent load monitoring, safety and reliability for AC power distribution; and Tourflex Cabling's vast power, signal & multicore cable and connector configuration options, which are used for all equipment on the stand.
(Jim Evans)