Taiwanese company Acme Effects launched the iSoloution range of lighting products in association with UK partner Pro Light Concepts. With no Western backing, the company has worked hard to ensure its products are distributed worldwide.
Alongside its ranges of control options, coloured fluorescent tube specialists Anytronics were showing new additions to the outstation options for its Anylight systems, the new DP804 dimming pack and its enhanced range of T5 fluorescent fixtures.
Swedish company Beacon AB was showing its comprehensive gobo catalogue with over 350 new gobo designs. Still attracting strong interest was its Blackline range of gobos launched at PLASA 2003.
A remarkable array of optics, reflectors and other ocular products set the British Optical stand. Along with sister company International Optics, the company supplies components for a huge selection of lighting and projection products to an equally wide range of industries.
The new Powerline CP and Pro Series of amplifiers was launched by Carlsbro, with a total of seven new models, plus a new Pro series of enclosures. All offer 600W continuous power rating and are very keenly priced! The new Delta 15 sub-bass cabinet was also new.
Citronic, one of the UK's best-known DJ brands, launched its CD6 Ultima twin CD player, along with the SMFX 500 mixer and the PD45 turntable, also part of the top-end Ultima range. Also debuting was the CX Series of installation speakers.
Chauvet debuted its LED 'neon' flexible tube for sign making. Other products included the Stage Wash 900 colour changing wall wash fixture.
Deltec Loudspeakers is based in East Sussex and makes speakers for live applications, DJs and installs. New was the Contractor series of enclosures.
CLS offered the Light Case - a light show in a briefcase. Two four-lamp bars of MR16-size mini Pars house GU10 230V bulbs, with all dimming in the half-inch square bar.
Italian lighting manufacturer DTS Illuminazione from Rimini highlighted its latest moving head projector for 35mm slides, and its XM1200 Spot moving head. Also new was the 'Supernova' range of external fixtures with audio input.
Lighting effects company Eurotech UK reported a lot of interest in the Strobe 250 colour and its new moving head lasers. Daslight's Virtual Controller software was also proving popular.
Goboland was enjoying a busy show displaying its gobos with exchangeable colours and its new range which cuts down on reflection by decreasing the halo effect: a product that is proving popular.
Pride of place on the Hacousto International stand went to the new Messenger Mark II, steerable column loudspeakers, featuring moveable acoustic directivity controlled completely in software.
It was a first time at PLASA for laser specialist HB Laser Komponenten. The company's air-cooled digital lasers were showing off the merits of the company's Utopia software - creating laser display artwork to good effect.
LED lighting solutions specialists i-Vision launched its new LumosRange of LED fixtures at PLASA, a system of Luxeon 1W LED's with numerous commercial lighting applications.
Another company obviously enjoying its first PLASA was Just Lamps, whose Fiona Johnstone said: "There's been a lot of interest. It's going bloody well."
Kling & Freitag, with UK distributor VME, displayed its Line 212-SP, with integrated active electronics and the new SW 215E and SW215E-SP subwoofers, now in full production. VME also promoted its new events department run by VME events director Jane Fernihough.
UK debuts for a number of products took place on the stand of audio manufacturer K.M.E. These included the SNA2000 amplifier, the DPM26, two in, six out signal
