Ayrton celebrates with triple launch at PLASA 2017
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Ghibli, MiniPanel-FX, and WildSun K25 TC were introduced to the market and received an “incredible response”.
“Ayrton is committed to providing the lighting designer with a complete range of lighting tools to suit every purpose and size of venue,” says Ayrton CEO, Chris Ferrante. “Our new releases are indicative of the breadth of our product range which constantly evolves to meet the requirements of our creative client base.”
Ghibli is Ayrton’s first LED spot luminaire and marks an expansion of Ayrton’s automated lighting range. Ghibli boasts high output, ultra-efficient optics, a 8:1 zoom from 7° to 56° and a selectable high CRI mode amongst its wealth of features housed in a compact, competitively-priced, package with a classy, sleek, industrial design.
Despite its small size, Ghibli offers one of the fullest ranges of options on the market, including CMY colour mixing, variable CTO and full field framing. The complete effect section includes two gobo wheels (one rotating, one static), a fixed colour wheel, a prism, an animation wheel and two frost filters, in addition to focus, iris, electronic dimming, strobe and engine animation control capabilities. The full field framing system is rotatable to 60° and allows each frame to be positioned with precision on a 100% surface area in all positions, even capable of a full wipe, to give lighting designers countless creative possibilities.
MiniPanel-FX, a diminutive version of the MagicPanel-FX, indicated the flavour of things to come as the company continues its development of a range of miniaturised versions of its successful FX range.
WildSun K25 TC (True Colour), an evolution of WildSun K25, sports a new LED chip that is calibrated to deliver a consistent colour temperature of 5,700K and CRI in excess of 92, yet uses 40% less power.
Launched at Prolight+Sound 2017, Ayrton’s Merak 250W RGBW LED wash light made its first appearance at Olympia. This little powerhouse of technology features a proprietary 10:1 optical zoom system, with a 7° to 70° zoom and a new Fresnel lens design to ensure perfectly homogenous colour mixing regardless of beam angle.
Ambersphere’s famous Gin O’Clock gathering at the end of each day gave plenty of opportunity for visitors to mingle and discuss the new products demonstrated throughout the day. “The response to our new products and future roadmap were extremely positive,” says Ferrante. “We are very excited at the prospect of bringing these new products to market over the coming months. What a way to celebrate Ayrton’s 15th Anniversary!”
(Jim Evans)
