UK - Robert Juliat, French manufacturer of tungsten, discharge and LED lighting fixtures and followspots, will be exhibiting at PLASA 2013 on stand T76 in the Ambersphere Solutions area.

"We are pleased to be part of the exciting changes as PLASA moves to its new venue at London ExCel," says Robert Juliat MD, François Juliat. "This will be the first exhibition for us with our new local partner, Ambersphere Solutions, which became our exclusive distributor for the UK this summer, and we are looking forward to an invigorating show."

Robert Juliat will be introduci

UK - Chromlech, Brittany-based manufacturers of specialist lighting fixtures including the award-winning Elidy LED matrix fixture and Gleamer low-voltage dimmer, will be exhibiting at PLASA 2013 in the White Light Zone on Stand F39.

Elidy, the world's first LED matrix fixture capable of projecting volumetric graphics, first came to the attention of the industry when it was launched at PLASA 2012 and went on to win a coveted Etoile du SIEL the following year.

Since then Elidy has taken the world of live performance by storm. This year alone has seen it used to stunning effect on tour

USA - The new Luxeon Q from Philips Lumileds delivers superior performance in a high-power emitter that serves as a direct drop-in replacement for products that use the standard 3535 surface mount package. Luxeon Q is the first high-power LED based on LUXEON Flip Chip die, Philips Lumileds high performance Chip Scale Package (CSP) device architecture, says the company.

Kathleen Hartnett, product line director for Luxeon Emitters notes, "Our LED is especially competitive when it's driven harder. For instance, at 1 Ampere, a flux of more than 300 lm at an efficacy of 102 lm/W at 85

UK - Professional audio, AV and broadcast cables specialist CLD Distribution launches its new Gig series of audio cables on Stand J10 at the PLASA Lighting & Sound exhibition at ExCeL London, 6-9 October.

The Gig series is a high quality, value-added range of cables designed specifically for audio professionals working in all areas of live music, entertainment, recording and production engineering ... including professional musicians, studios, touring crews and technicians, rental and installation companies.

Available throughout the UK via CLD's extensive trade and wholesale network

UK - LED lighting pioneer Litepanels will be demonstrating its expanded line of Sola and Inca LED Fresnels with the new Sola 12 and Inca 12 fixtures, at PLASA London 2013 from 6 to 9 October.

The daylight balanced Sola 12 and tungsten balanced Inca 12 are designed for lighting designers and cinematographers seeking alternative to traditional 2K incandescent Fresnels. The new fixtures encapsulate energy efficiency and outstanding quality of illumination, says the company.

"The revolutionary Sola 12 and Inca 12 have begun shipping to customers worldwide and have already been exce

UK - PLASA London 2013 will host a plethora of global, European and UK product launches for the pro-audio and entertainment lighting industries at ExCeL London from 6-9 October 2013. Many of the new products on show are also candidates for the 2013 PLASA Awards for Innovation.

Chris Toulmin, Head of Events, PLASA London 2013, said: "Visitors come to PLASA London expecting to see the latest products and technologies, and they will not be disappointed with the wide range of exciting product launches at the show. We are proud that so many manufacturers choose PLASA London to launch

UK - DPA Microphones' award-winning d:facto II Vocal Microphone is just one of a number of high quality microphones dedicated to the live stage that will be on show at PLASA 2013 (Stand E71).

In conjunction with its UK distributor Sound Network, DPA will highlight the breadth and depth of its live sound microphone range, which now caters for every eventuality and offers something for everyone.

"Regardless of whether you are recording or amplifying, we now have a microphone for every live miking situation," says DPA's CEO Christian Poulsen. "The launch of the d:facto I

Australia - LSC reports that its latest 2013 International Catalogue has been released and is also available on the company's website as a PDF download in both standard and print quality formats.

This latest catalogue has detailed information including photographs and ordering codes on all LSC products that are available in the International market including some new and soon-to-be-released products as well.

Those interested in obtaining a hard copy of the catalogue should contact LSC directly otherwise the PDFs can be downloaded from http://www.lsclighting.com/catalog.

(Jim Evans

UK - Having firmly established itself in the live arena, as with other consoles in the SD Series, British audio solutions manufacturer DiGiCo has now added a broadcast application specific extension which allows it to become the SD5B, putting this processing powerhouse firmly in the broadcast arena.

The SD5 fits directly into the shoes of the D5, the console manufacturer's first digital mixing desk, but benefits from the advancements made possible by DiGiCo's proprietary Stealth Digital Processing and floating point Super FPGA technology, which adds a host of new features and a much b

UK - Harting is now offering an extensive range of multipole connectors that can help reduce theme park maintenance costs for equipment installed in harsh outdoor environment conditions.

The robust characteristics of these connectors result from the use of alternative material finishes and mating protection seals, which lead to extended product lifetimes.

These features can also be particularly useful where ride, audio-visual and lighting control systems may be exposed to the cleaning fluids that are necessary to ensure a safe operating environment for the public.

Harting's compre

Germany - Laserworld has launched a new product range, the Proline Series, to fill the gap between the budget solutions of the Club Series and the more professional Pure Micro Series.

Two power levels are provided in a first step - the PRO-700RGB with up to 700mW power, and the PRO-1300RGB with up to 1.300mW power. In contrast to the Club Series projectors the Proline units come with the bright 637nm red, which increases overall visibility. The small housings and the light weight make the units perfect for applications in nightclubs, bars or for mobile DJs. Due to the compact setup an

UK - LumenRadio is exhibiting at London's PLASA Show, stand P30, and will debut the revolutionary new SuperNova 3 software.

Utilising the Art-Net and RDM management protocols, SuperNova 3 enables system-wide control of the entire lighting infrastructure. Alerts and monitoring can be configured for each element of the system - when a temperature is out of range, a push alert can be sent to a smartphone or sent as an email, providing essential status information never before available to production staff. The system offers full RDM control including configuration of DMX start addresses

UK - Shure Distribution UK is making use of the 2013 PLASA show, the first at Excel in London, to showcase a number of new products from its distributed lines, including Shure, QSC and Radial, and to launch a new education and training initiative aimed at all levels of the audio industry, from specialist integrators and contractors to retail sales teams and end users.

SDUK will be showcasing three of their distributed brands on their PLASA stand. Shure microphones and a variety of Radial products will be shown set up for all of the major elements of a touring musical production, inclu

USA - Elation Professional's new TVL F1WW and TVL F1CW white LEDs are "strong, silent, cool - and great-looking under the camera".

A 3,200°K warm white and 5,600°K cool white LED Fresnel respectively, the TVL F1WW and TVL F1CW are designed for TV/video lighting, thanks to their quiet, flicker-free and low-heat operation. The secret is in their advanced on-board thermo-optical technology, which keeps them running constantly cool without making an audible sound, says the company.

Each of the TVL F1s also comes equipped with a DMX-controlled 12°-40 ° zoom and

Italy - New from Italian audio specialist Proel is the V Series of lightweight, powered PA enclosures, designed to offer exceptional performance in three very affordable 10", 12" and 15" formats.

Proel's design brief was to come up with a series of three active enclosures which would deliver crisp, punchy sound, offer exceptional reliability and portability yet sell at extremely affordable prices.

To achieve the sound and weight criteria, Proel has developed new custom drivers, a new neodymium tweeter and completely new Class D amplifiers with switch mode power suppli

UK - LSC is attending PLASA again as part of the White Light zone and will be found on booth G60. This year we are introducing three new products to the market place.

For the first time at PLASA, LSC will be showing a Clarity LX900 console. The flagship of the family, the LX900 was first released in December 2012 and many venues across the world have already installed these units. All LX consoles operate on Clarity software which was first released in 2009 for PC and Mac and the LX900 on show will be running version 2 of this software demonstrating all its new features. Also on the bo

UK - It has been a busy 12 months at POLARaudio since the last PLASA London show. In this time the distributor has grown its portfolio with the addition of a number of new brands. These include relatively young companies with innovative ideas as well as established giants of the pro-audio industry.

POLARaudio will be on stand L60 and will occupy a larger space than in previous years to accommodate the increasingly diverse range of brands on offer. This will be POLARaudio's first opportunity to exhibit Mackie.

Another new and very welcome member of the POLARaudio family is Danish man

UK - Motion control specialist Kinesys will be highlighting three products at this year's PLASA light and sound show at ExCeL London 6-9 October - the super-fast GIS 250kg BGV-C1 39m/min hoist which is integrated with Kinesys' EVO controllers, complete with a SIL3 E-Stop system and optional full SIL3 functionality; Kinesys' DigiHoist system which supports positioning encoders and Vector/K2 control and is fully compliant with British BS7906:2005 and German SQ P2:2010 codes of practice covering Cat A and D8+ systems respectively; Kinesys LibraWATCH multiplatform load monitoring software w

UK - City Theatrical is launching a number of new products at PLASA 2013 on stand J70, including an exciting new line of LED tape and LED dimmers, a new AutoYoke with a Source Four LED, SHoW Baby 5, and many new accessories. Dave Higgins and Robert Bell of Pathway Connectivity will be on hand demonstrating the Cognito Lighting Console, and Andy Voller, author of Moving Light Assistant software will also be on the stand demonstrating and training users in his product.

QolorFlex LED Tape is LED lighting tape aimed at the professional lighting market, including live theatre, television,

UK - GearSourceEurope will be exhibiting for the very first time at the PLASA show being held from Sunday October 6 to Wednesday October 9, 2013, at the London ExCel Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Each day visitors to Stand M11 will have the chance to win a used, full size 'Skill Stop' gaming machine. Visitors will be invited to test their skill against the machine. On each of the four days of the show, the first Jackpot winner will win their very own used replica.

Marketing director Keith Dale commented, "This competition fits in perfectly with our marketing campaign of com

UK - Being seen for the first time at PLASA (Stand J50) is Doughty Engineering's innovative motorised lectern, as well as its new and stronger range of truss adaptors.

The lectern - the first of its kind - is fully DDA compliant and visitors to the stand will be able to try it out for size. Designed and manufactured in the UK, the black powder coated steel lectern is supplied with a reading light and fitted with anti-vibration/ noise dampening microphone mounds to ensure a clear, concise sound from the user.

Mark Chorley, Doughty Engineering's design engineer said, "This lecter

UK - PSCo has announced its entry into the LED display market and will unveil a range of ultra-high resolution, exceptional performance LED models on Stand S40 at PLASA 2013, ExCeL London, 6-9 October. Handpicked for the PSCo portfolio following extensive research and testing, these innovative new additions mark the launch of 'The PSCo LED Experience' - bringing LED to channel partners in the UK with trusted support services and expert assistance, says the company.

PSCo will be offering PLASA visitors an exclusive preview of the new 1.9mm, 2.5mm and 3.75mm LED displays in an enclosed

UK - SES will have its new and much anticipated Brochure available to give away at this year's PLASA show.

Following on from the success of its first copy a few years back, the brochure has now quadrupled in size and covers SES's very wide range of power distribution and ancillary products, giving users a better knowledge of what we are able to produce. This publication coincides with the release of the new SES website, and will be followed very soon by a web shop.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Cooper Controls exhibits at the PLASA lighting and sound show at ExCeL London for the first time as part of the Eaton Corporation, complete with a fresh new look and a special press event on the Monday afternoon ... to celebrate moving forward.

The company will present a selection of innovative lighting control products for entertainment and architectural applications from its Zero 88 and Cogent Lighting ranges, alongside the latest technologies from distributed lighting brands including DTS & LDR.

On show will be the latest SCD Server and SCD Server Pro from Cooper Controls. T

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