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PLASA 2012: Robe celebrates with seven launches

The Robin LEDBeam 100 DL & SW add more dynamics to the LEDBeam range

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Robe celebrates its tenth birthday and 10years of 'Working With Winners' at PLASA 2012, referring to its international distribution team, most of whom have been with the company since its first PLASA in 2002.

The company was established in 1994, starting with humble beginnings in a small garage, and was launched as the 'Robe' brand in 2002. The company is still independently owned and run by the original partners who take active roles in its day-to-day running.

Now with one of the most high profile booths of the show, and fresh from the Czech House Olympic Pavilion at the Business Design Centre - lit with Robe fixtures - awarded 'gold medal' status as one of the best social hubs of the Summer Games, Robe launches seven new products on Booth 1 F47

On debut are: The Robin D

The TiMax2 SoundHub PanSpace graphical sound-effects pan programming map

PLASA 2012: Out Board debuts TiMax PanSpace

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - At PLASA2012 Out Board (Stand 1-H9) will debut the powerful new TiMax2 SoundHub PanSpace graphical sound-effects pan programming map which works in conjunction with the TimeLine editor. Users can create multiple fully editable pan trajectories in any Cue, which can operate on internal or external sources and be triggered by the Timeline or a variety of external showcontrol interfaces.

Also, new iPad and iPhone apps for the TiMax2 SoundHub system matrix, playback server and audio showcontroller will be featured. Simple factory-default setups are user-configurable, and a bespoke se

Astera has forecast significant medium-term growth of the market that it helped to create

Astera predicts wireless LED market to double

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Wireless LED system manufacturer Astera has forecast significant medium-term growth of the market that it helped to create, predicting that the demand for wireless LED products could double by 2014.

The company - which pioneered wireless LED technology in 2005 with the development of remotely-controlled LED tubes - has observed a sharp increase in the sales of its products in recent months. This, combined with a steady rise in the number of competitor firms launching development of their own wireless LED products, has led the brand to make its projections amid preparations f

Richard Knott (left) with Orbital sales director Tom Byrne

Orbital expands sales team

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Orbital Sound has appointed Richard Knott to its growing sales team with immediate effect. Joining Orbital from TMC in Bradford, Knott is responsible for general pro-audio sales at Orbital, working alongside the company's other sales staff, under sales director Tom Byrne.

"Richard is an important addition to our company, and it's great to have him on the team," says Byrne. "He has a broad mix of skills - exactly what we look for in our staff - that combine highly relevant product knowledge with practical project work, ranging from broadcast to live sound. We will b

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PLASA 2012: Pharos showcases custom apps

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Pharos will be showcasing a range of bespoke mobile web apps that have been produced to meet the specific needs of clients. Custom web interfaces have always been part of the standard Pharos feature set - all Pharos controllers can host them - but creating rich web applications for touch screen mobile devices presents additional challenges.

In response to projects requiring control from mobile devices, Pharos now offers a web app authoring service. Each app can be tailored to suit the corporate and technical requirements of clients, from the icon on the Home screen to the layout

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