i-Pix Has "Best" PLASA to Date

Specialist UK LED manufacturer i-Pix reports having enjoyed its "best" PLASA exhibition to date last week at Earls Court in London, showcasing and previewing a number of new LED products ideal for the entertainment and event industry professional lighting sector.

The new higher powered light engines available across the full i-Pix BB range of fixtures were particularly well received. Each new BB now emits four times the light output for the same power consumption, and the RGB light engine has been enhanced with a new green LED, improving the color mixing CIE triangle available across the whole BB range.

The newly launched i-Pix Satellite Mk II, was a hit, also featuring an increased light output, extra functionality, and a battery pack for portable situations and challenging locations.

However, the biggest buzz was around the new i-Pix Beamlight, which was previewed for the first time, generating huge amounts of positive and highly constructive feedback.

This company says the new fixture offers a new high brightness/low power alternative to the classic rock 'n' roll ACL "strings," presenting similar beam effects in a far more flexible and energy conscious package.

Making it different, the company adds, is the exceptionally precise reflector which magnifies the light engine, and achieves a tighter beam due to its large surface area. The high power light engine fires into the reflector, where maximum energy is collected and bounced out to form the beam. It is billed as being exceptionally tight and sharp -- with no other optical devices to reduce or dilute the intense efficiency. With each color, only 10W of energy is consumed even when at full.

When compared to a conventional ACL 240W tight beamlight on full intensity, the i-Pix Beamlight is currently about 80%, expected to be higher in the first production units, so in open white, it will mimic a traditional ACL. The benefits are full digital control of four colors -- red, green, blue, and daylight white -- combined into the one super high power light engine.

The Beamlight light engine is passively cooled without any forced air, making it a totally sealed fixture. The unit's focus goes from -35 degrees to 5 degrees to +35 degrees.

i-Pix also strengthened its distribution network at PLASA, using the opportunity to finalize several new appointments -- to be announced in coming months -- plus meeting and bolstering many existing agents and dealer relationships by and introducing them to the latest products and future visions.