FEA TURE — SPOR T S
& ARCHITEC TUR AL LIGHTING
and efficiency needed for guaranteed illumination levels. The theatrical shutter system allows for instantaneous and guaranteed 100% blackout. The AE2 Series features precise beam control and instant blackout shutters to create dramatic theatrical effects for TV broadcasting. It is designed for catwalk mounting at upper mounting heights, 70ft to 120ft above the arena floor or playing field. Recent installations for the AE2 include TD Garden in Boston, home of the NBA Celtics and NHL Bruins.”
High-Profile Installations For BEKA, Schleritzko reported: “The most important project for our high-power LEDs was the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa — host venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ championship match — that fea- tures a unique arch spanning over the venue. Our dynamic LED lighting for the stadium and arch consisted of approximately 15,000 high power LEDs. This was the biggest LED project at the time in the Southern hemi- sphere. Other sports projects installations include the Katlehong (SA) Soccer and Athletics Stadium, which used the BEKA Pole, Stadialux 2kW MH and BEKAstrada 400W MH floodlight arrays.” As for High End Systems, Schiller advised: “Our Digital
Light (DL.3 and DML-1200 w/Axon) luminaires have prov- en popular in hockey arenas, where the entire ice becomes a canvass. By creating innovative player entrance and half- time visuals, arenas are keeping the crowds entertained and motivated. The Arena View system doubles as a hard- edged moving light source and a high-quality video pro- jector, combining a moving head Axon media server and Barco projector to make the brightest image possible on an arena floor. Long throws are no problem to create stun- ning images anywhere in the arena.” Barco’s Abe Westerlundh added: “Twelve Swedish
Elite Hockey League teams in eleven arenas are ‘pump- ing up’ their crowds with a total of 72 HES DML-1200s w/ Axon. The fixtures loosen up the fans — to ‘melt the ice’ so to speak — with a pre-show intro that uses the digital lighting fixtures features to its fullest. These arena instal- lations range from the largest 12,044-seat Gothenburg Scandinavium, and include Gävle Läkerol Arena, Stock- holm Hovet (shared by two teams), Karlstad Löfbergs Lila Arena, Jönköping Kinnarps Arena, Linköping Cloetta Center, Luleå Coop Arena, Örnsköldsvik Fjällräven Center, Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Timrå E.ON Arena, down to the smallest 5,000-seat Växjö Vida Arena.”
Followspots in the Spotlight For Lycian, Lerman commented: “One of the newest Lycian followspots is one designed to address the ‘mega shows’. Our 1295 ELT (Extreme Long Throw) unit is based on our original 1293 X3K but goes a step further. Like the 1293, the 1295 ELT accepts 3,000-watt Xenon lamps, but
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unlike the 1293, it also accepts 4,000-watt lamps. In addi- tion, it incorporates soft-side shutters along with hori- zontal chopping shutters and adds a magazine-style, fully-shielded iris and a dichroic heat shield to protect components and gels. The first installation was at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, KS, and they are now also being integrated into the Bell Centre in Montreal, home of the NHL Canadians, slowly replacing another vendor’s units, and we are replacing old Lycian 1290's at The Met- ropolitan Opera House in New York City.” For Strong Lighting, Rabinovitz noted: “We recently
upgraded the Super Trouper II from operating at a maxi- mum of 2,000 watts to 3,000 watts. This increase in power is a very effective technological development for many of our customers who have limited mechanical space to accommodate a followspot but require the opti- cal power to break through and highlight their perform- ances, sports figures, and celebrities that appear at their venue. We just recently delivered Super Trouper II’s oper- ating at 3K to the KFC Yum! Center — home of the Uni- versity of Louisville (KY) Cardinals — where they worked very successfully.”
Expanding Territories Virtually all of the leading sports lighting vendors inter- viewed for this feature are actively expanding outside of their home territories, as they each reported. Payne-Sparkman Manufacturing’s Payne advised:
“While most of our business exists within the continental US, we’ve recently expanded into Canada, and have added a handful of overseas projects. Projects include the Uni- versity of North Carolina at Asheville Convocation Center; John Frye Arena, Indiana (PA) University; Don R. Reynolds Center, Tulsa, OK; and Nutter Center, Wright State Univer- sity, Dayton, OH.” For Lycian, Lerman commented: “Lycian has recently made an effort to expand its international business by exhibiting at the European trade shows PLASA
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Bobcat Stadium at Texas State University, San Marcos, is among one of the first North American installations for Philips ArenaVision
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