LIGHTING
(Left and below) Martin Professional used LED lighting in its displays at Liseberg Amusement Park in Sweden
MORTEN GJØTZ
business area director, theme parks, Martin Professional A/S
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heme parks have to be at the fore- front of technology to provide an extraordinary visual experience
that makes a long-lasting impact and beats what’s available in the in-home experi- ence. Creating a unique night-time identity, and offering guests something better than the home entertainment experience, is a key challenge that dynamic lighting helps
GLENN SMITH managing director, Sky-Skan
theme parks to create. LED-based lighting makes it affordable and effi cient. LED lighting is perhaps the most impor-
tant element in today’s dynamic lighting displays. Superior colour consistency, high brightness and minimum power consump- tion are just a few of the highlights. LED provides an energy-effi cient alterna-
tive to traditional discharge lighting. LED consumes far less energy, has a longer life and doesn’t contain environmentally harm- ful materials, such as mercury and heavy metals. Theme parks are a high-energy consumption industry and we should therefore be looking at the signifi cant envi-
ED lighting has had a profound impact on the lighting industry as a whole. From architectural
accents, to theatrical stage lighting, the ability to add colourful maintenance-free lighting anywhere it’s needed has enabled designers to create amazing installations. With costs dropping, and quality on the
rise, LEDs are popping up in everything these days from solar lanterns to LED mesh covering entire buildings. The benefi ts are many. Mainly, you can get intense lighting with low power and
much less heat than conventional lighting. Nowadays, even white LEDs can be had with warm colours resembling halogen or cold resembling fl uorescent – all in a com- pact package that’s not fragile and doesn’t contain toxins. I was recently interviewed on camera
and even that lighting used LED clusters. They’re also proving to be quite useful
in the planetarium industry. We line the base of domed projection screens with LED fi xtures for ambient lighting effects, and direct spotlights can be tucked into small spaces to highlight a stage area. Even the star projectors found in the cen- tre of some planetariums have LED light sources, providing crisp white star images. These can be very precisely controlled and don’t change over time like Xenon or
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ronmental benefi ts of using LED fi xtures. If we could replace traditional HID lamps with LED products, tonnes less carbon would be released into the atmosphere. Until now, profi le lights have used tradi- tional high intensity discharge (HID) lamps that are costly to replace, contain mercury and have a life span of only 3,000 hours, necessitating frequent replacement. Today, LED lights deliver up to 8,000 lumens of output; light levels previously achieved only with high-energy discharge lamps. LEDs also have a life span of 25,000 hours and offer superior electronic dimming and strobe effects and fl icker-free operation.”
Halogen light sources. With LED lifetimes being quoted at anywhere from between 10,000 to 50,000 hours, LED lighting is also basically maintenance-free, which lets us concentrate more on content. Early units solicited complaints of cold
colours or unnatural illumination, but I think that those issues are all but gone, apart for some products from the very low-end of the market. But, even cheap incandescent lighting had less than opti- mal performance in the past. LED lighting is here to stay and I am amazed, almost on a weekly basis, at the creativity of some companies in creat- ing new and innovative lighting products using LEDs. I’m going to Shanghai in a few weeks and I look forward to seeing how the LED capital looks this year!”
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