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HEXaFLITE with pin-sharp pictures on LED screen
A soaring success
As a leading supplier of flying theatres, customised simulator systems, motion simulator rides (closed and open cabin) and interactive dark rides, Simtec is renowned for providing unforgettable experiences – and then some. Park World editor, Becci Knowles finds out more...
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irector of business development, Andreas Stickel says: “Simtec has always adapted the simulator motion platforms to the latest technical standards, but one thing never changed: our flexibility in the design of the various systems to offer a product that fulfils the needs of our clients to 100%!” says director of business development, Andreas Stickel. Bernd Kaufmann founded Simtec together with a partner in 1989 and developed the worldwide unique Dornier 228 full-flight-simulator for pilot training.
In 1992 the company received its first order from the entertainment industry at Phantasialand in Germany. The attraction was the adaption of the ‘Back to the Future’ simulator attraction of Universal in Orlando. Simtec delivered 16 motion ride units with steering controls and a central show control system. This attraction opened in 1994. In 1997 Simtec introduced its HEXaDRIVE six degrees of freedom motion platform for test
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systems for the automotive industry. From here, Simtec quickly grew into one of the world’s leading manufacturers of simulator rides. One of the earliest indications of this, was at the 2010 Expo in Shanghai: “Within the shortest time, Simtec developed and built a FUNRIDE on Track entertainment ride system for the Shanghai Pavilion. After the Expo, the breakthrough in the Asian market came. Wanda was the first customer in the Chinese market who bought six of our big flying theatres HEXaFLITE, two interactive dark rides and the FUNRIDE 96 OCS (Open Cabin System) in 2014”, remembers Andreas.
The special design of the HEXaFLITE motion system allows guests to enter the system in horizontal position. After starting, at the beginning of the ride, guests are tilted towards the dome screen in a breath-taking movement, so that their feet are hanging freely in open air, thus creating a unique feeling of free flight. This spectacular start catapults visitors straight
into the middle of the action. The exceptional dynamics and motion with six degrees of freedom (6-DOF), deeply immerse the guests into the movie. This is supported by the centred position of the guests in front of the screen.
Introducing HEXaFLITE 2.0 “With more than 15 successful HEXaFLITE installations worldwide, our engineers were faced with the challenge of developing an even more spectacular HEXaFLITE system,” says Andreas. “The new design incorporates technology which has been proven over many years (e.g. 6-DOF motion, central seating, tilting mechanism) and based on this, our engineers have developed a new state of the art flying theatre. Newly developed additional features make the flight even more exciting – incomparable to other flying theatres.” The new system design of the HEXaFLITE 2.0 allows full 6-DOF movements in any system position. Starting the motion in loading position
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