Market Focus - Lasers

from TPi February 2020 - #246

Gerry Cinnamon

This month’s laser market focus is sponsored by MDG. A familiar sight at live events around the globe, with atmospheric effects from fog to haze as well as low fog generators, the company’s products are known for quality, reliability, durability and quietness. Based in Montreal, Quebec, MDG is proudly Canadian and represented on almost every continent through its worldwide network of partners. www.mdgfog.com

LASERS

ER PRODUCTIONS

The ATOLLA range of RGB Diode Lasers, named after the ‘luminescent jellyfish’, comprises the AT-10, AT-20 and AT-30. All AT series lasers have FB4 built in as well as gigabit network switches for linking of systems. Network and DMX allow the user to add a Kinekt, Strike-ER or Beam-ER easily and efficiently. All AT bodies have the Kinekt bracket on the top and bottom, so you can add fixtures quickly and easily. ER aimed to compliment the Kinekt series with higher powered scanning options to provide its clients with versatile design options, as well as excellent functionality in programming. Combined, the Kinekt and ATOLLA series is the most advanced modular laser system in the world. The AT range was launched in time for Tame Impala’s mesmerising set at Coachella in April 2019. Thirty-four AT30s made up part of an astounding 1,020W laser show, one of ER’s most powerful shows to date. Twenty AT-20s were also part of an incredible laser light show for Metallica’s HardWired Tour, which kicked off in May 2019 at Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon. www.er-productions.com

KVANT

RGBY labelled KVANT systems come with an extra laser module, which outputs 577nm yellow laser. There are three significant advantages over most conventional RGB lasers. Atom and Spectrum laser projectors include an additional 5W of 577nm yellow laser, increasing their total luminosity by 80 to 110%, depending on the model. The 577nm yellow laser increases the brightness and visibility of the white light beam, while at the same time, not altering the appearance of the beam. Furthermore, the addition of the yellow laser significantly increases the Colour Rendering Index (CRI) from 30 (RGB) to 75 (RGBY), making KVANT RGBY systems ideal for most laser graphics and laser mapping applications. Most KVANT RGBY systems are available in two different versions, where the low-divergence derivative called LD – RGBY offers unparalleled visual intensity on long-distance projections. Together with Saturn9 scanning, built-in FB4 control system and optional motorised dichroic filters used for remote alignment of colours, these systems are the state-of-the-art laser projectors. The KVANT range of LD 33 Spectrum RGBY offers full-colour RGB lasers with the output of up to 80W. www.kvantlasers.sk LASERS

SMOOTH CMY COLOR MIXING IP65 RATING GOBO WHEEL WITH ANIMATION RANGE DOUBLE PRISM FROST 190MM WIDE LENS

poseidon powerful outdoor beam

RAY TECHNOLOGIES

The RTI Semiconductor Laser (RSL) module is designed in a way to keep laser beam spot size as well as divergence equal on both x- and y-axis. This is advantageous over solutions used in standard knife-edge diode modules, creating higher visibility and great even colour mixing. RSL modules are also built in a way that there is no need for realignment. Each module is built encapsulated and sealed, so they are completely maintenance free. The form factor is standardised, like with the well-known Coherent OPSL heads, and thus can be easily combined and fit into slottype housings. Due to their size, they fit into the currently more common OPSL head-sized slots. The new modules add a great deal of additional performance to the new generation of RTI and tarm laser systems now, with lower pricing compared to conventional knife-edge diode modules due to the new manufacturing processes. www.raytechnologies.com w ww.laserworld.com

The New Generation of Lighting Effects

Any professional laser system of

can be controlled with any DMX/ArtNET lighting desk

Setup-and-Store Mode: Create projection zones, SAFETY zones, geometric corrections and color balance right on your desk and safely store the settings to the laser. EASY and SAFE and DMX

TARM

The tarm 5, tarm 12 and tarm 18 cover the major span of professionally used laser systems in the most common power ranges. They come with the new multi-feature mainboard and can be directly hooked up to professional lighting desks for control via DMX or ArtNET. In a ddition, they have all the other control features of the ShowNET laser mainboard, which makes them easily controllable depending on the type of application. The latest RTI Semiconductor Laser (RSL) modules

are used in the tarm 18 to create an equal beam profile on x- and y-axis and also the divergence, even for very high laser power to create matched colour size and brighter beams. This is nearly impossible to achieve with standard knife-edge diode laser modules, especially due to alignment issues when using on tour. The tarm 18 specifically targets production and rental companies that need professional equipment in a small compact housing for a variety of different applications. So, not only is the tarm 18 suitable for use at festivals due to the advanced visibility, but it can also be used for corporate events, mapping applications or graphics projections. The tarm 2.5 is available for professional lower-powered requirements, like in nightclubs and smaller indoor events or for upscaled use with multiple lasers over DMX in combination with the effect generators of a console. www.laserworld.com