Since investing in more 300 GLP X4 atoms at the end of last
year, Swiss company Winkler Multi Media Events, has found that this small lamp
from Karlsbad has developed into a serious and versatile contender. The wide
application possibilities range from small to large events as well as popular
TV shows.
Back in February this year, lighting designer Matthias Kern from
broadcast service provider tpc switzerland ag used multiples of the X4 atom in
gigantic matrix displays at the Swiss ESC (European Song Contest) preliminary
voting round. Further assignments followed, most recently the SRF show
\”Ich schänke dir Lied\” (“I’ll sing you a song”) which is running for
several weeks.
The X4 atoms were used in
different arrangements for this emotion-laden Saturday night TV show — as a
large matrix between the theatre audience and in a circular truss structure
above the stage at the grand finale.
For Roni Huber, Head of Technical Design at Winkler, this versatility is one of
the success factors in the cleverly designed detail: \”For the X4 atom, there are a whole
series of adapters, connectors and suspension constructions available. This
makes the application possibilities incredibly flexible,” he says.
However, to maximize the impact of these lights, direct contact with the
manufacturer was also invaluable particularly in asking detailed questions.
Huber continues: \”Following discussions with Oliver Schwendke, we have
been able to apply a few ideas for other accessories, and a short time later
the first prototypes were realized.”
Oliver
Schwendke, Key Account Manager at GLP, adds, \”For us, the feedback from
customers such as Winkler Multi Media Events, is extremely important. We always
try to listen carefully, in order to understand the concrete requirements of
the customer. Then we get together with our product developers and are always
amazed at the thought-out solutions that are presented to us.” In this
instance, he says, the X4 atom Flex Connector emerged from Winkler\’s input. “A
‘buckling element’ enables two X4 atoms to be connected to each other at
different angles of up to 90 °.
A further cooperation involving X4 atom took place this year at Frankfurt’s Prolight
+ sound in the PRG Festhalle. Here, light designer Jerry Appelt had the idea of
blocking the X4 atom in clusters of six devices — thus within a few weeks the
X4 atom Sixbar was created.
This
is a case where six X4 atoms, can be tilted about the horizontal axis and in
addition, each headlight can be rotated individually by up to 15 °. The result
is a look that is modelled on the classic ACL set — but with six 30 watt RGBW
LEDs and a zoom range of 3.5 ° – 35 °.
Roni Huber summarizes the success story of the small luminaire in this
way: \”Winkler recognized the potential of the X4 atom at an early stage,
and expanded it further with GLP in terms of flexibility and possible
applications. We are very excited about the creative ideas that are coming from
the industry.\”
Pictures courtesy of: Winkler / tpc
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