NEWSLETTER

Monthly Newsletter – January Edition

Welcome to the A.C. Entertainment Technologies monthly newsletter. Here we’ll keep you up to date with company news, the best products of the moment and any other exciting updates we have.

YES Events pleased with PROLIGHTS performance via AC-ET

UK – Established in 1999, YES Events are the skilled team behind a wide variety of UK events. Their ability to deliver projects of any size with their in-house services, means you can rely on them to realise your vision.

We got a call from our friends at YES Events who wanted to expand their already extensive technical inventory. Ben Steppenbeck, the Northern Lighting Sales Manager here at A.C. Entertainment Technologies, liaised with Tom Chennels, Managing Director of YES Events.

Tom was in search of a LED Profile that was suitable for outdoor use but was smaller than other IP rated options on the market. After talking through options with Ben, YES Events opted for the PROLIGHTS EclProfile JrZIP.

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What we found interesting…

The history of fader and lighting desks:

Many people use Lighting Desks on a daily basis but have you ever wondered how we came to know and love these brilliant pieces of kit? If so, read on… Let’s start at the beginning.

The invention of thyristor electronic dimming enabled the brightness of incandescent lamps to be reduced. This forged a path for the early fader desks. Their origins were simple ones – only having two or more rows of channel faders (pre-sets) controlled via master faders. This allowed cross-fading between two different lighting states.

These types of desks were commonplace in schools, with desks like the Strand Mini 2, Eltec, Furse and many others being a widely recognised fixture. It was rare that more than 24 channels were used with six-channel dimmer packs.

One throwback that was still in use when thyristor dimming was introduced was the Strand LC, which used Saturable Choke Dimmers.

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Tourflex Cabling News

Tourflex Cabling had a great year in 2022 with their custom cable manufacturing, making enough cable to stretch from our High Wycombe HQ all the way to Barcelona!

We’ve increased stock, hired more staff and are ready to meet your demands in 2023. Bespoke Cable Manufacturing for Lighting, Audio, Rigging & Video Applications. Contact us today for more information.

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AC-ET and the Elephant Queen...

AC-ET supports Elephant Queen outreach education project in Kenya with nearly 70 items of professional-grade lighting, audio, projection and cabling technology
Flight-cased, road-ready solutions built for speed, durability, and ease.
Outreach team now equipped to scale conservation education across Kenya with an even more ambitious programme
Film-maker and environmental educationalist Etienne Oliff is leading on documenting the project, while Martin King at AC-ET led on the technical specification.

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We’re thrilled to introduce Graham Roberts, our new Luminex Product Manager based in our Leeds office.

PLASA Show 2025: Worth it? Every...

PLASA 2025 at London’s Olympia was an incredible 3 days, bringing together lighting, audio, rigging, video and cabling brands under one roof. Across three action-packed days, our visitors had the chance to explore the latest innovations, meet industry specialists, and get hands-on with cutting-edge technology.

World exclusive: AC-ET launches new...

SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER: Today at PLASA we gave visitors to the AC-ET village an exclusive first look at the brand-new Litec S Series truss range - the latest from AREA4 Industries and developed in close collaboration with AC-ET.

AC-ET returns to the PLASA Show 2025

World exclusives, leading brands and tech expertise