The entertainment industry is booming worldwide, and at the same time the expectations of the audience are increasing, spectacular inscenations and special effects are high in demand. In soccer stadiums, entertainment parks, theatres, and cinemas or museums alike, the spectators are looking for flawless audio and video transmission, magical light and water effects, breath-taking kinetic installations and ultra-fast stage set changes. To achieve this, you not only need creative artists and designers, but also flexible and reliable control technology, which is able to communicate with all types of media systems and technical devices. The PC-based control specialist Beckhoff provides a modular range of components consisting of powerful Industrial PCs, TwinCAT automation software, modular I/O components and scalable drive technology components.
References for entertainment technology, selection
Stadium
- Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
- Tönnies-Arena, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
- VIP-Loge ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Veltins-Arena auf Schalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Entertainment park
- Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), Burbank, USA
- Hytechnology Inc., Shenzhen, China:
- Songs of birds, Wuhu Fantawild Culture-tech Inc.
- Nuwa patches up the sky, Jinan Fantawild Culture-tech Inc.
- K. D. Decoratives Ltd., Huddersfield, U.K.:
- "The Night before Christmas" (Sundown Adventure Land)
- La ProPoint, USA:
- Movie theater attraction for the American resort chain Great Wolf Lodge
- Xesa Systems – Full Motion Technology, Italy:
- Ultra-realistic driving simulator
Art installation
- AquaDom, sea water aquarium, Berlin, Germany
- Frenckel Clock Tower, Tampere, Finland
- GTG GmbH/Böckstiegel Automation, Germany:
- Digital Tower, Changi Airport Singapore
- Super Bowl, MetLife Stadium New York, USA
- LightHive (temporal installation von Alex Haw), London, U.K.
- Magical Production, Dubai, UAE
- MKT AG, Munich, Germany:
- "Zeitdynamisches Sachsenmodell", Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz, Germany
- "Kinetic Rain", Changi Airport, Singapore
- MKT AG/HB-Laserkomponenten GmbH, Germany:
- 3D KineMatrix
- Scandinavian Design Group, Oslo, Norway:
- "Breaking the Surface", Lundin, Norway
- Utinam, horloge monumentale, Besancon, France
- Zigong City Tower, Zigong, China
Cinema
- Alterface Projects S.A., Wavre, Belgium:
- Interactive cinema with 4-/5-D special effects
- La ProPoint, USA:
- Movie theater attraction for the American resort chain Great Wolf Lodge
- People‘s Grand Theatre, Jilin City, China
Museum
- Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
- Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany
- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
- Serlachius Museum, Gösta, Finland
- Sisi Museum in the Vienna Hofburg, Austria
- Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz, Germany
- Stadtmuseum Dresden, Germany
Church
- Church St. Anna, Verl, Germany
- Überwasserkirche, Münster, Germany
- Church of Lomma, Sweden
Theatre
- Hudson Scenic Studio, N.Y., USA:
- "Hamilton" Musical
- Salzbrenner Media, Germany:
- 3D microphone winch, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
- 3D microphone winch, WDR Cologne
- Scala di Milano, Italy
- Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, Austria
Technical systems
Audio and video control
Beckhoff control components for: Media control, audio installations, video installations and show control
Integrated automation
Beckhoff control components for: Lighting, HVAC, energy measurement and facade
Digital signage control
Beckhoff control components for: Point of Information (PoI), Point of Sale (PoS) and device monitoring
Operating and monitoring
Beckhoff control components for: Device management, cloud-based services and condition monitoring