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i-Pix - a Cool New LED Company
i-Pix is a new LED design and manufacturing company - claiming fresh ideas and attitudes - formed by the founder and core developers of the well-known ‘Pixel’ LED brand. Chris Ewington and Tony Horton have been joined by Chris Tolley who brings an innovative electronics and software approach to the set-up.
Based in Manchester and Worcester, i-Pix aims to bring new energy, imagination and horizons to the world of entertainment industry LED technology, and has just launched the first in its new range of high powered products - the Satellite.
“I-Pix is definitely different,” says Chris Ewington. "We have a huge collective pool of experience, knowledge and enthusiasm, and a host of innovative ideas that we want to bring to the market. We want to build on everything we learned during the four years of developing the Pixel."
i-Pix intends to be completely market led. It has already identified an untapped area of the entertainment sector needing high-powered, well-built, well-priced fixtures and that's exactly where the i-Pix range is aimed. "As the LEDs dramatically increase in brightness so does a real hunger for developing this new technology complementing what already exists," continues Ewington.
Satellite is a 42 Watt RGB self-contained LED wash fixture with power and data daisy-chaining ability, and the potential of running up to 60 fixtures off a single 16 Amp feed. The first production batch went straight out on tour with Radiohead (LD Andi Watson) and Beautiful South (LD Dave Byars) . . . indicating a real confidence in the product.
Features that set the fixture apart include ultra smooth dimmer response, an easy-to-read LCD user interface and easy address and set up. Users can also utilise the onboard software to create their own internal chase sequences when used in stand-alone mode. Accessories include rigging hardware and easy clip-on beam adjusters, making the ‘satellite’ a very versatile, ‘hirable’, engineer friendly led fixture.
The i-Pix Satellite offers lighting designers a new fixture that is quick to rig with a punchy, capable light output which produces very little heat and helps in reducing energy consumption.
In picture: Chris Tolley, Tony Horton and Chris Ewington.
27th June 2006
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